Cumberland, Maryland Cumberland, Maryland City of Cumberland Downtown Cumberland in July 2001 Downtown Cumberland in July 2001 Official seal of Cumberland, Maryland Location in Allegany County and in Maryland Location in Allegany County and in Maryland Cumberland is positioned in Maryland Cumberland - Cumberland Cumberland, officially the City of Cumberland, is a gateway town/city and seat of Allegany County, Maryland, and the major city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Cumberland is a county-wide company and commercial center for Western Maryland and the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia.
Historically Cumberland was known as the "Queen City," as it was once the second biggest in the state.
Because of its strategic locale on what became known as the Cumberland Road through the Appalachians, after the American Revolution it served as a historical outfitting and staging point for westward emigrant trail migrations throughout the first half of the 1800s.
Today the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Travel Destination is one of the poorest in the United States, ranking 305th out of 318 urbane areas in per capita income. 2.1 Cumberland Narrows 4 Tourism in Cumberland, Maryland Main article: History of Cumberland, Maryland Cumberland was titled by English colonists after the son of King George II, Prince William, the Duke of Cumberland.
Cumberland also served as an outpost of Colonel George Washington amid the French and Indian War, and his first military command posts was assembled here.
Washington returned as President of the United States in 1794 to Cumberland to review troops assembled to thwart the Whiskey Rebellion.
During the 19th century, Cumberland was a key road, barns and canal junction.
It became the second-largest town/city in Maryland after the port town/city of Baltimore.
It was nicknamed "The Queen City". Cumberland was the terminus, and namesake, of the Cumberland Road (begun in 1811) that extended westward to the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia.
Cumberland is in the Ridge and Valley physiographic province of the Appalachian Mountains at 39 38 52 N 78 45 46 W (39.647687, 78.762869), at the junction of the North Branch of the Potomac River and Wills Creek.
Terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Cumberland.
The abandoned Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is now part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The canal's towpath is maintained, allowing travel by foot, horse or bicycle between Cumberland and Washington, D.C., a distance of about 185 miles (298 km).
Cumberland is the only town/city of at least 20,000 residents, outside of the Pittsburgh and DC metro areas, that lies on this combined 300+ mile stretch.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 10.15 square miles (26.29 km2), of which, 10.08 square miles (26.11 km2) is territory and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) is water. Main article: Cumberland Narrows The Cumberland Narrows west of Cumberland, Maryland, along Wills Creek, with Haystack Mountain on the left and Wills Mountain on the right.
The easy crossing of the rugged Wills Mountain Anticline through this water gap is used by the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad (left), the Old National Road (Alternate U.S.
Cumberland is at the easterly entrance to the Cumberland Narrows (or "The Narrows"), a water gap along Wills Creek that crosses the central ridge of the Wills Mountain Anticline at a low altitude between Wills Mountain to the north and Haystack Mountain to the south.
These geological features furnish Cumberland a backdrop of the two mountain peaks and the narrow gap between them.
The Cumberland Narrows acts as a gateway from Cumberland to the Appalachian Plateau and the Ohio River Valley beyond.
In addition, the former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's chief line between Baltimore/Washington and Pittsburgh, now part of the CSX system, and a former line of the Western Maryland Railroad, now used by the steam- and diesel-powered excursion trains of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, also use this route.
A prominent rocky outcropping at the south end of Wills Mountain in the Cumberland Narrows is known as Lover's Leap.
Cumberland lies at the beginning of the transition from a humid continental climate (Koppen Dfa) to a humid subtropical climate (Cfa), although bearing far more characteristics of the former, with a range of temperatures decidedly lower than those in the central and easterly part of Maryland, mostly in the form of depressed eveningtime lows.
Cumberland is the only primary city in Maryland to fall inside the humid continental (Dfa) climate.
