Maryland Geocaching Society
Cache Across Maryland 2010
This is one
of ten caches placed for the 2010 Cache Across Maryland. Each
location was picked specifically to give you a taste of the state
and show you just a part of its beauty. By combining all ten,
you'll be able to see why Maryland is truly "America in Miniature".
We hope you enjoy them!
The area of
the current park includes Crampton's Gap, which saw fighting during
the Battle of South Mountain, one of the first battles of the
Maryland Campaign during the American Civil War.
In 1884,
Townsend, now a successful journalist, purchased the land as a
retreat and began work on what would become Gathland, his estate.
His first project was Gapland Hall, an eleven room house built in
1885. This was followed that same year by Gapland Lodge, a stone
servants' quarters.
In 1890 a
large building was erected to house a study, a library, and ten
bedrooms. Townsend's most famous and longest-lasting project was
completed in 1896: The War Correspondents Memorial Arch. It is
claimed that the arch is the only monument in the world dedicated
to journalists killed in combat. However, a tree in Arlington
National Cemetery was also dedicated as a war correspondents'
memorial in 1986.
The memorial
is a Virtual cache. Blair Witch Cache GCB51.
You will
pass Hoffa's Cache GC27F7 on the way to the CAM cache which is
located off of The Appalacian Trail.