Folck's Mill Marker

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Near Cumberland in Allegany County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Folck's Mill

May 23, 2009

1. Folck's Mill Marker

Inscription. Here in Evitts Creek Valley on August 1, 1864, General McCausland's Confederate cavalry, returning after burning Chambersburg, was surprised by General Kelley's Union troops from Cumberland. The Confederates were repulsed and retreated across the Potomac at Oldtown.

Erected by Maryland State Highway Administration.

Location. 39° 40.303′ N, 78° 43.291′ W. Marker is near Cumberland, Maryland, in Allegany County. Marker can be reached from Ali Ghan Road NE. Click for map. The marker is located on the grounds of the Ali Ghan Shriner's Hall near I-68 exit 46. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13100 Ali Ghan Road NE, Cumberland MD 21502, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. A different marker also named Folck's Mill (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Folck's Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cumberland (approx. 2.1 miles away); McNeill’s Raid (approx. 2.4 miles away); Capture of Generals (approx. 2.4 miles away); The First National Bank and Trust Company of Western Maryland (approx. 2.5 miles away); Military Hospital (approx. 2.6 miles away); On This Site Stood Metro Clothes (approx. 2.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Cumberland.

May 23, 2009

2. Folck's Mill Marker

The left of two Folck's Mill markers - View is to the North.

Also see . . .
1. Battle of Folck’s Mill. National Park Service Summary. (Submitted on May 24, 2009.)

2. Folck's Mill, National Register of Historic Places. Summary of the NRHP listing. (Submitted on May 24, 2009.)

3. The Battles of McConnellsburg and Cumberland. Article from The Bivouac Banner. (Submitted on May 24, 2009.)

May 23, 2009

3. Evitts Creek

About 350 yards northwest of marker.

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 24, 2009. This page has been viewed 666 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 24, 2009. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.