Climate data for Cumberland, Maryland (1981 2010 normals, extremes 1974 present) A graph showing the populace in Cumberland and Allegany County The Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Travel Destination ranked 305th out of 318 urbane areas in per capita income. In 2007, The Baltimore Sun newspaper, citing the National Association of Realtors figures on home prices, stated that while most areas were stagnant, Cumberland home prices were rising by more than 17%, the highest in the country. In July 2007, Washington Post writer Stephanie Cavanaugh wrote that the great character of living in Cumberland had thriving many urbanites to the area. Downtown Cumberland, Maryland The downtown historic precinct of Cumberland, Maryland is an attraction for locals and tourists alike.
The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad offers three hour round trip tours from Cumberland to Frostburg using restored 1916 Baldwin Steam Locomotive Number 734 or "Mountain Thunder".
The Western Maryland Railway Station is part of the. Canal Place Heritage Area, the first in the State of Maryland.
Downtown Cumberland's Arts & Entertainment District is home to the Allegany Arts Council and its Saville Gallery, the Allegany Museum, the Cumberland Theatre, the Arts at Canal Place Cooperative Gallery, the New Embassy Theatre, the Cumberland Music Academy, Mettle - Arts Studio & Foundry, the Arteco Gallery and Institute for Creative Enterprise, Windsor Hall (a multi-purpose performance venue), the Gilchrist Museum of the Arts, the Gordon-Roberts House, the Graphicus Atelier print-making studio, and a range of retail and specialty stores.
In addition to these cultural assets, and the many visual artists, musicians, performers and writers who live in our community, Downtown Cumberland's Arts & Entertainment District can also boast of a range of restaurants and bars that feature live music and outside dining, a coffee shop, a creamery, a charming Farmer's Market every week amid the summer and fall months, and a full schedule of cyclic affairs that include the Cumberland Comes Alive music series, Saturday Arts Walks, and the annual Mountain Maryland Artists' Studio Tour.
A nationwide park has been created in the town/city center at the intersection of the barns , C&O Canal, and Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland at Canal Place.
While at the Heritage Area, visitors can ride the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, tour a full-scale replica canal boat, visit the C&O Canal National Historical Park Cumberland Visitor Center, get knowledge about attractions and affairs in Allegany County, hike or bike ride on the canal towpath, or attend unique celebrations and affairs like C&O Canal - Fest.
The C&O Canal has its Western Terminus at Canal Place, and it is possible to travel by foot or bicycle from here to Washington, D.C.
In addition, The Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland is a 21-mile (34 km) section of an expansive hiking/biking trail starting in Pittsburgh and ending in Cumberland where it joins with the C&O Canal towpath and onto Washington DC.
Just outside Cumberland, the Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort sits in the valley between Evitt's Mountain and Martin's Mountain.
Located on the Downtown Cumberland Pedestrian Mall, the Allegany Museum exhibits the small-town history and architecture of the Allegany region and Cumberland area.
Some of the exhibits include: The history and architecture of Allegany County, the history of Kelly Springfield Tire Company, Mead - Westvaco, prehistoric life, the Cumberland glassware industry, fire prevention, folk art, the Cumberland brewing industry, and more.
Route 40) and various barns lines pass through this steep, narrow, and rocky river valley on the edge of Cumberland.
The City of Cumberland and the encircling states of Pennsylvania and West Virginia may be seen from this point.
Cumberland Theatre Company, positioned on N Johnson St., offering year-round performances It is notable as an impressive man-made mountain pass, visible from miles away and one of the best modern exposures in Maryland and indeed in the entire northeastern United States.
Downtown Cumberland Some of Cumberland's most architecturally momentous homes are positioned in the Washington Street Historic District.
Considered the elite residentiary region when the town/city was at its economic peak, Washington Street was home to the region's dominant citizens including the president of the C&O Canal.
Significant enhance buildings include the Allegany County Courthouse, Allegany County Library, and Emmanuel Episcopal Church, positioned on the site of Fort Cumberland.
