Accident in Garrett County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Drane House

Built 1797

— Maryland History —

Drane House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 28, 2023

1. Drane House Marker

Inscription. Oldest structure in Garrett County
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.

Location. 39° 37.857′ N, 79° 19.048′ W. Marker is in Accident, Maryland, in Garrett County. It is at the intersection of Cemetery Road and North South Street, on the right when traveling east on Cemetery Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 Cemetery Road, Accident MD 21520, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Drane House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Drane House

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(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); To the Glory of God (approx. ¼ mile away); Zion Ev. Lutheran Church (approx. ¼ mile away); In Memoriam (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bear Creek Trout Hatchery and Rearing Station (approx. 1.7 miles away); Bernadine Friend (approx. 4 miles away); Meshach Browning surveys a mountain sunset (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Accident.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 28, 2023

2. Drane House Marker

The Drane House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 28, 2023

3. The Drane House

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 28, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.