Sunrise at Antietam National Battlefield

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Hood's Defeat Near Fox's Gap

Ongoing Opportunities

  • Sunday, September 14 at 2:00 pm

  • Old South Mountain Inn - Appalachian Trail parking lot

    Intersection of Washington Monument Road and Old National Pike at Turner's Gap
    Middletown, MD 21769

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    704-685-2760
    $

Author Curtis Older will present a review of the Fox Family of Fox's Gap, "Hood's Defeat Near Fox’s Gap," "The Land Tracts of the Battlefield of South Mountain," and "The Braddock Expedition and Fox’s Gap in Maryland." Curtis Older is a descendant of the Fox family that lived at Fox’s Gap and has lots of interesting historical and genealogical information on that family. Curtis will guide those who want to walk the Appalachian Trail to Fox’s Gap from Turner’s Gap that day.

Autographed copies of "Hood's Defeat Near Fox's Gap" $20; autographed copies of "The Land Tracts of the Battlefield of South Mountain" $20; autographed copies of "The Braddock Expedition and Fox's Gap in Maryland" $15 will be available. This event is $5.00/per person, payable at the time of the event. 

Attendees should plan to bring fold-up seating, if they wish. A bottle of water or soda will be made available for each attendee. If you plan to attend, please register by emailing Curtis Older at curtisolder@me.com.