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Frostburg is a city in
Allegany County, Maryland Allegany County is located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,106. Its county seat is Cumberland. The name ''Allegany'' may come from a local Lenape word, ''welhik hane'' or ''o ...
, United States, and is at the head of the
Georges Creek Valley Georges Creek Valley is located in Allegany County, Maryland along the Georges Creek. The valley is rich in wide veins of coal, known historically as " The Big Vein." Coal was once extracted by deep mines but is only mined today through surfa ...
. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located west of
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, the town is one of the first cities on the "
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",
US 40 U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America, is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid-Atlantic States. As with most routes ...
, and the western terminus of the
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad (WMSR) is a heritage railroad based in Cumberland, Maryland, that operates passenger excursion trains and occasional freight trains using both steam and diesel locomotives over ex-Western Maryland Railway (W ...
. Frostburg was originally called Mount Pleasant until 1820, when the government developed a postal service, and the town was renamed Frostburg. Since 1973, the city has been served by what is now Interstate 68. The City of Frostburg has an approximate year-round population of 8,075. The total population was 9,002 at the 2010 census. In addition, 5,400 students attend Frostburg State University, a public university within the
University System of Maryland The University System of Maryland (USM) is a public higher education system in the United States, U.S. state of Maryland. The system is composed of the eleven campuses at College Park, Maryland, College Park, Baltimore County, Maryland, Baltimor ...
.


Geography

According to the
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, the city has a total area of , all land. Frostburg is located in the
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on the eastern slope of
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. The closest cities to Frostburg are
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, to the east, and
Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Monongahela River. The largest city in North-Central West Virginia, Morgantown is best known as the home of West Virginia Universi ...
, to the west.


Climate

Due to its average elevation of above sea level and location near the
Allegheny Front The Allegheny Front is the major southeast- or east-facing escarpment in the Allegheny Mountains in southern Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia, USA. The Allegheny Front forms the boundary between the ...
, Frostburg has a colder, wetter climate than much of the rest of the state, and falls in USDA
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6b. Under the
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, it has a
humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freez ...
(''Dfb''), with cold, snowy winters, and warm, humid summers. The daily mean temperature ranges from in January to in July. Sub- occur on 3.8 nights per year, while, on average, there are 1.4 days with + highs, though these are not recorded every year. Due to
orographic lift Orographic lift occurs when an air mass is forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain. As the air mass gains altitude it quickly cools down adiabatically, which can raise the relative humidity to 100% and cr ...
, driving conditions on I-68 and
US 40 U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America, is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid-Atlantic States. As with most routes ...
can be very hazardous despite timely state and local road maintenance services, and the town averages just over of snowfall a season; significant falls can occur as early as October and as late as May. Frostburg's greatest one-month snowfall was in January 1978, and Frostburg is second in Maryland for the greatest single-season snowfall with a total of in the winter of 1995−96.


History


19th century

Frostburg had its beginnings back in 1811 when surveying began for the
National Pike The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ...
, a road used to transport crops and raw materials to East Coast markets. President
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had authorized construction of the road in 1806. Meshach Frost built the first house in present-day Frostburg in 1812 and named it Highland Hall (on the present-day the site of St. Michael's Church and Rectory). This building was a popular stopping point for celebrities and dignitaries who traveled the National Pike. This would be followed by the Franklin Hotel and other hotels. The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States, with its first section opening in 1830. Merchants from Baltimore, which had benefited to some extent from the construction of ...
(B&O) and the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal and occasionally called the "Grand Old Ditch," operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac River between Washington, D.C. and Cumberland, Maryland. It replaced the Potomac Canal, ...
reached Cumberland in 1842 and 1850, respectively. Consequently, travel on the National Pike saw a steady decline, although travel through Frostburg did not.City of Frostburg, MD
"Local History."
Accessed 2010-01-12.
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was the first major economic draw, but the industry faced problems in its early manifestation. The mountains of western Maryland and Frostburg proved to make transportation of coal very difficult. Not until the completion of the railroads did the coal industry in Frostburg began to flourish. The first major coal producer was Meshech Frost, who owned a significant amount of land for mining and founded the Frostburg Coal Company. This eventually was sold to the much larger Consolidated Coal Company. Structures from the coal industry's dominant period still remain. One of the major freight depots for coal is located at 19 Depot St. in Frostburg and is one of the few remaining depots in western Maryland. The Mount Savage Railroad was the first to build a rail line to Frostburg in 1852, and it connected to the B&O Railroad in Cumberland, as well as the C&O Canal. The Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad (C&P) took over the Mount Savage line in 1854, and expanded with the construction of a tunnel under Frostburg, and a rail line southward to
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. This railroad and tunnel were used to transport coal between Frostburg and George's Creek. Another major economic turn for Frostburg was the manufacture of fire brick beginning in 1864, utilizing the high-grade fire clays which are found in the area. One of the main businesses that formed was the Big Savage Fire Brick Company, still one of the main suppliers of fire bricks on the East Coast.


