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Hancock, MD

Last Update: Dec. 26, 2010

Historical Markers: Hancock, Hancock Station, Hancock's Orchard Industry, National Pike Toll House, Fort Coombe


Main St. - Hancock, MD

Main St. - Hancock, MD
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Monterey Hotel

Monterey Hotel

Hotel Hancock - Hancock, MD

Hotel Hancock on the Old National Road. (Same building as the Monterey Hotel.)

Triangle Motel

Triangle Motel on Route 40, Hancock, MD
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Potomac Dam No. 6 near Hancock, MD

Potomac Dam No. 6 near Hancock, MD

C&O Canal at Hancock

C&O Canal at Hancock

Looking over the Town of Hancock from Roundtop Mtn.

Looking over the Town of Hancock from Roundtop Mtn.

Former bank - Main St. - National Road, Hancock, MD

Former bank - Main St. - National Road, Hancock, MD

Victorian house on Main St. - National Road

Victorian house on Main St. - National Road

Main St. Hancock, MD

Main St. Hancock, MD

Park & Dine Restaurant - Built 1946

Park & Dine Restaurant - Built 1946. (It looks, suspiciously, like a Howard Johnson's... but the staff says it never was.) We had a great view of the Potomac.

Current view of Main St. - The old National Road, Hancock, MD

Current view of Main St. - The old National Road, Hancock, MD

Current view of Main St. - The old National Road, Hancock, MD

Current view of Main St. - The old National Road, Hancock, MD

Current view of Main St. - The old National Road, Hancock, MD

Current view of Main St. - The old National Road, Hancock, MD

Main St., Hancock, MD - Looking west

Main St., Hancock, MD - Looking west
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Weaver's Restaurant (Great pie!)

Weaver's Restaurant (Great pie!)

Old Trails Road near Hancock

Old Trails Road near Hancock

Birdseye View of Hancock, MD

Birdseye View of Hancock, MD

King's Restaurant

King's Restaurant


Millstone, MD


The Shamrock Inn - Two miles east of Hancock, MD

The Shamrock Inn - Two miles east of Hancock, MD

Log Cabin Inn

Log Cabin Inn - 2-1/2 miles east of Hancock (Near Millstone). The Inn is still in business today.

Garage in Millstone, MD

This old garage in Millstone has the appearance of a typical mid-century roadside establishment.




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