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MUSEUM GUIDE

ALLEGANY MUSEUM GORDON ROBERTS HOUSE THRASHER CARRIAGE MUSEUM
3 Pershing Street, Cumberland, MD 218 Washington Street, Cumberland, MD 19 Depot Street, Frostburg, MD
301.777.7200 • alleganymuseum.org 301.777.8678 • alleganycountyhistory.org 301.777.7200 • alleganymuseum.org
Presen ng the cultural, geographic, and A Second Empire style home located in the A rare and extensive collec on of horse
commercial heritage of Appalachian Washington Street Historic District. Tours, drawn vehicles da ng to the late 1800s
Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. events, and programming available. and early 1900s. The Thrasher is a satellite
facility of the Allegany Museum, located in
C. WILLIAM GILCHRIST GALLERY F. BROOKE WHITING HOUSE Frostburg, MD, at the scenic railroad depot.
AND MUSEUM & MUSEUM
104 Washington Street, Cumberland, MD 632 Washington Street, Cumberland, MD VIETNAM VETERANS
301.724.5800 • gilchristgallery.com 301.777.8678 • thewhi nghouse.org OF AMERICA,
A 19th century federal mansion with six F. Brooke Whi ng House & Museum is a CHAPTER 172 MUSEUM
renovated galleries, an art library, and 1911 historic bungalow overflowing with
landscaped gardens. Asian works of art and American, European, 17 N Liberty Street, Cumberland, MD
301.777.7001 • vietnamreflec ons.com
C&O CANAL NATIONAL and Bri sh decora ve arts. Experience the Represen ng the story of Vietnam Veterans
art a worldwide connoisseur le behind.
HISTORICAL PARK MUSEUM of America, Chapter 172, through pictures
13 Canal Street, Room 100, Cumberland, MD FROSTBURG MUSEUM and personal collec ons.
301.722.8226 • nps.gov/choh 50 E Main Street, Frostburg, MD
Interac ve and educa onal displays about 301.689.1195 WILLIAMS COMMUNITY
the history of the C&O Canal and the city of Local history museum with displays MUSEUM
Cumberland, MD. Model of the Paw Paw represen ng Frostburg's history. 136 Main Street, Westernport, MD
Tunnel and exhibits on the canal's
construc on, cargo, mules, locks, and crew. MOUNT SAVAGE MUSEUM 301.359.0388
Exhibits represen ng community life during
COHONGARONTA GALLERY Old Row Road, Mount Savage, MD the golden age of the Industrial Revolu on.
165 Terminal Loop, Wiley Ford, WV mountsavagehistoricalsociety.org
304.738.0002 • cumberlandairport.com Mt. Savage is a surviving example of a 19th
The Cohongaronta Gallery (a Shawnee name century mining town, nestled in the hills
for the Potomac River) features an array of below Big Savage Mountain. The restored
historical displays pertaining to the history of 1840's miners' home is one of three
the Greater Cumberland area. Includes a remaining of the original 22 built to house
40% scaled replica of the Wright Brothers workers for the iron works, clay and coal
1903 first powered flight aircra . Located on mines, brick works, and the railroad.
the second level of the airport terminal.
THE IRVIN ALLEN -
CUMBERLAND RAILROAD MICHAEL CRESAP MUSEUM
MUSEUM 19015 Opessa Street SE, Oldtown, MD
17 Howard Street, Cumberland, MD michaelcresapmuseum.org
240.522.3760 This wonderful stone house was built in
wmnrhs.org/cumberland railroad museum 1764 by Captain Michael Cresap, a first
A museum devoted to the rich railroad se ler born in Allegany County and the son
history of Cumberland, MD. of Colonel Thomas Cresap. Listed on the
Na onal Register of Historic Places.
EVERGREEN HERITAGE CENTER
15603 Trimble Road NW, Mt Savage, MD
301.687.0664 • evergreenheritagecenter.org
Visit the farmhouse museum, agricultural
museum, and c.1780 barn venue. The Miners'
Coal Museum is the first stop on the new Coal
Camp and Trail.

For informa on on hours of opera on, please contact the museums directly.

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