Morantown
Morantown is a hamlet in Allegany County, Western Maryland, Maryland. Morantown is situated nearby to the hamlet Slabtown, as well as near the village Mount Savage.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Savage Historic District and Borden Tunnel.
Mount Savage Historic District
Park
Photo: Kevin M. Byrne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mount Savage Historic District is a national historic district in Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland. It comprises 189 19th and 20th century buildings, structures, and sites within this industrial community northwest of Cumberland.
Borden Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Borden Tunnel is a 957-foot long, formerly abandoned, railway tunnel located about 2.5 miles north of Frostburg, Maryland. The tunnel is lit with a series of motion activated LED lights powered by a solar panel located just north of the tunnel. Borden Tunnel is situated 1½ miles northwest of Morantown.
Saint Michaels School
School
Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland. It is located at the head of the Georges Creek Valley, 8 miles west of Cumberland. The town is one of the first cities on the "National Road", US 40, and the western terminus of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Saint Michaels School is situated 2½ miles southwest of Morantown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Savage and Zihlman.
Mount Savage
Village
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Savage is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 873.
Zihlman
Hamlet
Zihlman is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 362.
Eckhart Mines
Village
Eckhart Mines is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 932. Eckhart Mines is situated 2 miles south of Morantown.
Morantown
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Allegany County, Western Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.6787° or 39° 40′ 43″ northLongitude
-78.89086° or 78° 53′ 27″ westElevation
1,437 feet (438 metres)Open location code
87F3M4H5+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 158553440OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4362801
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