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THE QUEEN CITY

Cumberland, Maryland

TAKE A HISTORIC WALKING TOUR
Discover some of the region’s most
impressive displays of mid-nineteenth
and early-twentieth-century architecture
and three centuries of American history
through the Downtown Cumberland
From the stunning church steeples West Virginia. You could say Walking Tour Map of Historic Places,
easily seen by travelers on Interstate 68 Cumberland is the heartbeat of with 32 locations and historic
to the phenomenal late-nineteenth and adventure, with ample opportunities to landmarks telling the story of SCAN FOR
early-twentieth-century architecture of connect with nature and outfitters to Cumberland’s significance as a major WALKING
the downtown Cumberland buildings, get you started on your biking, transportation and industrial center. TOUR MAP
the city is an architectural delight. But kayaking, and fly-fishing excursions in
it's not just the buildings that make and around the area.
Cumberland stand out. The downtown
area boasts both Main Street Maryland But for Cumberland, history may speak
and Arts and Entertainment District the loudest. You can almost sense the
stories around you as you hear the loud
designations and is home to a
collection of the county's art galleries whistle from the Western Maryland
Scenic Railroad or walk the Washington
and museums as well as a diverse
selection of locally owned restaurants, Street historic district with residential
bars, breweries, wineries, coffee shops, architectural styles, ranging from Greek
Revival to Victorian, Colonial Revival to
and one-of-a-kind boutiques and
antique shops. bungalows. Immerse yourself in the
tales of the underground tunnels of
Cumberland's juncture for the C&O Emmanuel Episcopal Church,
Canal Towpath and the Great constructed in 1850 overtop the former
Allegheny Passage bike trails is the Fort Cumberland trenches. According
central location for riders traveling to oral history, the tunnels beneath the
between Pittsburgh, PA, and church became escaped slaves' last
Washington, DC. The Potomac River stop in slave territory before making
flows through downtown, separating their way to the Mason-Dixon Line just
the city from the neighboring state of four miles north of Cumberland.

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