National War Correspondents Memorial

The National War Correspondents Memorial, part of , is a memorial dedicated to journalists who died in war. It is located at at South Mountain, near , , in the .
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: American Civil War monument in Crampton’s Gap, Maryland
  • Also known as: “War Correspondent’s Memorial Arch” and “War Correspondents Memorial Arch”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gathland State Park and Crampton Gap.

Museum
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is a Maryland state park located on South Mountain near , , 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.

Mountain saddle
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Crampton's Gap, also known as , is a wind gap on South Mountain in . The 928 feet gap connects in the to the east with and in the to the west.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burkittsville and Gapland.

Village
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is a historic village in , United States. The village lies in the southern along the eastern base of South Mountain.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , United States. Its population was 109 as of the 2010 census.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , United States, near Gapland in an area known as . Its population was 89 as of the 2010 census. is situated 2 miles southwest of National War Correspondents Memorial.

National War Correspondents Memorial

Latitude
39.40575° or 39° 24′ 21″ north
Longitude
-77.63926° or 77° 38′ 21″ west
Open location code
87F4C946+87
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358240652
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q6979335
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