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Journey Back in Time

Our stories of America's early transportation milestones are told in our rivers, rails, trails, mountains, and towns. Home to the final stop on the C&O Canal
National Historic Park, mile marker “0” for the National Road, and a major crossroad for railroad connection and development, Allegany County, MD,
served the industrial revolution as an epicenter for exporting natural resources such as coal, ore, and timber. Pre-industrial revolution, the county’s
topography served as a natural passageway for westward exploration and migration. Today, the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad will transport you
back in time aboard engine 1309, one of the largest steam locomotives of its kind in the world. Learn of George Washington’s time spent in Cumberland
along the drivable George Washington Trail 1753. Grab an historic walking tour map to explore historic downtowns and learn of the stories each
landmark holds. Visit remote communities like Oldtown, an old trading post along Chief Nemacolin’s Trail, an ancient Indigenous American trail that
connected present-day Cumberland, MD, with what is now Brownsville, PA, or small towns like Mount Savage and George’s Creek to explore the region’s
deep history of coal mining and the iron rails. Let Mountain Maryland’s collection of museums and historic attractions take you on a journey through
three centuries of early American history and explore how Allegany County played an important role in the industrial development of our country.

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