San José de Gracia de Las Trampas

San José de Gracia de Las Trampas mission church is located in Las Trampas, a Spanish colonial village established in 1751, set in a beautiful mountain valley south of Taos on the old "High Road" (NM76). Originally a lay ...

National Historic Landmark- Las Trampas Historic District

National Historical Landmark- Las Trampas Historic District

First settled in 1751 by 12 Spanish families from Santa Fe, Las Trampas flourished despite Comanche and Apache raids.

The village, a Spanish-American agricultural community, preserves significant elements of its 18th-century heritage in appearance and ...

The Tramp House

This house was built C. 1876 by order of the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders to provide temporary refuge for homeless wanderers of the post-civil war depression years.

Moved to this site in 1988 by the Harding Township Historical Society, ...

Ramp

Rampa

This stairway, probably constructed between 1752 and 1756, replaced a smooth incline used to haul guns to the top of the fort.

Marker can be reached from South Castillo Drive (State Highway A1A), on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Frampton Lines

John Edward Frampton House

(Obverse): Remnants of a large earthwork originally more tha 100 yards long are still visible south,west and northwest of the Frampton House. This battery,constructed in 1861~62 by Confederate troops in the Department of S.C. and Ga., was ...

" The Frampton Line "

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A large "earthwork," over 100 yards

in length was raised on this site by

General Robert E. Lee's troops

c. 1862.

This fortification was a

fall-back position from which to

defend the Charleston to Savannah

Railroad, an important supply

line for the Confederate Army.

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The rail line is ...

“Crampton Gap”

An important part of the Battle of South Mountain was fought here September 14-15, 1862, when the Federal forces pressed the Confederate troops back into Pleasant Valley and on to Sharpsburg

Marker is at the intersection of Rohrersville Road (Maryland Route ...

Las Trampas

?The village of Las Trampas was established in 1751 by 12 families from Santa Fe, led by Juan de Arguello, who received a land grant from Governor Tomas Velez Cachupin. The church of San Jose de Gracia is one of ...

Crampton’s Pass Tablet C.P. 3

(September 14, 1862)

Upon the approach of the Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac, from Jefferson, Col. T. T. Munford, Commanding Cavalry Brigade, prepared to dispute its advance through this Pass. Mahone’s Brigade, Lt. Col. Parham, Commanding, was put in position ...

Crampton’s Pass Tablet C.P. 1

Between September 4th and 7th, 1862, the Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, Commanding, crossed the Potomac near Leesburg, and occupied Frederick, Maryland. On the 10th a movement was made to surround and capture the Union forces at ...