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Gambrill State Park is a public recreation area located on Catoctin Mountain near the city of Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland. The state park is known for the dramatic views of the surrounding area that can be seen from stone overlooks built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The park is operated by the Maryland Department ...
Stephens City ( / ˈstiːvənz / STEE-vənz) is an incorporated town in the southern part of Frederick County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 2,016 at the time of the 2020 census, and an estimated population of 2,096 in 2022. [5] [6] Founded by Peter Stephens in the 1730s, the colonial town was chartered and named for Lewis ...
Gnadinger Park. William Harrison Park [54] Highview Park [55] Nelson Hornbeck Park [56] Hounz Lane Park [57] Irish Hill Park [58] Louis B. Israel Park [59] Ivy Court Park [60] Jefferson Memorial Forest – Largest municipal urban forest in the U.S., operated as a park by Metro Parks.
Catoctin Mountain Park, located in north-central Maryland, is part of the forested Catoctin Mountain ridge−range that forms the northeastern rampart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in the Appalachian Mountains System. Approximately 5120 acres or 8 square miles (21 km 2) in area, the park features sparkling streams and panoramic vistas of the ...
Central. City park with arboretum and gardens, features the Cylburn Nature Museum with Maryland natural history exhibits. Deep Creek Lake Discovery Center. Swanton. Garrett. Western. Operated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources in the state park. Eden Mill Nature Center. Pylesville.
Designated. June 1969. Sugarloaf Mountain is a small (1,283 feet; 391 m) mountain and park about 10 miles (16 km) south of Frederick, Maryland. The closest village is Barnesville, located just over one mile from the foot of the mountain. The peak of this relatively low mountain is approximately 800 feet (244 m) higher than the surrounding farmland.
Area. 131 acres (53 ha) Governing body. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Ogdens Cave Natural Area Preserve is a 131-acre (53 ha) Natural Area Preserve located in Frederick County, Virginia. The preserve protects a cave that carries a below-ground branch of Buffalo Marsh Run, which also flows overland through the preserve.
December 11, 1991 [3] The Newtown–Stephensburg Historic District is located in the central section of Stephens City, Virginia along U.S. Route 11 from the far northern to the far southern boundaries of the town and from just east of Green Hill Cemetery to just west of the interchange of State Route 277 and Interstate 81.