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Western Maryland, also known as the Maryland panhandle or Mountain Maryland, [1] is the portion of the U.S. state of Maryland that typically consists of Frederick, ...
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The Western Maryland Delegation refers to the members of the Maryland House of Delegates who reside in or represent legislative districts that include parts of Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick or Carroll counties in the state of Maryland, United States of America. Three delegates are elected from each district, though some districts are ...
The county is part of the Western Maryland region of the state. Garrett County is bordered by four West Virginia counties and to the north the Maryland–Pennsylvania boundary known as the Mason–Dixon line. [4] The eastern border with Allegany County was defined by the Bauer Report, submitted to Governor Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. on November 9, 1898 ...
The county is part of the Western Maryland region of the state. Washington County was the first county in the United States to be named for the Revolutionary War general (and later President) George Washington. Washington County is one of three Maryland counties recognized by the Appalachian Regional Commission as being part of Appalachia. [3]
Within Maryland the county is the default unit of local government. Under Maryland law, counties exercise powers reserved in most other states at the municipal or state levels. [ 4 ] Many of the state's most populous and economically important communities, such as Bethesda , Silver Spring , Columbia , and Towson are unincorporated and receive ...
US 40 enters Maryland from Pennsylvania in Garrett County and follows a two-lane undivided road to Keysers Ridge. Between Keysers Ridge and Hancock, US 40 runs concurrent with I-68 across the mountains of Western Maryland, passing through Cumberland. In Hancock, US 40 becomes concurrent with I-70 and follows the Potomac River before it splits ...
Wootton was first elected to office in 1769 as a member of the lower house of colonial government representing Frederick County, which at the time constituted much of western Maryland, including the modern Montgomery, Frederick, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties. He would serve in that role for the 1769-1770 legislative session, then ...