Geography and Landmarks
This Allegany County mountain peak west of Cumberland is part of the Allegheny Front and provides sweeping valley views.
What is Dan’s Mountain?
This Native American confederacy resisted British expansion in the Ohio Valley, sparking the French & Indian War.
What is the Iroquois Confederacy (or Six Nations)?
By the mid-19th century, Cumberland was one of the few American cities where a canal, a major railroad, and a national highway all converged. This unique transportation “trifecta” helped give the city its title as the “Gateway to the West.”
What are the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and the National Road?
This award-winning actor, who spent time in Cumberland during his youth, became famous for roles in Fargo, Boogie Nights, and the TV series Shameless.
Who is William H. Macy?
This historic downtown hotel once hosted presidents and celebrities in Cumberland.
What is the Fort Cumberland Hotel?
The Narrows divide two mountains: Haystack Mountain and this peak.
What is Wills Mountain?
In 1754, Washington retreated from Fort Necessity, having first marched from this fort at Cumberland.
What is Fort Cumberland?
This coal company, based in Lonaconing and Frostburg, dominated exports through Cumberland.
What is the Consolidation Coal Company?
A Cumberland native, this football standout played at Ohio State under Woody Hayes and later became the head coach of the Buckeyes.
Who was Earle “Lefty” Bruce?
This minor league baseball affiliate of the New York Yankees played in Cumberland during the 1920s and 30s.
What is the Cumberland Colts
This state park near Cumberland is built around a reservoir that supplies the city with water.
What is Rocky Gap State Park?
During the Civil War, this Union general used Cumberland as headquarters for guarding the B&O Railroad.
Who was General Benjamin Kelley?
The Western Maryland Railway built this ornate depot in Cumberland, now a hub for tourists.
What is the Western Maryland Railway Station?
From Cumberland, this Fort Hill graduate starred as Mary Anne Spencer in the popular 1980s and 1990s sitcom Perfect Strangers.
Who is Rebecca Arthur?
This 1968 horror/science fiction cult classic mentions Cumberland as a location where Civil Defense workers and medical authorities observed shocking and terrifying behaviors by killer zombies.
What is Night of the Living Dead?
This canal tunnel near Cumberland, dug through solid rock, was a feat of 19th-century engineering.
What is the Paw Paw Tunnel?
Braddock’s body is buried along this trail that runs from Cumberland into Pennsylvania.
What is Braddock’s Road?
Cumberland’s industries produced this building material, often shipped to Washington, D.C.
What is brick?
This former Allegany Camper went on to play linebacker for the Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1960s.
Who was Rod Breedlove?
In the 1950s, Cumberland was the second-largest city in Maryland, after this one.
What is Baltimore?
This prehistoric trail through the Narrows later became U.S. Route 40.
What is Nemacolin’s Path (or Nemacolin’s Trail)?
This 1865 raid on Cumberland captured two Union generals in their beds.
What was McNeill’s Rangers’ Raid (the “Battle of Cumberland”)?
This once-mighty Cumberland-based glass factory closed in the 1980s, marking the end of an era.
What is the Cumberland Glass Company?
A native of Cumberland, this longtime Major League Baseball coach and manager led the Baltimore Orioles from 2005 to 2007.
Who is Sam Perlozzo?
This famous outlaw is said by legend to have hidden in the Narrows after escaping prison.
Who was John Dillinger?