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

Constitution Park

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 27, 2021

1. Constitution Park Marker

Inscription. We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Work started during the celebration of 150th year of the founding of Cumberland and the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. August 8th - 14th, 1937.

Commissioners
Thomas W. Koon, M.D., Mayor • Harry Irvine • Edgar Reynolds • Thomas F. Conlon • William J. Edwards • Ralph L. Rizer, City Engineer • Richard H. Willison, Construction Superintendent • Marguerite T. Findlay, Park Commissioner

This marker erected July 1938

Erected 1938.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1938.

Location. 39° 38.826′ N, 78° 44.792′ W. Marker is in Cumberland, Maryland, in Allegany County. It is on Parkview Avenue east of Avondale Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Marker is behind a boulder which has a Time Capsule plaque on it. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 605 Parkview Avenue, Cumberland MD 21502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Baltimore Metro Region

and in Western Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Monomoy Surfboat CG 26860 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cumberland Surrenders (approx. ¼ mile away); Cumberland (approx. ¼ mile away); Memorial Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Francis Haley House (approx. half a mile away); The Thomas Koon House (approx. ¾ mile away); McNeill’s Raid (approx. ¾ mile away); Capture of Generals (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cumberland.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Memorial Park (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 27, 2021

2. Constitution Park Marker

Marker is in the rear behind a boulder with a plaque marking the site of a Time Capsule.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 633 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.