History of Frostburg State University

In 1898 the Maryland General Assembly authorized State Normal School #2 and a $20,000 appropriation to construct a building, though no money to buy land. The money for the land was collected among local citizens, many of them coal miners and their families. Two years later the first building, Old Main, opened. Two years after that, the first classes were held. The only available course of study at that point was a two-year elementary-education program. In 1904, the first class graduated. In 1934, State Normal School #2 introduced its first four-year program. Nearly 30 years later (1963), the school finally was renamed Frostburg State College. In the next ten years more programs sprouted, including the university's first graduate program (Master's of Science in management). In 1987, Frostburg State College joined the
University System of Maryland The University System of Maryland (USM) is a public higher education system in the United States, U.S. state of Maryland. The system is composed of the eleven campuses at College Park, Maryland, College Park, Baltimore County, Maryland, Baltimor ...
and was renamed Frostburg State University. FSU celebrated its centennial in 1998.


Major events


National Register Sites

The Hocking House was listed on the
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in 1982. The Frostburg Historic District was listed in 1983 and the Borden Mines Superintendent's House in 1984.


Tornado

On June 2, 1998, an F4
tornado A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to as a twister, whirlwind or cyclone, alt ...
struck Frostburg and the adjacent Eckhart Mines valley, damaging more than 125 homes and Frost Elementary School. This tornado refutes the myth that tornadoes do not occur in rough terrain.


Schools and universities

* Beall Elementary School, Grades K–5 * Frost Elementary School, Grades K–5 * Mount Savage School, Grades K–8, in Mount Savage, Maryland * Mountain Ridge High School, Grades 9–12 * St. Michael School K–5 * Frostburg State University


Demographics

The
median household income The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways ...
was of 2007 was $25,485, and the median family income was $53,234. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $26,094 for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...
for the city was $16,437. About 6.1% of families and 28.6% of the population were below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
in 2007, with 17.4% below 50% of the poverty level. The cost of living index in 2008 was 84.3. The estimated house value in 2007 was $126,106. The median real estate property tax for housing units in 2000 was 1.1%.


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 9,002 people, 3,184 households, and 1,364 families residing in the city. The
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was . There were 3,497 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 83.3%
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, 12.5%
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, 0.2% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.1%
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, 0.5% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population. There were 3,184 households, of which 19.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.9% were
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living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 57.2% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age in the city was 22.9 years. 11.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 43.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.6% were from 25 to 44; 16.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.


2000 census

At the 2000
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, there were 7,873 people, 2,840 households and 1,252 families residing in the city. The
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was 2,576.5 per square mile (993.4/km2). There were 3,123 housing units at an average density of 1,022.0 per square mile (394.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 90.4%
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, 6.4%
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, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1%
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, 0.5% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population. There were 2,840 households, of which 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.0% were
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living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 55.9% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.85. 12.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 41.0% from 18 to 24, 17.2% from 25 to 44, 14.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males.


Business and economy

Frostburg is home to numerous small businesses in addition to chains of larger companies. The town is particularly known for its variety of restaurants, from pizza shops to family establishments. Frostburg's small business interests are represented through SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business in nearby Cumberland, as well as through the
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at Frostburg State University.


Transportation

The main transportation means to and from Frostburg are by road. The main highway directly serving Frostburg is U.S. Route 40 Alternate, which follows Main Street through downtown. Interstate 68/
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is the main highway serving the region around Frostburg, which is accessible from Frostburg proper via
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and
Maryland Route 736 Maryland Route 736 (MD 736) is an unsigned state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for much of its length as Midlothian Road, the state highway runs from Shaft Road in Midlothian north to Park Avenue in Frostburg in northwestern ...
.


Local art and culture

Arion Band The Arion Band is one of the oldest community bands in the United States, based in Frostburg, Maryland, established in 1877. Its current director is Dr. Ronald Horner, professor of percussion at Frostburg State University, and its current presi ...
is a community band based in Frostburg. Established in 1877, the band has now been performing for 129 years. The band gives five to ten performances in the Frostburg and Cumberland areas during the summer. During prohibition, the Arion band helped the speakeasy in the basement of the Hotel Gunter sneak in booze. While the band would play music on the balcony, liquor was smuggled into the back.


