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
(301) 724-5800
e-mail: gilchristgalleryandmuseum@gmail.com
web: www.gilchristgallery.com/

Evergreen Heritage Center (includes House & Barn Museums)
15603 Trimble Road NW, Mount Savage, MD 21545
(301) 687-0664
web: https://evergreenheritagecenter.org/
(open by appointment)

[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: achs218@gmail.com
web: http://thewhitinghouse.org/


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: http://frostburgmuseum.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
(301) 759-6636
e-mail: sscpc@atlanticbb.net
web: www.mdmountainside.com/george-washingtons-headquarters


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@gordon-robertshouse.com
web: http://gordon-robertshouse.com/

Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum
19015 Opessa St., SE, Oldtown, MD 21555 - 9702
(301) 478-5848
e-mail: info@michaelcresapmuseum.org
web: www.michaelcresapmuseum.org/

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) 463-2289
e-mail: ironfurnace@web8.cc
web: www.mdmountainside.com/lonaconing-iron-furnace-and-park-

Mount Savage Historic District (includes Museum, Bank, & Jail)
Main St., Mount Savage, MD 21545
(301) 876-7847
e-mail: denlashley@hotmail.com
web: www.mountsavagehistoricalsociety.org/Old%20Savage/archives/Mt.%20Savage%20Md..htm
(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
web: www.mdmountainside.com/vietnam-veterans-of-america-chapter-172-museum

Western Maryland Railroad Station Museum & Park (formerly Westernport Heritage Society Station & Museum)
117 Maryland Ave., Westernport, MD 21562
(301) 359-0388
web: www.mdmountainside.com/western-maryland-railroad-station-museum-and-park

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