Willoughby Run

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Willoughby Run
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Country United States
State Pennsylvania
Region Adams County
Township Cumberland

Willoughby Run is a tributary of Marsh Creek in Adams County, Pennsylvania in the United States. [1]

Willoughby Run flows southward between Herr Ridge and McPherson Ridge through the Gettysburg Battlefield.

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