Welcome to Western Maryland

Cumberland and Allegany County in Western Maryland

Photos (clockwise from upper left):  (1) Chesapeake & Ohio (C & O) Canal, Oldtown, MD;  (2) C & O Canal Park, Oldtown, MD;   (3) Geese swimming in C & O Canal, Oldtown, MD;  (4 - below geese) Allegany County Circuit Courthouse, Cumberland, MD;  (5) View of Allegany County, MD from Dan's Rock Overlook, Midland, MD;  (6) Cumberland's steeples at sunset;  (7) Church, Cumberland, MD;  (8) C & O Canal lock, Cumberland, MD;  (9) Bluegrass performance at C & O Canalfest, Cumberland, MD;
(10) Scene from Warrior Mountain, near Flintstone, MD;  (11) Covered wagon replica at C & O Canalfest;  (12) Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD;  (13) Skyline of Cumberland, MD as viewed across the Potomac River from West Virginia

Allegany County statistics
Garrett County statistics

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23,901 people make their homes in Cumberland, Maryland, with Allegany County being home to 74,930.  Cumberland, located just 130 miles from Baltimore and nestled in the mountains of Western Maryland, is the seat of Allegany County.  Garrett County lies to the west with Oakland, Deep Creek Lake, and McHenry.  Real estate is moderately priced and easy to afford.  Other locations in Western Maryland include LaVale, Frostburg, Oldtown, Flintstone, Cresaptown, Rawlings, and others.  There are many types of homes available in western Maryland.  If you are thinking about relocating to the mountains of Maryland, you can find out about houses for sale or real estate of any type by contacting:

Billy Lee Parrish, Century 21 Real Estate Agent
Cumberland, Maryland
at (800) 531-9425,
(301)-722-4700,
(301) 722-5153,
or email: [email protected].

Billy Parrish has lived in the Appalachian Mountains since 1992 and can help you find a home tailored to your dreams, wishes, and needs.


Historic District of Cumberland, Maryland as viewed
across the Potomac River from Ridgely, West Virginia

High resolution photos of Allegany County, Maryland

Visit the web site of the Legal Aid Bureau, Cumberland, Maryland

Hear Ezra, the African grey parrot, talk and sing

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