History & local legend
Spangler's Spring lies near the foot of Culp's Hill on the Gettysburg battlefield. Beyond its Civil War associations, it has acquired a local legend about a woman dressed in white.
The Pennsylvania Rambler heard versions of the story from an acquaintance named Randy. In one, mist near the spring seems to take the form of a woman. Other tellings supply a broken engagement as the explanation for her sorrow, though they do not identify a historical woman whose life matches the tale.
The Rambler also recounts a couple's visit during an autumn afternoon in 2015. While cycling through the area, they noticed a woman in a white gown. After turning their attention toward the spring, they looked back and could no longer see her. The writer leaves open whether they had simply seen another visitor.