Frostburg Museum and The Museum Gallery

Located at the corner of Hill and Oak Streets, the building in which the museum is housed was built in 1899 and was formerly the Hill Street School. The museum was established in 1976 and, with more than of exhibit space, offers exhibits and artifacts from Frostburg and the surrounding area including the Arion Band, coal mining, genealogy, and the National Road. The Museum Gallery features a different artist's work every month.


Mountain City Traditional Arts

Located at 25 East Main St., Mountain City Traditional Arts is dedicated to the education, sales, and documentation of regional Appalachian art. There is a constant display of local art of various mediums, some of which is available for purchase. Frequently offered are live performances, literary readings, and music. They also offer classes such as knitting, card-making and holiday music.


Frostburg Arts and Entertainment District

In July 2009, a portion of downtown Frostburg that includes the Frostburg Museum and Frostburg State University was officially designated as the 18th Arts & Entertainment District of the state of Maryland, in recognition of the neighborhood's rich artistic history, its contemporary arts scene and its promise for the future. The district is administered by the Allegany Arts Council, which also administers the award-winning downtown Arts & Entertainment District in nearby Cumberland. Maryland is the first state to create art districts to help stimulate the economy.


Frostburg Art Walk

In the spring of each year, Frostburg sponsors an art walk through the arts and entertainment district. Visitors are invited for a self-guided tour through the district. Local businesses open their doors with special exhibits and demonstrations.


Performing Arts Center

Located on the Frostburg State University campus, the Performing Arts Center (PAC) has regular programs held in one of their three theaters. The Cultural Events Series is open to students, faculty, and the general public. The students who are studying dance, music, theater and communication can excel in the Performing Arts Center because it has the basic essentials plus more needed for these majors. It has three main theaters: Pealer Recital Hall, Drama Theater and the Studio Theater. This building also has rehearsal spaces, music practice rooms and electronic labs, shops, offices, classrooms and facilities for the hearing impaired. The community and the campus audiences are welcome to a variety of concerts and many performances. Also many famous comedians and jazz artists that perform there as well.


Roper Gallery

Located in the Fine Arts building on Frostburg State University's campus, the Roper gallery hosts fine art exhibits from both senior year art students and traveling exhibits.


Planetarium

The Frostburg State University planetarium is located in GIRA CCIT. The planetarium offers a different show every month, which are shown on Sundays at 4PM and 7PM.


Appalachian Festival

The Appalachian Festival occurs every year on the third weekend in September on Frostburg State University's upper quad. The festival highlights music, food, and crafts of the Appalachian region. Artisans from the area come and sell their wares in areas of woodworking, quilts, and glasswork. There are children's activities offered and educational opportunities. There are often live animals in a petting zoo format. There are tents that offer instruction in folk skills such as dancing, soap making, and basket making.


The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

The
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad (WMSR) is a heritage railroad based in Cumberland, Maryland, that operates passenger excursion trains and occasional freight trains using both steam and diesel locomotives over ex-Western Maryland Railway (W ...
runs between Cumberland at
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and
Frostburg Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, and is at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located west of Cumberland, the town is one of the first cities o ...
. The depot at Frostburg was originally designed for the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad by architect
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and built in 1891. The train stops at the Frostburg Depot for ninety minutes so passengers may shop or eat lunch. The locomotive is detached, rotated on the turntable and run around and reattached to the other end of the trainthis does not apply to 1309 which cannot be turned and instead a 2nd locomotive on the rear has to tow the train back to Cumberland. for its journey back to Cumberland. These manoeuvers takes about fifteen minutes and attract a lot of attention from the passengers, most of whom are tourists. Surrounding the depot are Linns Bar and Grill, The Trail Inn and Cafe, The Great Allegheny Passage Hiking/Biking Trail, and the Thrasher Carriage Museum. The standard train ride departs at 11:30AM from the Cumberland station and lasts approximately 3.5 hours. The railroad also offers caboose rentals and a variety of specialty trains such as a Murder Mystery train, a Christmas themed train, and a night-time Santa Express.


Thrasher Carriage Museum

The museum gives visitors the chance to take a look back in time to the nineteenth century to see how the people in that century were transported. There are examples of the different types of vehicles there. For example, there are funeral wagons, carts, pleasure vehicles, carts a milkman would have used and a lot more. There are docents who dress up in the Victorian American clothing from that time. It gives the visitors the feeling that they are going back in time. This museum really gives visitors a chance to look into the life of a person from the 19th century. The Thrasher Carriage Museum was named after James Richard Thrasher. He lived in Midland, Maryland and was born in 1913. Mr. Thrasher developed a love of horses at a very early age which led him into collecting carriages and participating in various parades just to show off his collection. He died in 1987.


