Near Cumberland in Allegany County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Washington’s Road
By J. J. Prats, June 26, 2011
1. Washington's Road Marker
By order of Colonel Bouquet, George Washington’s troops opened this road from Fort Cumberland to Reas-town (Bedford, Pa.) during July 1758. Bouquet and Washington conferred half way between these places July 30, 1758.Erected by State Roads Commission.
Location. 39° 43.335′ N, 78° 42.328′ W. Marker is near Cumberland, Maryland, in Allegany County. Marker is on U.S. 220, on the right when traveling north. Marker just before the Pennsylvania state line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cumberland MD 21502, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pennsylvania (approx. 0.3 miles away in Pennsylvania); Camp Mason & Dixon (approx. 0.7 miles away in Pennsylvania); Evart's Homesite (approx. 2.3 miles away); American Indian Rockshelter Trail (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Naming of the Lake (approx. 2.8 miles away); Life in Pleasant Valley (approx. 3.3 miles away); Martins Mountain (approx. 3½ miles away); Folck's Mill (approx. 3.6 miles away).
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By J. J. Prats, June 26, 2011
2. Washington’s Road Marker
This view is north. Pennsylvania is in the distance.
William J. Pratt - Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey), January 17, 1978
3. Washington's Road Marker
View is from the south, looking north. This marker has surely been moved since this photograph was taken, due to the widening of the road. The road that goes off to the right was Pine Ridge Road. The road on which it was first erected appears to have been renamed Granet Road, which now dead-ends before reaching US 220.
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2019. This page originally submitted on March 10, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,631 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 28, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 10, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.
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