Lonaconing, Maryland, United States

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Lonaconing is a small historic town in Allegany County, western Maryland, known as the birthplace of Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Lefty Grove and for its coal-mining and glassmaking heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode 240
301
category Coal towns in Maryland
Towns in Allegany County, Maryland
Towns in Maryland
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Allegany County, Maryland
demographicCharacteristic small population
economicHistory decline after reduction of coal and glass industries
elevation approximately 1,600 feet above sea level
geographicFeature valley setting along Georges Creek
governmentType mayor–council government
hasCulturalHeritage Appalachian working-class traditions
hasHistoricBuilding commercial and residential structures from the coal boom era
hasHistoricEconomy company-town style coal operations
hasHistoricSite Georges Creek Coal and Iron Company-related sites
Lonaconing Silk Mill
hasLandUseHistory mining, industrial, and residential mixed use
hasNotablePerson Lefty Grove
historicalIndustry bituminous coal mining
glass manufacturing
iron production support
incorporatedAsTown 19th century
knownFor birthplace of Lefty Grove
coal mining heritage
glassmaking heritage
locatedIn Appalachia
surface form: Appalachian region

Western Maryland
namedFor Native American word meaning "where many streams meet" or "lonesome place"
nearbyCity Cumberland, Maryland
nearbyCommunity Westernport, Maryland
nearestMajorHighway Interstate 68 (via connecting roads)
partOf Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
postalCode 21539
region Allegany Plateau
surface form: Allegany Highlands

Georges Creek
surface form: Georges Creek Valley
sportsHeritage connection to Major League Baseball through Lefty Grove
state Maryland
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
transport Maryland Route 36
transportHistory served by the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad
watercourse Georges Creek

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Lefty Grove placeOfBirth Lonaconing, Maryland, United States
Robert Moses Grove placeOfBirth Lonaconing, Maryland, United States
this entity surface form: Lonaconing, Maryland, United States of America
Lefty placeOfBirth Lonaconing, Maryland, United States
subject surface form: Lefty Grove
Georges Creek flowsThrough Lonaconing, Maryland, United States
this entity surface form: Lonaconing, Maryland area