Historic Downtown Frostburg

Historical Downtown Frostburg was constructed between the years of 1870–1915 when the town was entrenched in the mining and brick making industry. The Princess Restaurant, located on Main St., has been in business since 1939. Former
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visited the restaurant shortly after he left office; a framed sign hangs above the booth in which he sat. The Hotel Gunter, located on Main St across the street from the Princess Restaurant, opened in 1897. Originally named Hotel Gladstone, the original hotel had 100 rooms, a cafe, a barbershop, and a sample room for displaying traveling salesmen's wares. The hotel tanked and was sold in 1903 to William Gunter, who renamed it the Hotel Gunter in 1925. He installed a jail for prisoners being transferred and a cock-fighting ring in the basement. The hotel's basement was also used as a speakeasy during prohibition.


Municipal activities

The Frostburg Community Swimming Pool is located at 200 South Water St. The Frostburg Public Rifle Range is located at Clifton Terrace just off Rt. 40. The range has four 100 yard firing lanes, one 200 yard firing lane, and a 6 lane 25 meter pistol range. The Mapelhurst Country Club golf course features 18 holes, and 6,677 yards of course. The Frostburg Dog Park is a large open space with separate fenced sections for large and small dogs to let dogs socialize with each other, play, and roam off-leash. Parks * Parris N. Glendening Recreation Complex, named for a previous Governor of Maryland, is located at Shaw St. and Rynex Ave. The park offers 7 athletic fields, two basketball courts, two pavilions, a playground, two fishing ponds, and a half-mile walking trail. *Frostburg Community Park is located on South Water St. The park has two baseball fields, two pavilions, a basketball court, a playground, and a pool. *Mount Pleasant Street Park is located on Maryland Ave. and Mt. Pleasant St. The park has a basketball court, a playground, and a small baseball field. *East End Park is located at Cemetery Road and McCulloh St. The park offers a playground and an indoor pavilion with a kitchen area. *West End Park is located on Mechanic St. and Wenck's Lane. The park has a large pavilion and a field. *Calhoun Park, on Willow Lane, is home to the Frostburg Dog Park.


Center for Creative Writing

Located on Main Street, the Center for Creative Writing aims to bring creative writers to Frostburg and to expand the writing ability and exposure to literature of the residents and students of Frostburg. They host a variety of events open to the public. There are also workshops that can be attended for a small fee. They sponsor the 3 AM Society, an organization of student writers.


Films about Frostburg

As part of the 2012 Bicentennial Celebrations, the City of Frostburg commissioned a documentary production titled ''A Day in the Life of Frostburg''. Directed and edited by Frostburg resident and filmmaker, Michael Snyder, the film was shot by a group of 37 "citizen filmmakers" (residents of the city) working independently and together; a unique approach to filmmaking that lets people tell the story of life in their town from the inside out. Over 2,200 clips (nearly 30 hrs of video) were shot during a two-week filming period and then edited together in three weeks to make a 30-minute documentary.


Media and information


Radio stations

* 560 AM/105.3/98.5 WFRB FM Country, local talk, offers online streaming *1270 AM WCBCNews/Talk information, locally owned and operated with online streaming * 91.9/96.3 WFWM FM 24hr informational/educational/cultural radio station *100.9 Today's and yesterday's favorites * 97.1 WLIC FM religious radio, talks on separation of religion and state, offer online streaming * 94.1 QZK FM top 40 hits *107.1 WCBC FM Oldies station; Total Hits Radio *106.1 GO FM Classic Rock and new Rock * 99.5 WDZN-FM (Z-100) modern rock and alternative *100.5 WDYK-FM (Magic 100.5) Adult Contemporary


Libraries

The Ort Library, located on Frostburg State University's campus, was opened in 1975. The library offers an online catalog of all books and articles in the Maryland state school system. Those materials can be transferred to Frostburg for students and staff. Their website also houses Research Port, a database of databases of articles from journals, magazines, and print. The library also offers special collections, archives, subject guides, government document research guide, and genealogy resources. There are a large number of computers available for use. The Frostburg Library, located at 65 E Main St, offers members of the community of books, a children's area, and new technology. They offer services such as children's, teen, and adult book sections, magazines, music, and more. There are computers in the facility, and there is a meeting room in the library that can be rented.


