George Alfred Townsend Birthplace

George Alfred Townsend Birthplace is a Delaware historical marker in Georgetown, Sussex County, dedicated 1982.

Sussex County · dedicated 1982 · 18 The Circle, Georgetown

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George Alfred Townsend, famous Civil War newspaper correspondent, journalist and author, was born on this block on January 30, 1841. Townsend’s novels and poetry reflect his deep love for his native region. His best-known historical novel, The Entailed Hat, recounts the legend of Patty Cannon, the notorious slave runner of the Eastern Shore. In the late 1880’s he designed and built “Gathland”, his architecturally unique estate in the mountains west of Frederick, Maryland. “Gathland” is now a state park.

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