The estate's few remaining original structures include the War Correspondents Memorial Arch, which sits alongside the Appalachian Trail.

Townsend purchased the land as a retreat and immediately began designing the buildings that would become Gapland, his estate.

[5] Townsend's most famous and longest-lasting project was completed in 1896: the War Correspondents Memorial Arch.

Originally topped with the figure of a large bronze dog, only the chamber remains, the words "Good Night Gath" inscribed on its marble lintel.

[5] The park also hosts Civil War encampments and interactive "living history" weekends that demonstrate life in the 19th century.