City officials

* Mayor: W. Robert Flanigan * City Administrator: Elizabeth Stahlman * Chief of Police: Nicholas J. Costello * Fire Chief: Nick Green


Notable landmarks

* Frostburg is home to the
God's Ark of Safety God's Ark of Safety is a non-denominational Christian ministry in Frostburg, Maryland, United States, led by Pastor Everett Spence. On Easter, 1976, former Pastor Richard Greene began building a replica of Noah's Ark atop a prominent hillsid ...
roadside landmark, a skeletal steel structure representing the biblical
Noah's Ark Noah's Ark ( he, תיבת נח; Biblical Hebrew: ''Tevat Noaḥ'')The word "ark" in modern English comes from Old English ''aerca'', meaning a chest or box. (See Cresswell 2010, p.22) The Hebrew word for the vessel, ''teva'', occurs twice in ...
being built on the I-68 highway hillside since 1976. * The
Frostburg Palace Theatre Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, and is at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located west of Cumberland, the town is one of the first cities o ...
is located on 31 east Main Street. Since as early as 1907, the local people of Frostburg have gone there to see good films. In 1912, the Palace Theatre company bought the building and remodeled it as a movie theatre until 1981. Beginning in 1981, it rooted itself into the community through having local school performances and really rooted itself into the community. The theatre shows foreign, classic and independent films. * The Great Allegheny Passage is a system of biking and hiking trails for the public that connects Cumberland, MD to Pittsburgh, PA. Atatrail.org reports that this trail has a very scenic route as it is a segment of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail that goes from Washington D.C. to Cumberland to Pittsburgh. The southern portion of this trail is the historic Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that is now used for activities ranging from fishing and biking to camping. In May 2013 the final section of the trail was completed, creating a trail from Pittsburgh, to Washington, DC. * Frostburg State University was founded in 1898. Beginning as a university for teachers, Frostburg became a liberal arts school in 1960. Today, Frostburg State University has 4,755 undergraduate students, 630 graduates, and an 18:1 student faculty ratio.


Notable people

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Brad Barkley Brad Barkley, a native of North Carolina, is the author of the novel, ''Money, Love'' (Norton), a Barnes and Noble "Discover Great New Writers" selection and a "BookSense 76" choice.  ''Money, Love'' was named one of the best books of 2000 by the ...
, novelist and short-story writer *
James Glenn Beall James Glenn Beall (June 5, 1894 – January 14, 1971) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1943–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1953–1965) from Maryland. Early ...
, Republican U.S. Senator, 1953–1965 * George Beall, Maryland lawyer * Charles J. Colgan, Virginia state senator * Andy Duncan, science fiction and fantasy writer *
Stephen Dunn Stephen Elliot Dunn (June 24, 1939June 24, 2021) was an American poet and educator who authored twenty-one collections of poetry. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 2001 collection, ''Different Hours,'' and received an Academy Award ...
, poet and winner of the Pulitzer Prize *
Jack Fisher John Howard "Fat Jack" Fisher (March 4, 1939) is an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from through for the Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Chicago White S ...
, Major League Baseball pitcher *
M. Virginia Rosenbaum M. Virginia Rosenbaum (born M. Virginia Fike) (1921–2005) was Maryland's first female county surveyor and a member of the Maryland Society of Surveyors. For a short time she worked as a copy writer and eventually became the manager of WTBO radi ...
, surveyor and newspaper editor * John J. Hafer, Republican Maryland State Senator, 1991–2007 *
Jon Jenkins Jon Gordon Jenkins (born 17 June 1958) is an Australian virologist, information technologist and former state parliamentarian who represented the Outdoor Recreation Party in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2003 to 2007. Early l ...
, National Football League player *
Ray Kuhlman Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gr ...
, pilot and minor league baseball owner * T. H. Paul, locomotive manufacturer * Bob Robertson, Major League Baseball player * James Sprigg, Whig U.S. Congressman from Kentucky, 1841–1843


Nearby places


Cities

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Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is a historic counties of England, historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th c ...
* Hagerstown *
Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Monongahela River. The largest city in North-Central West Virginia, Morgantown is best known as the home of West Virginia Universi ...


Smaller communities

* Barton *
Callimont, Pennsylvania Callimont is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 53 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Callimont is at (39.8015, -78.9488), approx ...
* Carpendale, West Virginia * Cresaptown * Eckhart Mines * Gilmore * Klondike * La Vale * Lonaconing * Midland * Vale Summit * Wellersburg, Pennsylvania *
Woodland A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the '' plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see ...


Notes


References


External links


Frostburg Fire Department

Downtown Frostburg, MD - Explore Frostburg, MD!

FrostburgFirst, A Maryland Main Street Community - Allegany County, The Mountain Side of Maryland

Frostburg Museum

Frostburg State University
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