What’s off to the west

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To continue yesterday’s story. The ending destination was Cumberland.   I think that Cumberland is a very nice town and is certainly very beautiful.   A little trivia, the top employers include the health system, the county government, CSX, and Allegany (proper spelling) college. 

The skyline is riddled with churches, making it quite a site.   Here however, you see a church on the site of the original Ft. Cumberland, and behind it the red County administration building.  

2 responses so far ↓

  • 1 charlieb // May 29, 2008 at 1:40 PM

    I drove by Cumberland a few years ago on the way to a bowling tournament. All I remember is a hugh train yard.

  • 2 County Courthouses continued // Jan 30, 2009 at 12:38 AM

    [...] yesterday denote the fort’s boundaries.  The church adjacent to this site, which is visible here,  is directly over the location of the barracks of the fort.  In fact, in this area, tunnels still [...]

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