Turner’s Gap
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Turner’s Gap is a strategic mountain pass in Maryland’s South Mountain range that was a key site of fighting during the American Civil War.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battlefield
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mountain pass ⓘ |
| addedTo | National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictSideInvolved |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1862-09-14 ⓘ |
| distanceToAntietam | approximately 10 miles east of Antietam battlefield ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1000 feet ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Turners Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMarker | Civil War Trails historical markers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryCommanderInvolved |
Ambrose Burnside
NERFINISHED
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D. H. Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
Dahlgren Chapel
NERFINISHED
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Old South Mountain Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | control of access between Hagerstown Valley and Middletown Valley ⓘ |
| hasTerrainFeature |
narrow crest road
ⓘ
steep wooded slopes ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | South Mountain State Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOn | Appalachian Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | South Mountain State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Frederick County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
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Maryland ⓘ South Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Boonsboro, Maryland
NERFINISHED
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Middletown, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Maryland Department of Natural Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestLargeBattle | Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1974-12-31 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 74000960 ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Hagerstown Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middletown Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Blue Ridge Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Maryland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ South Mountain Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siteOf | Battle of South Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Old National Road
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Route 40 Alternate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasAssaultedBy | Union IX Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasDefendedBy | Confederate infantry ⓘ |
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