Allegany County at Atlas Obscura

Previously, I linked to the Roadside America entries for Allegany, Garrett, Washington and Frederick counties, as a baby step toward establishing a canonical list of well-known Western Maryland Weirdness. In the same spirit, I turn now to Atlas Obscura, beginning with Allegany County's five entries. Never fear, Allegany, we will do much better than that!

Cumberland: George Washington’s Headquarters. “This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.”

Cumberland [actually LaVale]: LaVale Toll Gate House. “Maryland’s first (and last standing) toll house on America’s first federal road established the state as the ‘Gateway to the West.’” Also at Roadside America.

Frostburg: The Jail in the Gunter Hotel. “The antique hotel still has a jail in the basement, though the cockfighting ring is long gone.” Also at Roadside America.

Lonaconing: Klotz Throwing Company. “A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.”

Oldtown: Paw Paw Tunnel. “Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.” Also at Roadside America.

Next: Garrett County at Atlas Obscura

 


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