Wills Mountain State Park

#3796 among destinations in the United States

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Wills Mountain State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area on Wills Mountain overlooking the Cumberland Narrows in Allegany County, Maryland. The state park occupies 357 acres on the northwest edge of the City of Cumberland. It is under the control of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. ()

Established: 1998 (27 years ago)Coordinates: 39°40'7"N, 78°46'54"W

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Wills Mountain State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: B'er Chayim Temple, Washington Street Library, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, City Hall.

1.7 miSE
Synagogue, Greek Revival architecture
B'er Chayim Temple, Cumberland
43 min walk • B'er Chayim Temple is a synagogue in Cumberland, Maryland that is currently affiliated with the Reform movement. B'er Chayim counts approximately 72 families as members.
1.4 miSE
Library
Washington Street Library, Cumberland
37 min walk • Located in the historic district of Cumberland, Maryland, the Washington Street Library first opened its doors on June 19, 1934. This Greek Revival style building was constructed between 1849 and 1850, as a larger building for the Allegany County Academy, the first public school in Allegany County which was founded in 1799.
1.5 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Cumberland
39 min walk • The Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Cumberland, Maryland in Cumberland's Historic District is built on the foundations of Fort Cumberland, where George Washington began his military career; earthworks from the fort still lie beneath the church.
1.5 miSE
City hall
City Hall, Cumberland
39 min walk • Cumberland City Hall is a historic city hall in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It was built between 1911 and 1912 and replaced the Cumberland, Maryland City Hall & Academy of Music. It is a 7-by-7-bay, two-story, stone-faced, neo-classical structure.
1.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort Cumberland, Cumberland
38 min walk • 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 and figured significantly in the early career of George Washington.
1.5 miSE
Tower
Allegany County Courthouse, Cumberland
38 min walk • 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. Although many church spires dot the Cumberland landscape, it is the Allegany County Courthouse that dominates this city's skyline.
1.4 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Cumberland Theatre, Cumberland
36 min walk • The Cumberland Theatre is Western Maryland's only regional professional theatre. It is located in Cumberland, Maryland, and stages a wide variety of musicals, plays, and dramas.
1.5 miSE
Architecture
Bell Tower Building, Cumberland
38 min walk • Bell Tower Building, or the Allegany County League for Crippled Children building, is a historic building in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. It was built in 1887 and is a two-story brick structure topped by a small wooden tower with an open belfry.
1.4 miSE
39°39'4"N • 78°46'10"W
The Gordon-Roberts House, Cumberland
35 min walk • Historical place, Museum
1.4 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Baptist Church, Cumberland
36 min walk • First Baptist Church is a historic church in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. It is a T-shaped gable-front brick structure of one and a half stories, with a white glazed brick facade that was added in 1917 to the existing church structure erected in 1849.
1.3 miSE
Neighbourhood
Washington Street Historic District, Cumberland
34 min walk • The Washington Street Historic District is a national historic district named after George Washington in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.

Wills Mountain State Park

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Wills Mountain State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)