Gathland S.p., Cramptons Gap, Md, 09/13/08.

Gathland State Park is the former estate of George Alfred Townsend, a noted Civil War Correspondent, who used the pen name "Gath." He named the estate Gathland, sometimes called Gapland. The A.T. traverses the former estate grounds, which is also the site of the Civil War Battle of Cramptons Gap, a part of the larger Battle of South Mountain, on September 14, 1862. SoBo 1154.8. NoBo 1023.5.