List of people from Cumberland, Maryland

Last updated July 09, 2024

This is a list of people from Cumberland, Maryland .

Frederick John Bahr (1837–1885) – immigrant from Baden, Germany; bought Wills Mountain, including the narrows and Lovers Leap, to avoid the encroachment of the Civil War, settled there with his family in a cabin on the top of the mountain
Rod Breedlove (1938–2021) – former football linebacker, played eight seasons in the National Football League with the Washington Redskins and the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1960–1967
Earle Bruce (1931–2018) – football player and coach, most notably a head coach at Ohio State; inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
Wright Butler – architect of Allegany Courthouse
Harry Clarke (1916–2005) – football player, two touchdowns in 1940 NFL Championship Game in Chicago Bears' 73–0 victory over Washington Redskins
Kia Corthron (born 1961) – playwright, screenwriter; attended Allegany High School
J. V. Cunningham (1911–1985) – poet, writer, and professor for Stanford University; born in Cumberland^[1]
Alice Darr – jazz vocalist^[2]^[3]
James Deetz (1930–2000) – father of historical archeology
Eddie Deezen (born 1957) – comic and voice actor
Jane Frazier – lived in a log house built in 1754 just outside Cumberland; was captured by Indians; a Frazier family member wrote a book about the incident, Red Morning
Patrick Hamill (1817–1895) – U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 4th District 1869–1871; buried in Odd Fellow's Cemetery
Drew Hankinson (born 1983) – professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under name of Luke Gallows
Christopher Hastings (born 1983) – comic artist and creator of The Adventures of Dr. McNinja , set in a fictional version of Cumberland^[4]
Tom Hull (born 1952) – linebacker who played two seasons in National Football League with San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers in 1974 and 1975
Indian Will – well-known Native American who lived in a former settlement of the Shawnee Indians at the site of present-day Cumberland in the 18th century; namesake of Wills Creek and Wills Mountain
Donnie Izzett (born 1975) – missing Frostburg State University student
Ty Johnson (born 1997) – NFL running back for the Detroit Lions and currently with the New York Jets
Marianne Lake (born 1969) – CEO of Consumer Lending, JPMorgan Chase
William Harrison Lowdermilk (1839–1897) – Union soldier, printer, and newspaper publisher^[5]
William H. Macy (born 1950) – actor; attended Allegany High School, was junior and senior class president
Samuel Magill – established the first newspaper in Cumberland, the Allegany Freeman, published weekly, 1813–1816^[6]
Edward Mallory (1930–2007) – TV actor, director, drama professor
Phil Mallow (born 1957), West Virginia state delegate
Mark Manges (1956-2023) – quarterback for University of Maryland, College Park (1974–77); appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in October 1976
John Van Lear McMahon (1800–1871) – Maryland legislator and historian
Victorine Louistall Monroe (1912– 2006) – Professor Emerita of Library Science at West Virginia University
Kelly L. Moran (born 1960) – author of book Shelley Chintz, 2001;^[7] designer and builder of the Stone Cottage; attended Bruce High School
Edward Otho Cresap Ord (1818–1883) – born in Cumberland; designer of Fort Sam Houston; U.S. Army officer who saw action in the Seminole War, the Indian Wars, and the American Civil War
Sam Perlozzo (born 1951) – former Major League Baseball player; former manager of the Baltimore Orioles (2005–2007); attended Bishop Walsh High School
Bruce Price (1845–1903) – architect of Cumberland Emmanuel Church
Francis Xavier Seelos (1819–1867) – pastor of SS. Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, 1857–1862, beatified by the Vatican in 2000 (final stage of canonization process)
Russell Shorto (born 1959) – author of The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America and Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City
Casper R. Taylor, Jr (1934–2023) – Member of House of Delegates, 1975–2003, Speaker of the House, 1994–2003
Three X Sisters – singing trio
Steve Trimble (1958–2011) – pro football defensive back
George L. Wellington (1852–1927) – U.S. Senator

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Allegany County, Maryland</span> County in Maryland, United States

Allegany County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,106. Its county seat is Cumberland. The name Allegany may come from a local Lenape word, welhik hane or oolikhanna, which means 'best flowing river of the hills' or 'beautiful stream'. A number of counties and a river in the Appalachian region of the U.S. are named Allegany, Allegheny, or Alleghany. Allegany County is part of the Cumberland metropolitan area. It is a part of the Western Maryland "panhandle".

Cumberland is a city in and the county seat of Allegany County, Maryland, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 19,075. Located on the Potomac River, Cumberland is a regional business and commercial center for Western Maryland and the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. It is the primary city of the Cumberland metropolitan area, which had 95,044 residents in 2020.

Ridgeley is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States, and part of the Cumberland Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 590 at the 2020 census.

