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The 1925 Mohawk Hobbs National Old Trails/National Road Grade & Surface Guide-
Photo Illustrated
Page 20 - Cumberland, MD to Hagerstown, MD
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0.0 -64.6:
CUMBERLAND, MD
Baltimore and Centre Sts; Population: 30,000; The second largest city in Maryland. Once a fort, now a prosperous coal shipping and manufacturing center. There are many steel rolling mills.
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FORT CUMBERLAND HOTEL (***) leads, luxurious and well managed; Single $2.50-$4, double $4 - $8; Dining room a la carte; Coffee room open until midnight.
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BOULEVARD HOTEL (**) near the tire factory; large and new; splendid values; single $1.50 - $2, double $3-$4; lunch 30¢ - 75¢;dinner 60¢ - 75¢; garage in connection; storage 50¢.
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CUMBERLAND MACHINERY CO. 819 N. Mechanic St. on highway; best equiped garage and machine shop for repairing and wrecking; labor rate $1; machine work $1.25; for road service phone 2286; night 1944
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711 TIRE CO. 219-221 N. Mechanic. in new quarters; now largest and best; drive-in service and quality goods only; phone 711 for road service.
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State Camp in 2-acre grass field; very fair; stove and fuel 25c (W-C-T). Lodging and gas at store. Rating 60.
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| 8.3 -56.3: Hotel, garage and store
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8.6 -56.6:
Martin Mountain summit, the highest point on the highway between Cumberland and Baltimore. Gas and lunch.
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10.6 -54: Gas at small garage
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These cabins stand in the approx. location of Donville Grove today.
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8.6 -56.6:
FLINTSTONE
Pop. 175; hotel, meals and garages; lies in Mirror Gap; an old quaint village that was important in the days of the stagecoach.
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The Flintstone Hotel, built in 1807, predates the National Road.
Your help is needed to preserve this historic structure. Read more...
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13.4 -51.2:
Parker Camp, free (W-C-T-L), very fair. Garage and rooms.
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15.1 -49.5:
Polish Mountain summit; water, store, oil. The west side is one of the hardest pulls on the route because of the many sharp curves. Descend in second gear.
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20.7 -43.9: Green Ridge summit; store and garage; Shipway's Camp, 25c (W-C-L-T-O-S). Rating 75, Also free camp (W-C-L-T-S)
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| 21.6 -43: Camping; open grassy space (W), foot of mountain
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23.2 -41.4: Town Hill Mt. summit; new hotel, under construction; meals and garage. Md., Pa.,Va., and W. Va, visible on clear days. Camp 50c (W-C-L-T-F), shade and kitchen, supplies. Rating 80.
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| 26.3 -38.3: Rooms and meals at modern residence.
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26.8 -37.8: CITIZENS GARAGE,
J.C. Smith, prop. is an expert mechanic. Honest charges; labor 75c - $1; phone 4026F15; brakes relined. (Note: This may have been the predecessor of Norris' Garage)
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27.5 -37.1: Bellgrove State Camp (Free-W-F-L-C-T-O), store and garage; occupying 3-1/2 acres; fair. Rating 60.
Photos: (1) Restaurant and gas station, Bellegrove State Camp
(2) Cabin - Bellegrove Tourist Camp (More Bellegrove...)
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| 28.3 -36.3: Garage and store; camping space (W-C)
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| 29.6 -35.0: Gas and lunch; limited camping space (W-C-S)
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30.7 -33.9: Sideling Hill Mountain summit; lunch stand; water 10c a bucket. West side is the steepest; think it is the hardest pull on the highway; very, very few make it in high gear. Stop for fine view of the valley below.
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| 31.7 -32.9: Water at spring; gas.
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| 33.5 -31.1: Gas, rooms,phone; camp space (W-C-S)
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| 35.7 -28.9: State Camp; store and gas (W-F-C-T). Rating 45.
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38.2 -26.4:
HANCOCK, MD.:
pop. 1500; interestingly located. Across the river is West Virginia and 2 miles north is Pa. A great apple selection; 50,000 trees in one orchard; many peaches grown; also fine silica glass sand is found.
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HOTEL MONTEREY (*), now newly managed; good beds; water in halls, a few rooms with bath; single $1.25 - $1.50, double $2.50 - $4.
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HOTEL REID (*), well managed; water in some rooms; single $1 - $1.50, double $2 - $2.50; restaurant in connection.
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CENTRAL GARAGE ( ), leads; skilled men and good machine shop; labor $1; ph. 30 for road service; night phone 46F5.
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| 48.9 -15.7: INDIAN SPRINGS; the Big Pool is 2 miles south.
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| 50.8 -13.8: Fairview or North Mountain summit, the first real mountain going west; gas, and small camping space (W-C).
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| 51.4 -13.2: Everett Camp, 50c (W-C-L-T), covered ovens, bungalows. Rating 75. (Need Photo)
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| 53.2 -11.4: CLEAR SPRINGS; pop. 600; hotel, meals, garage. (Need Photos)
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57.8 -6.8: State Camp (Ed.- Conococheague at Wilson); fine swimming, grass (W-F-C-T-E), store and gas; good 2-1/2 acre camp. Rating 65.
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HAGERSTOWN, MD
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