Deer Park in Garrett County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cleveland Cottage
Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 6, 2006
1. Cleveland Cottage Marker
Erected by Maryland Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), the Former U.S. Presidents: #22 and #24 Grover Cleveland, and the Maryland Historical Trust series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1886.
Location. 39° 25.222′ N, 79° 19.849′ W. Marker is in Deer Park, Maryland, in Garrett County. It is on Hotel Road east of Deer Park Hotel Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 205 Hotel Road, Oakland MD 21550, 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. At least 5 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: James Cardinal Gibbons (within shouting distance of this marker); Deer Park Hotel (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cleveland Cottage and Site of Deer Park Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Garrett County Road Workers' Strike (approx.
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Regarding Cleveland Cottage. After the White House wedding in Washington, DC, President Cleveland sent two wedding guests off in the Presidential Carriage as decoys. While the press chased after the carriage, he and his new bride quietly headed off to the Baltimore and Ohio station and took a train to the Deer Park Hotel, a classy railroad resort in the Allegheny Mountains of Western Maryland. They probably traveled in his private rail car, which still exists.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Markers about Frances Folsom and the Wedding.
Additional keywords. B&O Railroad
Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 6, 2006
2. Cleveland Cottage
William D. Morgan - Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey)
3. Cleveland Cottage marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2015
4. Grover Cleveland
This 1899 portrait of Grover Cleveland by Anders Zorn hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
“After his defeat in 1888, Grover Cleveland's presidential career was by no means over. Four years later, the electorate returned him to the White House. But Cleveland might have been better off remaining in retirement. By early 1893 the country was entering a deep economic depression, and whatever he did to meet various phases of that crisis seemed only to alienate his supporters. During the final year of his presidency, Cleveland suffered the ultimate humiliation of being an outcast within the party he had once led.
The painter of this portrait, Swedish artist Anders Zorn, drew his loose brushwork and preference for natural lighting from French impressionism. Cleveland was quite pleased with Zorn's likeness, declaring to a correspondent, As for my ugly mug, I think the artist has “struck it off” in great shape.” — National Portrait Gallery
“After his defeat in 1888, Grover Cleveland's presidential career was by no means over. Four years later, the electorate returned him to the White House. But Cleveland might have been better off remaining in retirement. By early 1893 the country was entering a deep economic depression, and whatever he did to meet various phases of that crisis seemed only to alienate his supporters. During the final year of his presidency, Cleveland suffered the ultimate humiliation of being an outcast within the party he had once led.
The painter of this portrait, Swedish artist Anders Zorn, drew his loose brushwork and preference for natural lighting from French impressionism. Cleveland was quite pleased with Zorn's likeness, declaring to a correspondent, As for my ugly mug, I think the artist has “struck it off” in great shape.” — National Portrait Gallery
William D. Morgan - Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey)
5. Cleveland Cottage
William D. Morgan - Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey)
6. Cleveland Cottage
Internet Archive
7. Frances Folsom Cleveland
from The Biographical Dictionary of America,, 1906, by Rossiter Johnson.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4,897 times since then and 79 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week May 31, 2015. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 9, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 3, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 4. submitted on October 10, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5, 6. submitted on March 3, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 7. submitted on August 29, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
