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South Mountain State Park |
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South Mountain State Park Location: In Washington and Frederick counties. Facilities: 9 primitive campsites, hiking trails. Activities: Camping, hiking, cross-country skiing, hunting. Special Features: South Mountain, a ridge composed largely of resistant quartzite, posed a formidable obstacle to the early settlers until 1755, when General Edward Braddock and a young surveyor named George Washington constructed a road over one of its passes. Park includes 40 miles of the 2,178-mile Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see entry in national trails section) and a historic Civil War battlefield. Address: c/o Greenbrier State Park 21843 National Pike Boonsboro, MD 21713 Phone: 301-791-4767; Web: www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/southmountain.html Size: 8,039 acres. See other parks in Maryland. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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