Town of Burkittsville
Town of Burkittsville is a locality in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. Town of Burkittsville is situated nearby to the hamlet Broad Run, as well as near the neighborhood Pleasant Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gathland State Park and National War Correspondents Memorial.
Gathland State Park
Museum
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Gathland State Park is a public recreation area and historic preserve located on South Mountain near Burkittsville, Maryland, in the United States. The state park occupies the former estate of war correspondent George Alfred Townsend, who wrote under the pen name "Gath" during the American Civil War.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burkittsville and Gapland.
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.
Gapland
Hamlet
Gapland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 109 as of the 2010 census.
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.
Town of Burkittsville
- Type: Locality with 151 residents
- Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.3923° or 39° 23′ 32″ northLongitude
-77.6275° or 77° 37′ 39″ westPopulation
151Elevation
551 feet (168 metres)Open location code
87F499RC+WXGeoNames ID
7161549
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burkittsville Cemetery and Gathland State Park.
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