Garrett County Historical Society Museum
The domed building on the hill to your right is the Garrett County Courthouse. Built in 1907 in a classical Greek style and designed by Architect J. Riley Gordon, this is the second build... hmdb.org
Charles Friend’s Home
George Washington stopped here Sept. 26, 1784 on his trip to determine a feasible passage between the Potomac and the Ohio for a canal or easy portage between these rivers as a passage to... hmdb.org
Cleveland Cottage And Site Of Deer Park Hotel
(1 mile south.) The hotel was built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, opened July 4, 1873, and operated until 1829. Dismantled 1942. President and Mrs. Grover Cleveland spent their hone... hmdb.org
Deer Park Hotel
Built by the B&O Railroad, opened July 4, 1873 and operated until 1929. Razed 1942. This was one of the most exclusive mountain resorts in the east. Many nationally prominent people, incl... hmdb.org
James Cardinal Gibbons
It was here that Archbishop James Gibbons of Baltimore was notified personally by the Papal Nuncio in 1886 that he had been made a Cardinal by Pope Leo XIII; only the second appointment i... hmdb.org
You Were Gone Before We Knew It
No long farewell embraces, No time to say goodbye, You were gone before we knew it. And no matter how we try, Our tears can?t build a stairway, Nor our memories a lane, That reaches up to... hmdb.org
1884 Oakland Train Station
Given the architectural design term "Queen Ann Style" by its architect E. Francis Baldwin, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's "1884 Oakland Train Station" is the third building to occupy t... hmdb.org
A Bit Of History - The Fireside
The large stone fireplace that now stands like a sentinel along the railroad tracks is a solitary reminder of Oakland's colorful hey-day. In the late 1800?s the area from here to the B&O ... hmdb.org
Cobbler Shop In 1859
This building is one of Oakland?s oldest. Also known as New Glades House & Central Hotel, Dr. M.C. Hinebaugh?s Hospital in 1908. hmdb.org
Fort Alice
On April 26, 1863, during the Confederate occupation of Oakland, a detachment of Confederate Capt. John H. McNeill's partisan rangers attacked the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge here ... hmdb.org
Garrett Memorial Church
Directly behind you, John W. Garrett built Garrett Memorial Church in 1869 as a memorial to his brother Henry S. Garrett who died in 1867. The site was originally chosen by his brother fo... hmdb.org
Gettysburg Campaign
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon L... hmdb.org
Hoye-crest
Highest point in Maryland: Backbone Mountain, Garrett County, 3360 feet above sea level. Named for Captain Charles E. Hoye, founder of the Garrett County Historical Society. Dedicated Sep... hmdb.org
Marylandscapes
The Bay is part of a vast interconnected ecosystem. Everything done on land affects the Bay and the plants and animals that live there. Who is affected by the health of the Chesapeake Bay... hmdb.org
The Glades Hotel
Facing the railroad tracks directly in front of you was the Glades Hotel. Deriving its name from the nearby area called Youghiogheny Glades, the Glades Hotel was built in the mid-1850?s b... hmdb.org
Welcome To Dailey’s Park
Dailey?s Park. The Garrett County Historical Society welcomes you to Dailey?s Park. This park is named in honor of John and Ann Rebecca Dailey, who owned and operated the Glades Hotel in ... hmdb.org
Mcculloch’s Path
(Named for an early pioneer.) The first trail through The Glades passed near this point. George Washington on his visit here in September 1784, wrote of it: McCulloch?s Path which owes it... hmdb.org