Polish Mountain is located in
Allegany County,
Maryland
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,
United States
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. It borders on
Town Creek Tributary on the east, north of
Town Creek, and extending northeastward into
Pennsylvania
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. Its highest elevation is .
In February 2011, nine Maryland State Senators introduced a bill to rename Polish Mountain and
Negro Mountain
Negro Mountain is a long ridge of the Allegheny Mountains in the eastern United States, stretching from Deep Creek Lake in Maryland north to the Casselman River in Pennsylvania. The summit, Mount Davis, is the highest point (3,213 feet) in Pe ...
.
All four Western Maryland state representatives testified against the proposed bill. The bill was voted down in committee.
References
* United States Geological Survey
* Maryland Geological survey
Landforms of Allegany County, Maryland
Mountains of Maryland
Polish-American culture in Maryland
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