Fort Cumberland was an 18th-century frontier fort at the current site of Cumberland, Maryland, USA. It was an important military and economic center during the French and Indian War (1754–63) and figured significantly in the early career of George Washington.

Wills Creek is a 38.6-mile-long (62.1 km) tributary of the North Branch Potomac River in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States.

Oldtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, along the North Branch Potomac River. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 86.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Allegany High School</span> Public high school in Cumberland, Maryland, United States

Allegany High School is a public high school in Allegany County, Maryland, city of Cumberland, United States. It is part of Allegany County Public Schools. Allegany High School was built as Allegany County High School in 1887, hence it is often referred to as 'Alco'.

Herman Ball was a football player and coach who was a long-time assistant in the National Football League (NFL) and served as head coach of the Washington Redskins from 1949 to 1951.

Bishop Walsh School is a K-12 Catholic school located in Cumberland, Maryland, and under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Approximately 350 students attend. The school also hosts a pre-K program and operates the St. Michael's pre-K program in Frostburg.

Thomas Allison Mont was an American educator, university administrator, college football coach, and National Football League (NFL) player. He played quarterback for the Washington Redskins as a back-up behind Sammy Baugh for three seasons. Mont served as the head football coach for three years at the University of Maryland and eighteen years at DePauw University. He also served as the DePauw athletic director for fifteen years.

Evitts Creek is a tributary stream of the North Branch Potomac River in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and Maryland. The confluence of Evitts Creek and the North Branch Potomac River is located 2 miles (3 km) east of Cumberland, Maryland.

Indian Will was a well-known Native American who lived in a former settlement of the Shawnee Indians at the site of present-day Cumberland, Maryland, in the 18th century. The site was abandoned by the Shawnees prior to the first white settlers arriving in the region, but 'Indian Will' stayed behind living in a cabin on the mountain side. Will was a local legend in his time, and he is even credited with the original ownership of the present-day Wills Creek and Wills Mountain.

The Cumberland Narrows is a water gap in western Maryland in the United States, just west of Cumberland. Wills Creek cuts through the central ridge of the Wills Mountain Anticline at a low elevation here between Wills Mountain to the north and Haystack Mountain to the south. Cliffs and talus of the two mountains' Tuscarora quartzite caprock are prominent within the Narrows. A prominent rocky outcropping at the south end of Wills Mountain in the Cumberland Narrows is known as Lover's Leap.

Neal T. Olkewicz is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 11-year career as a linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1979 to 1989. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Allegany County Courthouse</span> Building in Maryland, United States

The Allegany County Courthouse is the Maryland Circuit court for Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is located in Cumberland's Washington Street Historic District. With its Richardsonian Romanesque styling, the courthouse is a prominent part of the city's skyline.

Cumberland, Maryland is named after the son of King George II, Prince William, the Duke of Cumberland. It is built on the site of the old Fort Cumberland, a launch pad for British General Edward Braddock's ill-fated attack on the stronghold of Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War.

U.S. Route 40 Alternate is the U.S. Highway designation for a former segment of U.S. Route 40 (US 40) through Garrett and Allegany counties in Maryland. The highway begins at US 40 near exit 14 on Interstate 68 (I-68) and runs 31.80 miles (51.18 km) eastward to Cumberland, where it ends at exit 44 on I-68. Alt US 40 is maintained by the Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA).

George Washington's Headquarters are a historic site located at 38 Greene Street in Cumberland, Maryland in central Allegany County. The centerpiece and primary attraction at the site is a historic log cabin twice occupied by George Washington, the first President of the United States of America. The cabin resides in an area known today as Riverside Park, but was originally built about 2 blocks away, the original site is located nearby at 16 Washington Street.

William Harrison Lowdermilk (1839–1897) was a Union soldier, printer, and newspaper publisher.

Michael Wayne McKay is a Republican member of the Maryland Senate representing District 1, which covers parts of Garrett, Allegany, and Washington counties. He was previously the state-delegate for District 1C.

References

↑ Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry, page 110
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↑ Sims, Chris (August 15, 2012). "Christopher Hastings on 'The Adventures of Dr. McNinja: Timefist' [Interview]". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
↑ Ames W. Williams. The W. H. Lowdermilk Company. Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C., Vol. 51, [The 51st separately bound book] (1984), pp. 158–165. Published by: Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
↑ Lowdermilk, page 301
↑ ISBN 0-9676925-0-4

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[1] Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry, page 110

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[4] Sims, Chris (August 15, 2012). "Christopher Hastings on 'The Adventures of Dr. McNinja: Timefist' [Interview]". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.

[5] Ames W. Williams. The W. H. Lowdermilk Company. Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C., Vol. 51, [The 51st separately bound book] (1984), pp. 158–165. Published by: Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

[6] Lowdermilk, page 301

[7] ISBN 0-9676925-0-4

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