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

Bear Creek Trout Hatchery and Rearing Station

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 7, 2006

1. Bear Creek Trout Hatchery and Rearing Station Marker

Maryland Department of Natural Resources website entry
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Inscription.
One and one-half miles from this point. Purchased by state 1928.

Erected by Conservation Department of Maryland, Swepson Earle, Commissioner.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 39° 39.084′ N, 79° 18.042′ W. Marker is near Accident, Maryland, in Garrett County. It is at the intersection of Garrett Highway (U.S. 219) and Bear Creek Road, on the right when traveling south on Garrett Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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

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5 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Drane House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Zion Ev. Lutheran Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); To the Glory of God (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Drane House (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Drane House (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Accident.

Regarding Bear Creek Trout Hatchery and Rearing Station. The hatchery is on Fish Hatchery Road, not on Bear Creek Road. The turnoff for Fish Hatchery Road is just around the curve from this sign. Fish Hatchery Road goes east (beside Bear Creek) under the bridge that can be seen in the distance in Photo No. 2.

Bear Creek Trout Hatchery and Rearing Station Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 7, 2006

2. Bear Creek Trout Hatchery and Rearing Station Marker

The photographer is standing on Bear Creek Road. US 219 heads north in the distance, crossing Bear Creek at the highway bridge you see to the left of the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,149 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.