Also of note are the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Terminus at Canal Place, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, the Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland, the Allegany Arts Council, Rocky Gap State Park, Cumberland Narrows along Wills Creek, on Alternate U.S.
Main article: List of schools and libraries in Cumberland, Maryland The offices of Allegany County Public Schools are positioned in Cumberland.
The town/city is served by Allegany High School and Fort Hill High School, the private Bishop Walsh School, The Center for Career and Technical Education of Allegany County, and Calvary Christian Academy, and elementary schools such as Cresaptown Elementary School, South Penn Elementary School, Northeast Elementary School, John Humbird, and Cash Valley Elementary School.
Water and sewage service is supplied by the City of Cumberland.
There was once a working petroleum well that pumped crude petroleum from a locale near the Fruit Bowl in the Cumberland Narrows.
The major enhance transit in the City of Cumberland is bus service provided by Allegany County Transit.
Major highway arteries serving the Cumberland region include Interstate 68, U.S.
Amtrak, the nationwide passenger rail system, provides intercity service to Cumberland via the Capitol Limited, which runs between Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Illinois.
The Cumberland Amtrak Station is positioned downtown at Queen City Drive and East Harrison Street.
The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad operates steam and diesel excursion trains from Cumberland to Frostburg and back.
The Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (Airport-ID: CBE) provides small-town air transit to the Cumberland area, positioned in West Virginia, to the south of the Potomac River.
The Cumberland Times-News is the area's daily newspaper.
Main article: List of citizens from Cumberland, Maryland Tourism in Cumberland, Maryland a b Dataplace: Cumberland, MD-WV MAS a b c "Bird's Eye View of Cumberland, Maryland 1906".
"Cumberland History".
Parts of this article are copied from the Cumberland History, a National Park Service website whose contents are in the enhance domain.
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Downtown Cumberland All Aboard For Cumberland: Washington Street "Cumberland Establishes Sister City In Estonia".
Lowdermilk, History of Cumberland, first presented 1878, reprinted by Clearfield Co., October 1997, Paperback, ISBN 0-8063-7983-9.
Amanda Paul, Tom Robertson, Joe Weaver, Cumberland, Arcadia Publishing, Copyright Oct 1, 2003, Paperback, ISBN 0-7385-1498-5 Joseph H Weaver, Cumberland, 1787-1987: A Bicentennial History, Published by the City of Cumberland and the Cumberland Bicentennial Committee, January 1, 1987, ASIN B0007165 - K6 Allan Powell, Fort Cumberland, Publisher Allan R Powell, 1989, ISBN 0-9619995-2-7 Feldstein, Feldstein's Historic Coal Mining and Railroads of Allegany County, Maryland, Publisher Albert L Feldstein, 2000, ISBN 0-9701605-0-X (This book consists of 135 historic Allegany County, Maryland coal quarrying and barns -related photographs.
Feldstein, Allegany County (Images of America: Maryland), Arcadia Publishing, 2006, ISBN 0-7385-4381-0 (features Allegany's suburbs and communities, downtown company scenes, residentiary areas, industries, historic buildings, churches, schools, hospitals, floods, parades, coal mining, barns stations, and historic and natural landmarks.
Stakem, 'Cumberland, Then and Now', Arcadia Publishing, 2011, ISBN 978-0738 - 586984 Bishop, The Glass Industry of Allegany County, Maryland, 1968, Commercial Press Printing, Cumberland, Maryland.
Cumberland, A Hometown History, Allegany County High School, Social Studies Department, 2008, Cumberland, Maryland Feldstein 'Downtown Cumberland 1950-1980," 1994, Cumberland, MD: Commercial Press, ASIN: B000 - JVCJAO Albert Feldstein, The Great Cumberland Floods: Disaster in the Queen City, 2009, The History Press, ISBN 1596 - 296887 William Hunt, The Story of Cumberland, Maryland, 1965, Allegany County Historical Society, Cumberland, MD Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cumberland, Maryland.
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