Jefferson, Maryland: Fake Castle for War Correspondents
Completed in 1896, an imposing 50-foot-high front wall of a castle memorializes reporters killed in the Civil War. It was built by a former war reporter, and long after he died it was found that he got a lot of the names wrong.
Gathland State Park
- Address:
- 1005-1037 Arnoldtown Rd, Jefferson, MD
- Directions:
- Gathland State Park. Either drive east one mile from MD-67 on Gapland Rd, or west one mile from MD-17 on Main St./Gapland Rd. At the intersection of Gapland and Arnoldtown Rds.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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We came across this little gem on our way to Spook Hill (Gravity Vortex, Gravity Hill). Very impressive. With a lot of history.
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