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140 miles W of Baltimore, 140 miles NW of Washington, D.C., 113 miles SE of Pittsburgh
The small city of Cumberland is on a tight bend of the Potomac River in the heart of the Allegheny Mountains with a portion of the C&O Canal as its centerpiece. Once a large industrial city, it is now quieter, with tourism its growing industry. Visitors come to see the canal, George Washington's headquarters, and this city's setting among the mountains.
At the turn of the 20th century, Cumberland was Maryland's "Queen City," second in size only to Baltimore. Many reminders of those days remain: its long street of Victorian mansions, the ornate storefronts of its rejuvenating shopping district, and the black smoke of the coal-powered train called Mountain Thunder.
Since the construction of I-68 cut right through -- you might say right on top of -- Cumberland, the city has become more accessible to the rest of the state. It's not only Cumberland people come to see, but also Rocky Gap State Park, known for Lake Habeeb, as well as a new resort and golf course, or one of the other parks.
The Allegheny Mountains are particularly beautiful in autumn, and the area is becoming popular with bikers and hikers who find Cumberland and nearby Frostburg cheaper and closer to home than Deep Creek Lake to the west.
