South Mountain Heritage Society
South Mountain Heritage Society is a museum in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland which is located on East Main Street. South Mountain Heritage Society is situated nearby to the village Burkittsville, as well as near Saint Paul Lutheran Church.- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Resurrection Reformed Church Building”
- Address: 3 East Main Street, Burkittsville, MD 21718
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gathland State Park and Crampton Gap.
Gathland State Park
Museum
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Gathland State Park is situated 1 mile northwest of South Mountain Heritage Society.
Crampton Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Wilson44691, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
National War Correspondents Memorial
Monument
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1 mile northwest of South Mountain Heritage Society.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burkittsville and Broad Run.
Burkittsville
Village
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Broad Run is situated 1½ miles east of South Mountain Heritage Society.
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. Gapland is situated 2 miles west of South Mountain Heritage Society.
South Mountain Heritage Society
- Categories: church, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.3938° or 39° 23′ 38″ northLongitude
-77.62905° or 77° 37′ 45″ westElevation
584 feet (178 metres)Open location code
87F499VC+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1081725087OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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