Cumberland, Maryland

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Cumberland, Maryland is a historic city in western Maryland that grew as a key transportation and industrial hub in the Appalachian region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCode 240
301
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
county Allegany County, Maryland NERFINISHED
distanceTo about 130 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.
about 140 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
economicHistory coal, glass, and manufacturing industries
elevation about 627 feet
governingBody Mayor and City Council of Cumberland
hasAttraction C&O Canal
surface form: C&O Canal National Historical Park (Cumberland terminus)

Downtown Cumberland Mall
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
hasHistoricDistrict Cumberland Historic District
hasInstitution Allegany College of Maryland
Western Maryland Health System
hasPark Constitution Park
hasTrail Great Allegheny Passage
surface form: Great Allegheny Passage (trail terminus)
historicalRole industrial center in the Appalachian region
major transportation hub in the 19th century
incorporated 1815
isCountySeatOf Allegany County, Maryland NERFINISHED
locatedIn Appalachian region of the United States
surface form: Appalachian region

Western Maryland
locatedOnRiver North Branch Potomac River
motto "Come for a Visit, Stay for Life"
namedAfter Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
nearbyMountainRange Allegheny Mountains
nicknamed "Queen City"
partOf Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
population about 19,000 (2020 census)
postalCode 21502
region Potomac Highlands of West Virginia
surface form: Potomac Highlands
servedBy Interstate 68 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 220 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 40
state Maryland
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportationHistory key node on the National Road
wasJunctionFor Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Western Maryland Railway
wasTerminusOf C&O Canal
surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad extendedTo Cumberland, Maryland
National Road startPoint Cumberland, Maryland
North Branch Potomac River flowsThrough Cumberland, Maryland
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) endPoint Cumberland, Maryland
subject surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Amtrak Capitol Limited servesCity Cumberland, Maryland
Western Maryland Railway servedCity Cumberland, Maryland
Western Maryland majorCity Cumberland, Maryland
Allegheny Front passesNear Cumberland, Maryland
U.S. Route 40 connects Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland Road startPoint Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland Road namedAfter Cumberland, Maryland
Great Allegheny Passage terminus Cumberland, Maryland
Great Allegheny Passage connects Cumberland, Maryland
Great Allegheny Passage endpointConnection Cumberland, Maryland
Keyser, West Virginia locatedWestOf Cumberland, Maryland
Allegany County, Maryland countySeat Cumberland, Maryland
Allegany County, Maryland largestCity Cumberland, Maryland
Allegany County, Maryland contains Cumberland, Maryland
Lonaconing, Maryland, United States nearbyCity Cumberland, Maryland
subject surface form: Lonaconing, Maryland
C&O Canal endPoint Cumberland, Maryland
C&O Canal nearbyCity Cumberland, Maryland
Fitz-James O’Brien placeOfDeath Cumberland, Maryland
this entity surface form: Cumberland, Maryland, United States
Edward Otho Cresap Ord birthPlace Cumberland, Maryland
this entity surface form: Cumberland, Maryland, United States