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

Union Grove School

Built 1901

— 13303 Mason Road Northeast —

Union Grove School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 12, 2022

1. Union Grove School Marker

Inscription. One room schoolhouse
replaced Wilson Academy
of 1874
National Register of Historic Places

Erected 1980 by The Preservation Society Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 39° 42.36′ N, 78° 41.833′ W. Marker is near Dickens, Maryland, in Allegany County. It is on Mason Road Northeast 0.1 miles north of Ferguson Lane Northeast, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13303 Mason Road Northeast, 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 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. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washington’s Road

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Union Grove School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 12, 2022

2. Union Grove School

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 834 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.