By travelguylife.com
An 184.5-mile transportation network, which largely transported coal from Western Maryland to the Port of Georgetown in Washington, D.C., had its western terminus in Cumberland.
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One of the most breathtaking railroad rides in the nation may be started in Cumberland along a section of the former Western Maryland Railway.
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The opulent 1913 Western Maryland Railway Station has an interactive exhibit about the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, making it the ideal starting point for a trip along the towpath.
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The 150-mile National Recreation Trail, a massive undertaking, runs over the former tracks of several historic railroads as it connects Cumberland with Pittsburgh.
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In honour of George Washington, who almost 270 years ago oversaw the fort here, a National Historic District bears his name on the hill that rises sharply from the west bank of Wills Creek.
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The 58-acre state park that marks the western end of the C&O Canal is the focal point of Cumberland's fascinating transportation history.
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Rocky Gap State Park preserves more than 3,000 acres of untamed mountain scenery just ten minutes from Cumberland's centre.
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There is a world-class museum honouring the distinctive history of the Allegany region housed in a 1932 Neoclassical Revival structure on Canal Place.
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The history of this chapel in the Washington Street Historic District is full of fascinating details.
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The headquarters are appropriately located on the first floor of a historic business structure built in the 1890s in the Cumberland A&E District.
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