Cumberland Maryland was named by English colonists after the son of King George II, Prince William, the Duke of Cumberland Maryland.
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10 Facts About Cumberland Maryland
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Cumberland Maryland served as an outpost of Colonel George Washington during the French and Indian War, and his first military headquarters was built here.
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Cumberland Maryland was the terminus, and namesake, of the Cumberland Maryland Road that extended westward to the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia.
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Cumberland Maryland is in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians at the junction of the North Branch Potomac River and Wills Creek.
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On 13 January 1912, Cumberland Maryland reached minus 40 degrees, the coldest recorded temperature in the Southern United States.
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Seasonal events include the Cumberland Comes Alive music series, Saturday Arts Walks, and the annual Mountain Maryland Artists' Studio Tour.
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Federally, Cumberland is in Maryland's 6th congressional district and is represented in the United States Congress by Representative David Trone and Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen.
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The first public school for African-Americans in Cumberland Maryland operated in a colored YMCA on Independence Street, and was named the Mary Hoye school.
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Cumberland Maryland has several media outlets; most carry some form of satellite programming.
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Primary public transportation in the City of Cumberland Maryland is bus service provided by Allegany County Transit.
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