Samuels Run

Samuels Run is a stream in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. Samuels Run is situated nearby to the village Burkittsville, as well as near the hamlet Broad Run.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gathland State Park and Crampton Gap.

Gathland State Park

Museum

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Gathland State Park is a Maryland state park located on South Mountain near Burkittsville, Maryland, in the United States. The park occupies the former estate of war correspondent George Alfred Townsend, who wrote under the pen name "Gath" during the American Civil War. Gathland State Park is situated 1½ miles northwest of Samuels Run.

Crampton Gap

Mountain saddle

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Crampton's Gap, also known as Crampton Gap, is a wind gap on South Mountain in Maryland. The 928 feet gap connects Burkittsville in the Middletown Valley to the east with Gapland and Rohrersville in the Pleasant Valley to the west. Crampton Gap is situated 2 miles northwest of Samuels Run.

National War Correspondents Memorial

Monument

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The National War Correspondents Memorial, part of Gathland State Park, is a memorial dedicated to journalists who died in war. It is located at Crampton's Gap at South Mountain, near Burkittsville, Maryland, in the United States. National War Correspondents Memorial is situated 1½ miles northwest of Samuels Run.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burkittsville and Broad Run.

Burkittsville

Village

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Burkittsville is a historic village in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The village lies in the southern Middletown Valley along the eastern base of South Mountain.

Broad Run

Hamlet

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Broad Run is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Broad Run is located on Maryland Route 383, 4.5 miles southeast of Middletown.

Brownsville

Hamlet

Brownsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States, near Gapland in an area known as Pleasant Valley. Its population was 89 as of the 2010 census. Brownsville is situated 2½ miles west of Samuels Run.

Samuels Run

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.38955° or 39° 23′ 22″ north

Longitude

-77.61416° or 77° 36′ 51″ west

Elevation

436 feet (133 metres)

Open location code

87F499QP+R8

GeoNames ID

4368759

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burkittsville Cemetery and Pleasant View Cemetery.

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