As I said in my last post, we stopped in the City of Cumberland. It is actually a pretty nice looking town that is on the western end of Maryland.
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The city was named after the son of King George the II, Prince William, the Duke of Cumberland. It used to be a fort that was used by the British to attempt to dislodge the French during the French-Indian War.
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It is the western terminus of the Potomac River and you could walk from here to Washington DC by following the former Cheasapeake and Ohio canal.
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You can see the Potomac from the other side.
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Cumberland used to be a major industrial city because of the iron ore and coal mines nearby. It was also a major transportation hub with the presence of the canal and railroad lines. Since World War II it has been a city in decline. It was also the home to a major federal garrison during the Civil War.
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I kind of liked this bridge.
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I think this is the canal.
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The train station.
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Another view of the train station.
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During the French and Indian Wars, George Washington used the city as a headquarters.
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As I said, it's a pretty nice looking town.
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