Things To Do in Ridgeley, West Virginia

The F. Brooke Whiting House & Museum is a 1911 bungalow of stucco plaster that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. George Sansbury, a notable Cumberland architect, designed the boyhood home of F. Brooke Whiting. ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Built on remains of a British Colonial fort; beneath floor of the church are the cellars, magazines and earthworks of Ft. Cumberland ... More on Search.visitmaryland.org

'Emmanuel Episcopal Church' of Cumberland, Maryland located in Cumberland's Historic District, is built on the foundations of Fort Cumberland, where George Washington began his military career; ea... More on Wikipedia

Whiting, a curator of rare books for UCLA, bequeathed his 1911 bungalow and collection to the Allegany Cou... More on Frommers

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Inscription. One of the most picturesque spots around Cumberland, discovered by Spendelow after the road over Wills Mountain had been constructed by General Braddock. Adopted as the route of the Cumberland Road (The National Road) ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In the early morning darkness on February 21, 1865, Lt. Jesse McNeill and his 66 Partisan Rangers (Confederate guerrillas) descended Knobly Mountain and stopped briefly at the residence of Felix R. Seymour, a Southern ... More on HMDB

The Washington Street Historic District is a primarily residential neighborhood west of downtown Cumberland... More on Nps.gov

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Preserve America Community: Cumberland, Maryland K nown as the "Gateway to the West," Cumberland (population 23,901) was established in 1787 at the mouth of Wills Creek on the Potomac River, on the... More on Preserveamerica.gov

Inscription. Center Plaque, On October 16, 1794, President George Washington arrived in Cumberland to review about 5,000 troops of the Maryland and Virginia militia gathered here during th Whiskey ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On land Washington surveyed for Elias Sellers in 1748 stood this fort, important link in system of frontier defenses. It was garrisoned by an officer and thirty men and withstood several attacks by the Indians. , Location. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Horatio Sharpe: Lived: 1718-1790. Here as Governor of Maryland and the commander of the fort. Fort Frederick was built by his direction. Governor: 1753-1769. Sharpsburg, Md. was named in his honor. Daniel Boone: Lived: ... More on HMDB