๐บ๐ธ Cumberland is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Allegany County, Maryland. It is the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located on the Potomac River, Cumberland is a regional business and commercial centre for Western Maryland and the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia.
Historically Cumberland was known as the "Queen City", as it was once the second largest in the state. Because of its strategic location on what became known as the Cumberland Road through the Appalachians, after the American Revolution it served as a historical outfitting and staging point for westward emigrant trail migrations throughout the first half of the 1800s. In this role, it supported the settlement of the Ohio Country and the lands in that latitude of the Louisiana Purchase. It also became an industrial centre, served by major roads, railroads, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which connected Cumberland to Washington, D.C. and is now a national historical park. Today, Interstate 68 bisects the town.
Industry declined after World War II, leading urban, business, and technological development in the state to be concentrated in eastern coastal cities. Today the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area is one of the poorest in the United States, ranking 305th out of 318 metropolitan areas in per capita income.
Economy The top employers in Cumberland include: Western Maryland Regional Medical; Frostburg State University; Hunter Douglas; CSX Transportation; Western Correctional Institution; North Branch Correctional Institution; WebstaurantStore; Conduent; Rocky Gap Casino Resort; ASPIRA Association; Columbia Gas of Maryland; Allegany College of Maryland;; CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland; Human Resources Development Commission; YMCAโRiverside; PharmaCare.
Western Maryland Railway Station Located at the Western Maryland Railway Station is the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.
Arts and entertainment district Locate in Cumberland's arts and entertainment district is Saville Gallery, the Allegany Museum, the Cumberland Theatre, the Arts at Canal Place Cooperative Gallery, the New Embassy Theatre, the Cumberland Music Academy, MettleArts Studio and Foundry, the Arteco Gallery and Institute for Creative Enterprise, Windsor Hall, the Gilchrist Museum of the Arts, the Gordon-Roberts House, the Graphicus Atelier print-making studio, and a variety of retail and specialty stores. Seasonal events include the Cumberland Comes Alive music series, Saturday Arts Walks, and the annual Mountain Maryland Artists' Studio Tour.[not specific enough to verify]
Canal Place Heritage Area The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is located at Canal Place, the western terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and intersection of the railroad, canal, and Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland.
Allegany Museum Allegany Museum exhibits include local prehistoric life, the Cumberland glassware industry, Kelly Springfield Tire Company, MeadWestvaco, the Cumberland brewing industry, and folk art on the building's second floor.[not specific enough to verify]
The Narrows and Lovers Leap The Narrows is a compact notched valley that Wills Creek has carved into Wills Mountain. Inventor Frederick John Bahr bought Wills Mountain and built his log cabin on top.
The National Road (U.S. Route 40) and a number of railroad lines pass through this steep, narrow, and rocky river valley on the edge of Cumberland. On the north-east side of Wills Mountain, sits a rocky outcropping known as Lover's Leap. The name comes from a Native American Romeo and Juliet legend. The tale tells how a jilted lover met his end by jumping off this ledge. Today, the rocks high above the water provide extensive views of the Allegheny Mountains. Lover's Leap has been frequently romanticized by postcard pictures of this valley, including those taken by George Steward in 1950 and published in the 1953 book U.S. 40.
Lover's Leap is 1,652 feet (504ย m) above sea level and made up of oddly squared projectories of rock, from its top, all the way down to the National Highway (U.S. Rte. 40) below. The City of Cumberland and the neighboring states of Pennsylvania and West Virginia may be seen from this point.
Other attractions โข Constitution Park โข Cumberland Theatre Company, located on N. Johnson St., offering year-round performances โข Gene Mason Sports Complex โข New Embassy Theater
Nearby attractions and points of interest โข The Thrasher Carriage Museum, in Frostburg, Maryland, has one of the nation's top collections of horse-drawn vehicles, representing every walk of life, from the milkman to the wealthy. Pleasure vehicles, funeral wagons, sleighs, carts, and more are on display in the renovated 19th-century warehouse. Housed in a renovated warehouse opposite the steam train depot in Frostburg, this museum houses an extensive collection of late 19th- and early 20th-century horse-drawn carriages, featuring more than 50 vehicles from the collection of the late James R. Thrasher. Highlights include the inaugural coach used by Teddy Roosevelt, several Vanderbilt sleighs, elaborately decorated funeral wagons, formal closed vehicles, surreys, and open sleighs. โข The Paw Paw Tunnel is one of the world's longest canal tunnels and was one of the greatest engineering feats of its day. โข The Sideling Hill road cut is a 340-foot (100ย m) deep road cut where Interstate 68 cuts through Sideling Hill. It is notable as an impressive man-made mountain pass, visible from miles away and one of the best rock exposures in Maryland and indeed in the entire north-eastern United States. Almost 810 feet (250ย m) of strata in a tightly folded syncline are exposed in this road cut. โข Dan's Mountain State Park
Cumberland has a population of over 19,076 people. Cumberland also forms the centre of the wider Cumberland metropolitan area which has a population of over 103,299 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Cumberland has links with:
๐ช๐ช Tapa, Estonia ๐ช๐ช Viljandi, Estonia๐บ๐ธ New Castle County 39.661
๐บ๐ธ Hagerstown 39.639
๐บ๐ธ Morgantown 39.633
๐น๐ท Balฤฑkesir 39.633
๐จ๐ณ Wafangdian 39.627
๐บ๐ธ Cheektowaga -78.733
๐จ๐ฆ Bowmanville -78.683
Locations Near: Cumberland -78.7633,39.6518
๐บ๐ธ Johnstown -78.918,40.326 d: 76.1
๐บ๐ธ Winchester -78.167,39.183 d: 73.1
๐บ๐ธ Martinsburg -77.983,39.45 d: 70.5
๐บ๐ธ Altoona -78.398,40.499 d: 99.2
๐บ๐ธ Uniontown -79.717,39.9 d: 86
๐บ๐ธ Greensburg -79.533,40.283 d: 96.1
๐บ๐ธ Hagerstown -77.72,39.639 d: 89.4
๐บ๐ธ Chambersburg -77.653,39.927 d: 99.7
๐บ๐ธ Morgantown -79.95,39.633 d: 101.6
๐บ๐ธ Harrisonburg -78.867,38.433 d: 135.8
Antipodal to: Cumberland 101.237,-39.652
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๐ฆ๐บ Mandurah 115.721,-32.529 d: 18494.4
๐ฆ๐บ Rockingham 115.717,-32.267 d: 18477.6
๐ฆ๐บ City of Cockburn 115.833,-32.167 d: 18462.3
๐ฆ๐บ Vincent 115.834,-31.936 d: 18446.8
๐ฆ๐บ Perth 115.857,-31.953 d: 18446.2
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