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Crampton's Gap
Crampton's
Gap
, also known as
Crampton Gap
, is a
wind gap
on
South Mountain
in
Maryland
.
The
gap
connects
Burkittsville
in the
Middletown Valley
to the
east
with
Gapland
and
Rohrersville
in the
Pleasant Valley
to
the west
.
The gap is the
location
of
Gathland State Park
and was the
site
of the
Battle of Crampton's Gap
on
September 14
,
1862
, during the
Maryland Campaign
of the
American Civil War
.