The South Mountain Heritage Society gratefully receives original prints and digital reproductions of historical photographs of Burkittsville, its environs, and the historical communities that surround us. This gallery offers a sampling of the photographs which are currently preserved in the collections of the heritage society. Out of respect to the donors of these photographs, we ask that you do not reproduce these images for any publication (web, print, etc.) without the permission of the heritage society. 
Burkittsville Scenes

​Photographs of buildings and streetscapes within the town of Burkittsville.
Broad Run and Locust Valley Scenes

Photographs of two historic hamlets which neighbor Burkittsville to the north. 
Gapland Scenes

Photographs of the historic Gapland estate of Victorian correspondent and author George Alfred "Gath" Townsend. 
Coatesville, Petersville, and Knoxville Scenes

Photographs of the churches, farms, and other places on the old Merryland Tract, extending south from Burkittsville to the Potomac River.

Do you have historical photographs of Burkittsville?

South Mountain Heritage Society invites you to submit digital copies of historic family photographs from the communities of Burkittsville, Locust Valley, Arnoldstown, Petersville, Broad Run, and Gapland (as well as the surrounding areas) for inclusion in the museum's collection. For more information, please contact our Historian and Curator, Jody Brumage.

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