Local Attractions

The Allegheny Highlands Trail, now nearly completed, links the Washington DC to Cumberland C&O Canal Trail with a series of hiking and biking trails in Western Maryland that connect into Pennsylvania, creating a continuous trail of 380 miles from Washington to Pittsburgh.

On Wednesday, August 24th, Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Senator Paul S. Sarbanes, Congressman John P. Murtha, the Western Maryland Delegation to the General Assembly and the Allegany County Commissioners joined the County Department of Tourism and Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland members to dedicate the New Hope Road Trailhead to Woodcock Hollow trail section of the Great Allegheny Passage.

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Regular Scenic Excursions depart at 11:30 AM from the Western Maryland Station in Cumberland, Maryland. The train returns to the Station at approximately 3:00 PM. There is a 1 1/2 hour layover in Frostburg where you may enjoy lunch, watch the engine turn on the turntable, investigate the shops and restaurants on Frostburg’s Main Street, and visit the Thrasher Carriage Museum.

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Join us on the third Friday and Saturday of every month. Discover a fine variety of classic, documentary, foreign and independent films. Doors open at 7:30 pm for 8:00 pm showtimes.

The Thrasher Carriage Museum, one of the top collections of horse drawn vehicles, represents every walk of life from the milkman to the President of the United States. Pleasure vehicles, funeral wagons, sleighs and carts are on permanent display in the renovated 19th century warehouse located at historic Depot Center in Frostburg, Maryland.

Guides and interpretive signs offer a glimpse into the world of the elegant traveler. Stories of the clothing, activities, and lifestyles of Victorian Americans are interspersed with the fascinating details of these remarkable vehicles.

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Built in 1899, the Hill Street School was the last school in the area of a design that was fairly common at that time. Originally six rooms, a two-room and auditorium addition dates from ca. 1914. Several areas of the basement were at one time used for cafeteria, kindergarten, and meeting rooms. When it was no longer needed as a school, the building reverted to the County Commissioners, who gave it to the City; the Museum Association now holds title to it.

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