About us
The Friends of Gathland State Park Inc is a Maryland Non-profit Organization.  Our purpose is to assist the Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources with Gathland State Park.  This assistance includes among other things, the upkeep of the grounds, and more importantly protecting and obtaining historically valuable artifacts.  We provide volunteer docents to keep the parks museum open from April-October.  We also serve to promote the use of the park by scheduling special events.

About Gathland State Park
Gathland State Park is located in Western Maryland on the Frederick and Washington County lines.  The park is about an hours drive from Washington DC.  The park is historically important.  Named after George Alfred Townsend who built a residence here in the late 1800's, the park contains the only memorial to Civil War Correspondents in the world.  The park is also the site of the Battle of South Mountain, a Civil War battle preceding the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, Antietam, located a few miles west in Sharpsburg.

Our Address
The Friends of Gathland State Park, Inc.
PO Box 192
Burkittsville, MD 21718
 

The Museum, staffed by volunteer docents, and once part of George Alfred Townsend's Home, is open from April-October each year. Click on photo for a full size image.  If you are in the local area and would like to volunteer as a docent, please send a note to our address listed above or email us at fog@gathland.org.

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