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Buildings on this tree-shaded street span American architectural history from the Federal style through Geo... More on Search.visitmaryland.org

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Paw Paw Tunnel, part of the C&O Canal National Historical Park, started in 1836 when engineers decided to build the C&O Canal right through, rather than around, an intervening mountain. Th... More on Frommers

C&O landmark tunnel built in 1850, cut through 3,118 ft. of rock; a major engineering feat. Towpath, park, picnic facilities. More on Search.visitmaryland.org

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

Wills Creek is a tributary of the North Branch Potomac River in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States. Wills Creek drops off the Allegheny Mountains of southeastern Somerset ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Inscription. Our founding father spent much time in this vicinity when a young man as surveyor, ambassador, aide-de-camp to General Braddock, and commander of Virginia military forces. This cabin s... More on HMDB

3,200-foot exhibit center in Western Maryland Station tells of the C%O Canal ... More on Yahoo! Travel

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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

'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

This church, located in Cumberland's historic district, is built on the 1755 foundations of Fort Cumberland, where George Washington began his military career. Although the Emmanuel parish dates f... More on Frommers

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

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. 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