MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

MUSEUMS

ALLEGANY COUNTY

[photo, Allegany County Museum, 3 Pershing St., Cumberland, Maryland] Allegany Museum (includes Thrasher Carriage collection)
3 Pershing St., Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 777-7200
e-mail: info@alleganymuseum.org
web: https://alleganymuseum.org/



Allegany Museum, 3 Pershing St., Cumberland, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

C. William Gilchrist Museum of the Arts (Gilchrist Gallery & Museum)
104 Washington St., Cumberland, MD 21502
(240) 580-1070
e-mail: gilchristgalleryandmuseum@gmail.com
web: www.gilchristgallery.com/

Evergreen Heritage Center (includes Farmhouse Museum, Living Off the Land Agricultural Museum, & Miners' Coal Museum)
15613 Trimble Road NW, Mount Savage, MD 21545
(301) 687-0664
e-mail: foundation@evergreenheritagecenter.org
web: https://evergreenheritagecenter.org/museums/

[photo, F. Brooke Whiting Museum, 632 Washington St., Cumberland, Maryland] F. Brooke Whiting House & Museum
632 Washington St., Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 777-8678
e-mail: info@alleganycountyhistory.org
web: http://thewhitinghouse.org/
(open by appointment)

F. Brooke Whiting Museum, 632 Washington St., Cumberland, Maryland, July 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Frostburg Museum
P. O. Box 92
50 East Main St., Frostburg, MD 21532 - 0092
(301) 689-1195
e-mail: frostburgmuseum@verizon.net
web: https://thefrostburgmuseum.org/

[photo, George Washington's Headquarters, 38 Greene St., Cumberland, Maryland] George Washington's Headquarters (Washington's first military command)
Riverside Park, 38 Greene St., Cumberland, MD 21502 - 2927
(240) 496-7145
e-mail: lbtomp@gmail.com
web: www.mdmountainside.com/george-washingtons-headquarters
(building closed to public; displays visible through windows)

George Washington's Headquarters, 38 Greene St., Cumberland, Maryland, July 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Gordon-Roberts House
218 Washington St., Cumberland, MD 21502 - 2827
(301) 777-8678
e-mail: info@alleganycountyhistory.org
web: http://gordon-robertshouse.com/

Lonaconing Iron Furnace & Park (early 19th-century iron-making)
P. O. Box 240
Iron Furnace Park, 35 East Main St., Lonaconing, MD 21539 - 1129
(301) 777-5132
web: www.mdmountainside.com/listing/lonaconing-iron-furnace-and-park/1810/

Michael Cresap Museum, Inc. (formerly Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum)
19015 Opessa St., SE, Oldtown, MD 21555 - 9702
(248) 644-3163
e-mail: info@michaelcresapmuseum.com
web: www.mdmountainside.com/the-irvin-allen--michael-cresap-museum-inc
(open by appointment)

Mount Savage Historic District (includes Museum, Bank, & Jail)
P. O. 401, Mt. Savage, MD 21545 - 0401
(301) 876-7847
e-mail: denlashley@hotmail.com
(open by appointment)

[photo, Toll House, 14302 National Highway (Rte. 40), LaVale, Maryland] [photo, Toll House plaque, 14302 National Highway (Rte. 40), LaVale, Maryland] National Road Toll House (seven-sided structure)
14302 National Highway (Rte. 40), LaVale, MD 21502
(301) 777-5132
web: www.mdmountainside.com/national-road-toll-house


Toll House (left) and plaque (right), 14302 National Highway (Rte. 40), LaVale (Allegany County), Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Canal Place Heritage Area, C&O Canal National Historical Park, 13 Canal St., Cumberland, Maryland] Passages of the Western Potomac Heritage Area (formerly Canal Place Heritage Area)
c/o Canal Place Preservation & Development Authority
Western Maryland Railway Station, Room 301
13 Canal St., Cumberland, MD 21502 - 2927
(301) 724-3655; fax: (301) 724-3659
e-mail: nicole.gray@maryland.gov
web: https://passagesofthepotomac.org/

Canal Place Heritage Area, C&O Canal National Historical Park, 13 Canal St., Cumberland, Maryland, July 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Queen City Transportation Museum
210 South Centre St., Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 777-1776
(closed in 2011)

Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 172 Museum
17 North Liberty St., Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 777-7001
e-mail: vva172@atlanticbbn.net

Western Maryland Railroad Station Museum & Park (formerly Westernport Heritage Society Station & Museum)
117 Maryland Ave., Westernport, MD 21562
(240) 410-7502
e-mail: whs10.96@outlook.com
web: www.mdmountainside.com/western-maryland-railroad-station-museum-and-park

Williams Community Museum
136 Main St., Westernport, MD 21562
(240) 410-7502
e-mail: whs10.96@outlook.com
web: www.mdmountainside.com/listing/williams-community-museum/1476/

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