Pinto is an

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along the

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in Allegany County,

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, United States across from Rocket Center,

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. While the town was first known as Potomac, its

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is referred to as Pinto because there already exists a Potomac, Maryland. Pinto is located south of Cresaptown on Winchester Road. Pinto once had a sizable apple orchard industry.

References

Unincorporated communities in Allegany County, Maryland Unincorporated communities in Maryland Populated places in the Cumberland, MD-WV MSA Cumberland, MD-WV MSA Populated places on the North Branch Potomac River {{AlleganyCountyMD-geo-stub