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

Life in Pleasant Valley

Photographed By Phyllis A. Prats, October 19, 2016

1. Life in Pleasant Valley Marker

Inscription. Before the park was developed in 1974, this valley was rich with farmland and timber. Seven farms worked the soil and grew corn, winter wheat and rye. Two of the farms raised dairy cows. The Raines family farm had approximately 189 acres and had several generations of their family in the dairy business. In the early years, the milk was bottled and delivered to customers nearby. When electricity was available in 1945, the dairy operation was automated and milk was delivered to the Queen City Dairy Company in Cumberland. Eventually, dairy trucks would pick up large tanks of milk.

Logging was a common livelihood in the valley. Several family-run sawmills operated nearby. Trees would be cut and draft horses would drag the logs off the mountains. Equipment took the place of the animals. Evitt’s Mountain was practically cleared of trees before the area became a park.

Erected by the Recreational Trails Grant Program funded this marker.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.

Location. 39° 42.054′ N, 78° 39.004′ W. Marker is near Flintstone, Maryland, in Allegany County. Marker can be reached from Lake Shore Drive

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north of Exit 50 (Interstate 68). It is in the Rocky Gap State Park. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day there is a fee to enter the park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Flintstone MD 21530, 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. Martins Mountain (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Naming of the Lake (approx. 0.6 miles away); American Indian Rockshelter Trail (approx. 0.7 miles away); Evart's Homesite (approx. one mile away); Union Grove School (approx. 2½ miles away); Washington’s Road (approx. 3.3 miles away); Pennsylvania (approx. 3.6 miles away in Pennsylvania); Camp Mason & Dixon (approx. 3.9 miles away in Pennsylvania). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Flintstone.

Regarding Life in Pleasant Valley. In the 1970s Rocky Gap Run was dammed to create Lake Habib and Rocky Gap State Park that surrounds it.

Life in Pleasant Valley Marker in Rocky Gap State Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Phyllis A. Prats, October 19, 2016

2. Life in Pleasant Valley Marker in Rocky Gap State Park

Pleasant Valley and Lake Habib image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 19, 2016

3. Pleasant Valley and Lake Habib

This view is from a lounge chair on the sand at the Rocky Gap Resort and Casino. The mountains in the distance are in Pennsylvania.

Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 19, 2016

4. Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery

This cemetery, on Pleasant Valley Road, is operated by the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Grounds at the Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 19, 2016

5. The Grounds at the Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2016, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 363 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 26, 2016, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.