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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TFQ_the-national-road-historical_Frostburg-MD.html
A trolley car and horse and buggy descend the old National Road at Eckhart Hill, just east of Frostburg. In 1806 construction of the Cumberland (National) Road was authorized by Congress. Its purpose was to connect the populated east and "navigabl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TFP_the-cumberland-and-pennsylvania-railroad-historical_Frostburg-MD.html
The Railroad had reached Frostburg in 1852 and by 1863, the Cumberland and Pennsylvania (C&P) line ran from Cumberland through Mt. Savage to Frostburg and down George's Creek across the Potomac River to Piedmont, West Virginia. This connected the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TFN_coal-mining-historical_Frostburg-MD.html
Bituminous coal had been discovered in what is now Allegany County before the French and Indian War. Although farmers worked small individual diggings prior to the Nineteenth Century, it would not be until about 1820 that coal obtained some degree…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TFM_frostburg-historical_Frostburg-MD.html
Frostburg can trace its history back to the very early 1800s, when the community was known as Mt. Pleasant and consisted of only three homes. By the time the National Road opened through in 1812, an early settler named Josiah Frost had lain off th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TFL_frostburg-historical_Frostburg-MD.html
Established: 1812 Elevation: 1820' Population: 9,002 County: Allegany Situated in the headwaters of the Georges Creek basin, Frostburg was settled in the early 1800's and served as a traveler's stop along the newly constructed National Road.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TFK_historic-braddock-road-historical_Frostburg-MD.html
The following was taken from the journal of Robert Orme, aid de camp to General Braddock - June 15, 1755: We this day (with 2100 troops, 1500 hundred horses, 200 wagons and twelve cannons) passed the Allegany Mountains, which is a rocky ascent of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LCI_georges-creek-valley_Frostburg-MD.html
During colonial exploration and settlement the valley provided a route to the western frontier. In 1753, preceding the French and Indian War, George Washington traveled this route to deliver Gov. Dinwiddie's order that the French abandon their cla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19Y5_the-naming-of-frostburg_Frostburg-MD.html
Contrary to popular belief that it was named for its frigid winter weather, Frostburg can trace its history back to 1800 when the community was known as Mt. Pleasant. By the time the National Road (authorized by Congress in 1806) opened through in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWY4_cumberland-and-pennsylvania-railroad-depot_Frostburg-MD.html
As seen on the right, the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad Depot at Frostburg was constructed in 1891. The depot served as a passenger and freight station enroute between Cumberland, Maryland down the rich coal-mining region of Georges Creek t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP3W_clarysville-general-hospital_Frostburg-MD.html
The Clarysville Inn once stood in front of you to the right. In this tavern, and in a complex of buildings constructed around it, the United States established a general hospital during the Civil War. On March 6, 1862, U.S. soldiers commandeered t…
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