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LaVale, MD

Map showing location of Narrows Park in Lower LaVale

Last Update: June 20, 2010

East end of LaVale

East end of LaVale. The trestle bridge is in the background, left. Schwarzenbach & Son sign on left. (Photo: Bob Lemmert)

C&W Trolley at Narrows Park

C&W Trolley at Narrows Park. Trollery sign reads...(Photo: Bob Lemmert)

Narrows Park

Narrows Park - The Park was in the vicinity of the current Starlight Roller Rink

Narrows Park

Narrows Park

Narrows Park, 1907

Narrows Park, 1907

Trolley on the National Road in LaVale area.

Trolley on the National Road in LaVale area.

Narrows Park Fountain

Narrows Park Fountain

Grand Motel - Three miles west of Cumberland on Rt. 40

Grand Motel - Three miles west of Cumberland on Rt. 40

Kozy Kamp - 3-1/2 miles west of Cumberland - US 40

Kozy Kamp - 3-1/2 miles west of Cumberland - US 40

Mrs. C.H. Myer's Tourist Home

Mrs. C.H. Myer's Tourist Home - Four and a half miles west of Cumberland.

Stone building - Former Queen City Glass.

Stone building - Former Queen City Glass.

Stone building - Former Queen City Glass.

Stone building - Former Queen City Glass.

Former National Road motel, LaVale, MD

Former National Road motel, LaVale, MD (Next to current Jolly Roger Liquors)

Creative construction at former LaVale motel - National Road

Creative construction at former LaVale motel - National Road. The creek bed between the motel and road was formerly terraced ponds.

Jolly Roger Liquor Store

Jolly Roger Liquor Store

Early National Road stone culvert between the Jolly Roger and the motel

Early National Road stone culvert at the base of the creek bed above.

Early frame house on National Road just east of Bunnies Restaurant

Early frame house on National Road just east of Bunnies Restaurant

Side view of the frame house showing stone chimney

Side view of the frame house showing stone chimney

Commercial structure - Now Bunnies Restaurant (Long, MD)

Former Shell Gas Station - Now Bunnies Restaurant. Before the general area became known as LaVale, the area around Bunnies was called Long, MD.

Commercial structure - Now Bunnies Restaurant (Long, MD)

Bunnies Restaurant.
Photo of Shell oil twenty year service award to Deal Oil, former gas station operator.

Remains of a former fish pond between Bunnie's and Braddock Run.

Remains of a former fish pond between Bunnie's and Braddock Run.

Former LaVale/Long, MD Post Office

Former LaVale/Long, MD Post Office

The Four-Mile House - An old National Road Tavern. Circa mid-1800s

The Four-Mile House - An old National Road Tavern. Circa mid-1800s
Historical Snippet

Four Mile House

The Four Mile House

eyser's Modern Tourist Home & Cabins

Keyser's Modern Tourist Home & Cabins - Five miles west of Cumberland

The Kozy Kamp

The Kozy Kamp - Five miles west of Cumberland (It seems to have moved...)

Bridge over Braddock Run at Mill St

Bridge over Braddock Run at Mill St. Area formerly known as Long, MD

Old grist mill on Mill St.

An old grist mill a few hundred feet up Mill St. off of US 40. I've been told this is also the site of Louie Ott's first bakery.

This stone building is said to have been part of the mill.

This stone building is said to have been part of the mill.

House on the National Road in LaVale

House on the National Road in LaVale

Deja View

Early view of National Road in LaVale, MD

Early view of National Road in LaVale, MD

Deja View

LaVale Fire Dept. Dance Marathon

LaVale Fire Dept. Dance Marathon

The Five-Mile House - Early frame tavern on the National Road - LaVale, MD

The Five-Mile House - Early frame tavern on the National Road - LaVale, MD



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