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18 November 2005

War Correspondents Arch

A very odd structure located in a mountain pass at
Gathland State Park, about 5 miles north of Brunswick, Maryland.

The property of the state park originally belonged to George A. Townsend.
From a blurb found on the Maryland State Park web site, one learns;
"Probably Townsend's most unique and certainly his most lasting architectural endeavor at Gathland
is an unusual monument erected in 1896 as a memorial to his fellow war correspondents,
featuring tablets inscribed with the names of 157 correspondents and war artists
who saw and described in narrative and picture almost all the events
of the four years of the war. The unusual monument was dedicated by Governor Lloyd Lowndes
on October 16, 1896, and in 1904 was turned over to the U.S. War Department
and later transferred to the National Park Service."

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MacPurity05-Feb-2006 21:52
Basically, I was just cruising around south of Frederick and just stumbled across it, Tom.
Tom Robbins04-Feb-2006 13:27
Nicely framed, John. How did you discover this structure?

Tom
Steve 22-Jan-2006 14:45
This is a great shot! This park is where we have our family reunions.