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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, [1] near Burkittsville, Maryland, in the United States. Civil War correspondent George Alfred Townsend, or "Gath", built the arch in 1896, [2] and it was dedicated ...
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), who wrote under the pen name "Gath" during the American Civil War.
Crampton's Gap at the crest of the mountain is encompassed by Gathland State Park, which features the War Correspondents Memorial Arch, erected in 1896 to memorialize journalists killed in wartime. The arch is listed on the National Register as part of Antietam National Battlefield. The mountainous portions of the district feature numerous ...
National Memorial Arch (1917), Valley Forge, Pennsylvania; Victory Arch (1919), Macarty Square, New Orleans, Louisiana [1] Victory Gate (1919, razed 1920), Madison Square Park, Manhattan, New York City; Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch (1924), Kansas City, Kansas; Memorial Arch (1924), Huntington, West Virginia; Gateway Arch (1965), St. Louis ...
Charles Carleton Coffin was not only well-known to many U.S. political and military leaders, but to many noted U.S. writers and to a large number of foreign dignitaries. His name is listed on the War Correspondents Memorial Arch at Gathland, Maryland. He died in Brookline, Massachusetts, on March 2, 1896, a few months short of his 73rd birthday ...
Jim Mowrer and his wife, Nicole, snapped a photo early morning Jan. 1, 2025, in New Orleans' French Quarter about 30 minutes before an attack killed at least 14 people and injured dozens more.
George Alfred Townsend (January 30, 1841 – April 15, 1914) was an American journalist and novelist who worked under the pen name Gath.He was one of the youngest war correspondents during the American Civil War.
PHOTO: Louisiana State Police assemble outside the Superdome,Feb. 3, 2025, in advance of the upcoming Super Bowl to be played Sunday, Feb. 9th, in New Orleans. (Gerald Herbert/AP)