view gallery N2.1 km | Confederate Retreat in Maryland Historical Markers This marker is located at the bottom of the mountain near Gathland State Park. posted by: DaisyChain location: Maryland date approved: 03/22/2006 last visited: 02/22/2014 |
view gallery SE2.6 km | Forest of Needlewood - Burkittsville, Maryland in Maryland Historical Markers This historical marker is along the side of the road near Burkittsville. posted by: wildernessmama location: Maryland date approved: 05/11/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery NE2.7 km | Confederate Forces Col. T.T. Munford, 2nd Virginia Cavalry - Burkettsville MD in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Upon the approach of the Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac, Munford’s Cavalry fell back through Jefferson and Burkittsville and prepared to dispute the passage of South Mountain. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 01/09/2023 last visited: 08/20/2023 |
view gallery NE2.7 km | Confederate Forces Munford’s Brigade and Mahone’s Brigade (C.P.5) - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Confederate Forces
Col. T. T. Munford, 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Commanding,
Munford’s Brigade,
2nd & 12th Virginia Cavalry.
Mahone’s Brigade,
Lt. Col. Wm. A. Parham, 41st Virginia, Commanding.
6th, 12th, 16th, 41st, and 61st Virginia Infantry
(September 14, 1862) posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 09/28/2020 last visited: 12/30/2022 |
view gallery NE2.7 km | Spook Hill - Burkettsville, Maryland in Vortexes, Mystery Spots, and Gravity Hills Gravity Hill on Gapland Road. posted by: flyingmoose location: Maryland date approved: 04/19/2021 last visited: 12/31/2022 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | Chew’s Ashby Artillery - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Captain R. Preston Chew organized Chew’s Ashby Artillery, the first “horse artillery” in the Confederate army, in November 1861. He named it for Colonel Turner Ashby. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 09/26/2020 last visited: 05/28/2023 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | “Sealed With Their Lives” - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Just before the Confederate line along Mountain Church Road gave way, Brigadier General Howell Cobb arrived in Crampton’s Gap with his Georgia and North Carolina troops. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 09/26/2020 last visited: 05/28/2023 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | Burkittsville: Henry Burkitt’s Town - Burkittsville MD in Signs of History Henry Burkitt moved here from Pennsylvania about 1825 and laid out a town along the east-west trail, subdividing larger tracts bought from his neighbors. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 09/28/2020 last visited: 05/28/2023 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | Gathland State Park - Burkittsville MD in State/Provincial Parks 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 (1841-1914). posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 05/22/2022 last visited: 09/23/2023 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | 109 W. Main Street-Burkittsville Historic District – Burkittsville MD in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Burkittsville is a well preserved, virtually unchanged example of the American townscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Included in the district is 109 West Main Street. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/22/2021 last visited: 11/22/2021 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | Ceres Bethel AME Church - Burkittsville MD in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Ceres Bethel AME church, its adjoining cemetery and school site, are significant on the local level for their role in the lives of Frederick County, Maryland, African Americans, initially both enslaved and free. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/16/2021 last visited: 12/30/2022 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | Ceres Bethel AME Church - Burkittsville MD in This Old Church The Ceres Bethel AME church, its adjoining cemetery and school site is on the list of National Register of Historic Places. The church was built by African Americans in 1870 and active until 1984 when it closed. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 02/18/2023 last visited: 02/20/2023 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | Ceres Bethel AME Church - Burkittsville MD in Methodist Churches The Ceres Bethel AME church, its adjoining cemetery and school site, are significant on the local level for their role in the lives of Frederick County, Maryland, African Americans, initially both enslaved and free. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/14/2021 last visited: 12/30/2022 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | 2 West Main Street -Burkittsville Historic District – Burkittsville MD in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Burkittsville is a well preserved, virtually unchanged example of the American townscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Included in the district is 2 West Main Street, P.G. Gilligan Dry Goods and Mercantile Co. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/23/2021 last visited: 11/23/2021 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | 6 East Main Street-Burkittsville Historic District – Burkittsville MD in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Burkittsville is a well preserved, virtually unchanged example of the American townscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Included in the district is 6 East Main Street. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/23/2021 last visited: 11/23/2021 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | 2 East Main Street-Burkittsville Historic District – Burkittsville MD in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Burkittsville is a well preserved, virtually unchanged example of the American townscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Included in the district is 2 East Main Street. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/23/2021 last visited: 11/23/2021 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | 4 East Main Street-Burkittsville Historic District – Burkittsville MD in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Burkittsville is a well preserved, virtually unchanged example of the American townscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Included in the district is 4 East Main Street. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/23/2021 last visited: 11/23/2021 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | 105 West Main Street-Burkittsville Historic District – Burkittsville MD in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Burkittsville is a well preserved, virtually unchanged example of the American townscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Included in the district is 105 West Main Street. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/22/2021 last visited: 11/22/2021 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | 101 West Main Street-Burkittsville Historic District – Burkittsville MD in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Burkittsville is a well preserved, virtually unchanged example of the American townscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Included in the district is 101 West Main Street. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/23/2021 last visited: 11/23/2021 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | 5 West Main Street-Burkittsville Historic District – Burkittsville MD in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Burkittsville is a well preserved, virtually unchanged example of the American townscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Included in the district is 5 West Main Street, Daniel Zecher House, built in 1845. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/23/2021 last visited: 11/23/2021 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | 3 West Main Street-Burkittsville Historic District – Burkittsville MD in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Burkittsville is a well preserved, virtually unchanged example of the American townscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Included in the district is 3 West Main Street. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/23/2021 last visited: 11/23/2021 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | 3 East Main Street-Burkittsville Historic District – Burkittsville MD in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Burkittsville is a well preserved, virtually unchanged example of the American townscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Included in the district is 3 East Main Street, Resurrection Reformed Church (now the South Mountain Heritage Society) posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/23/2021 last visited: 11/23/2021 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | 107 West Main Street-Burkittsville Historic District – Burkittsville MD in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Burkittsville is a well preserved, virtually unchanged example of the American townscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Included in the district is 107 West Main Street. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/22/2021 last visited: 11/22/2021 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | 1 East Main Street-Burkittsville Historic District – Burkittsville MD in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Burkittsville is a well preserved, virtually unchanged example of the American townscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Included in the district is 1 East Main Street, Emmanuel Slifer House, built 1821. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/23/2021 last visited: 11/23/2021 |
view gallery NE2.9 km | 1 West Main Street-Burkittsville Historic District – Burkittsville MD in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Burkittsville is a well preserved, virtually unchanged example of the American townscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Included in the district is 1 West Main Street. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/23/2021 last visited: 11/23/2021 |
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