health, and interested in an active outdoor work
and living experience.
The Youth Centers originated in 1955 as Boys
Forestry Camps. They were renamed Youth Centers
by the Board of Public Works on September 20,
1977. The Centers are combined into a single ad-
ministrative unit with one budget and one central
business management unit located in Cumberland
(Code 1957, Art. 83C, sec. 2-117). Located in the
same region, the Washington County Holdover
Facility is overseen with the Youth Centers.

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOLDOVER FACILITY

Michael Wolford, Supervisor

Hagerstown, MD (301) 777-2489

In response to a federal initiative to move minors
out of jails, Maryland established two holdover
facilities in the late 1970s. One was closed in 1991
due to cost containment. The Washington County
Holdover Facility still serves as a secure, temporary
place of confinement for alleged or adjudicated
juvenile delinquents. Detention in a holdover facil-
ity, however, is limited to less than 72 hours.

BACKBONE MOUNTAIN YOUTH CENTER

Robert L. McElvie, Jr., Supervisor

Route 1
Swanton, MD 21562 (301) 359-9190

In 1964, the General Assembly appropriated
funds to establish a forestry camp at Backbone
Mountain in Garrett County with facilities for
thirty-five boys (Chapter 159, Acts of 1964). The
Camp opened in May 1966. It was renamed Back-
bone Mountain Youth Center in 1977.

GREEN RIDGE YOUTH CENTER

Nancy E. Seifert, Supervisor

Flintstone, MD 21530 (301) 478-2930

In May 1955, Green Ridge Youth Center origi-
nated as Green Ridge Forestry Camp for Boys in
Allegany County. Originally, the Camp was operated
by the State Department of Public Welfare in coop-
eration with the State Department of Forests and
Parks. In 1977, the Camp was renamed Green Ridge
Youth Center. The Center accommodates thirty-five
boys.

MAPLE RUN YOUTH CENTER

Glen Gamble, Supervisor
Flintstone, MD 21530 (301) 478-2251

The 1965 General Assembly appropriated funds
to establish a forestry camp at Maple Run in the
Green Ridge State Forest, Allegany County (Chap-
ter 743, Acts of 1965). The Camp opened in April
1967 with facilities for thirty-five boys. The Camp
was renamed Maple Run Youth Center in 1977.

MEADOW MOUNTAIN YOUTH CENTER
B. Dan Hoyle, Supervisor

Route 2
P.O. Box 75
Grantsville, MD 21535 (301) 895-5669

Meadow Mountain Youth Center originated as
Meadow Mountain Forestry Camp for Boys in June
1958 (Chapter 454, Acts of 1957). The Camp
reopened as Meadow Mountain Youth Center in
October 1984 in Garrett County. With facilities for
thirty boys, the Center treats youth who suffer from
alcohol or substance abuse.

SAVAGE MOUNTAIN YOUTH CENTER

Harry W. Grove, Jr., Supervisor

Lonaconing, MD 21539 (301) 463-2244

The success of the first boys' forestry camp at
Green Ridge prompted the General Assembly to
appropriate funds for additional facilities in 1956
(Chapter 98, Acts of 1956). Lonaconing Forestry
Camp for Boys opened in December 1957. The
Camp was renamed Savage Mountain Youth Center
in 1977 and now accommodates thirty-five boys.

DETENTION FACILITIES
Vacancy, Administrator
(410) 333-2663

Detention Facilities oversees four detention cen-
ters for juveniles awaiting trial. These include
Cheltenham Youth Facility, J. DeWeese Carter Cen-
ter, Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center, and Thomas
J. S. Waxter Children's Center.

CHELTENHAM YOUTH FACILITY
Moses McAllister, Superintendent

Cheltenham, MD 20623 (301) 782-4223

The Cheltenham Youth Facility originated in 1870
as the House of Reformation and Instruction for
Colored Children (Chapter 392, Acts of 1870). In
1937, it became the Cheltenham School for Boys
(Chapter 70, Acts of 1937). The School was renamed
Boys' Village of Maryland in 1949 (Chapter 692, Acts
of 1949). In May 1991, a unit for girls was transferred
to the facility from the Charles H. Hickey, Jr., School.
The facility was renamed Cheltenham Youth Facility
in 1992 (Chapter 8, Acts of 1992).
The Facility provides for the care and detention of
youths awaiting trial or court disposition from Balti-
more City, and Prince George's, Calvert, Charles and
St. Mary's counties (Code 1957, Art. 83C, sec. 2-117).

J. DeWEESE CARTER CENTER
Merrick B. Thayer, Superintendent

P.O. Box 229
Scheeler Road
Chestertown, MD 21620 (410) 778-6444