Weird Western Maryland

A roadside attraction that should be better known is the red-eyed Bigfoot statue in Ricky Linaburg’s front yard at 13139 Warrior Drive, a.k.a. Maryland Highway 636 in Cresaptown, between C&J Cycles and Three Guys Guns. Like most such Bigfoot statues, this one seems to be based on Frame 352 of the 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film. As the statue is on private property along a busy street, best to gawk at it from one of the nearby parking lots, without trespassing. Sources: “Patterson-Gimlin Film.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson-Gimlin_film . Accessed 14 Oct. 2021. “Real Property Data Search.” Maryland State Department of Assessments & Taxation search engine. https://sdat.dat.maryland.gov/RealProperty/Pages/default.aspx . Accessed 14 Oct. 2021.  

A noteworthy Allegany County roadside attraction is the life-sized bull at the entrance to Wil-Mar Farms in Rawlings.  It seems untroubled by the traffic on U.S. 220, a.k.a. the McMullen Highway, but stands watch just in case. Wil-Mar Farms -- a cattle operation, of course -- probably was named for its husband-and-wife founders, William Harold Moran Sr. and Mary Ellen Kenny Moran. Take the first syllables of "William" and "Mary," and you get Wil-Mar. Source: "William H. Moran." Cumberland Times-News . 22 Dec. 2015. https://obituaries.times-news.com/obituary/william-moran-760345371 . Accessed 29 Sept. 2021.