Maryland Route 494
Maryland Route 494 (MD 494) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Fairview Road, the state highway runs from the Pennsylvania state line near Fairview, where the highway continues north as Pennsylvania Route 75 (PA 75), east to MD 63 in Cearfoss. MD 494 was constructed in the 1930s. The state highway originally ended at MD 57, but was extended to the state line in the early 1960s. Route description MD 494 begins at the Pennsylvania state line near Fairview. The highway continues north across the state line as PA 75 (Fort Loudon Road) toward Mercersburg. MD 494 heads southeast as a two-lane undivided highway toward an intersection with MD 57 (St. Paul Road). From there, the state highway heads east through farmland and scattered residences, passing through the hamlet of Fairview. MD 494 intersects Rockdale Road, which leads to the Joseph Fiery House, before crossing Conococheague Creek. MD 494 crosses Toms Run and passes Broadfording Church Roa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fairview, Washington County, Maryland
Fairview is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 76 as of the 2010 census. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The U.S. Census Bureau is part of the U ..., the community has an area of , all land. Demographics References Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Maryland Unincorporated communities in Maryland Census-designated places in Washington County, Maryland Census-designated places in Maryland {{WashingtonCountyMD-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2020-05-29 14 20 29 View East Along Maryland State Route 494 (Fairview Road) At Luella Place In Fairview Mill, Washington County, Maryland
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Greencastle is a borough in Franklin County in south-central Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,251 at the 2020 census. Greencastle lies within the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania. History Indigenous People The region known today as Greencastle was previously inhabited by the Indigenous people of the Six Nations tribes, who lived in and hunted game throughout Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The Shawnee and Seneca tribes were most prominent in the region. European Settlers James Patton, who came to America at age 17 and moved to North Carolina in 1793, started the settlement of Canogege (spelled "Conegoge" by George P. Donahoo). Patton said in an 1839 letter to his descendants that the place was "settled by a moral and orderly people." Greencastle was founded in 1783 by John Allison from the Barkdoll House. The town was named after Greencastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was originally composed of 246 lots. By 1790 there were about 60 houses in Gre ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maryland Route 58
Maryland Route 58 (MD 58) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Cearfoss Pike, the state highway runs from Maryland Route 63, MD 63 in Cearfoss, Maryland, Cearfoss east to Key Circle in Hagerstown, Maryland, Hagerstown. MD 58 was constructed in the late 1920s along what was originally a Toll road, turnpike called the Hagerstown and Cross Roads Turnpike. Route description MD 58 begins at the Cearfoss Roundabout in Cearfoss, where the highway intersects MD 63 (Greencastle Pike) and the county-maintained portion of Cearfoss Pike, which heads northwest toward the borough of Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, becoming Pennsylvania Route 416 at the Pennsylvania state line. The roundabout is north of MD 63's intersection with Maryland Route 494, MD 494 (Fairview Road). MD 58 heads southeast as two-lane undivided Cearfoss Pike through farmland and scattered residences. Between Point Salem Road and Terps Boulevard, MD 58 expands to a four-lane d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roundabout
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Conococheague Creek
Conococheague Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River, is a free-flowing stream that originates in Pennsylvania and empties into the Potomac River near Williamsport, Maryland, Williamsport, Maryland. It is in length,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 with in Pennsylvania and in Maryland. The watershed of Conococheague Creek has an area of approximately , out of which only (12% of the area) are in Maryland. The word "Conococheague" is translated from the Lenape, Delaware Indian or Unami-Lenapi term ''òk'chaxk'hanna,'' which means "many-turns-river." The Conococheague, or ''Connogochegue'', as it was known at the time, was the northernmost extent of the range along the Potomac within which Congress in the Residence Bill of 1790 authorized the establishment of the Federal District, known as the District of Columbia. By presidential proclamation, George Washington placed the District at the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joseph Fiery House
The Joseph Fiery House is a historic home located at Clear Spring, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a 2-story, three-bay limestone Germanic central-chimney house, probably dating from the 1760s or 1770s, with a -story log addition. The house stands on a tract with a small cluster of outbuildings. An unusual feature of the house is the absence of any openings at all on the rear elevation. Also on the property is a limestone Swisser style barn. The Joseph Fiery House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ... in 2002. References External links *, including photo in 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust German-American culture in Maryland Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Mercersburg is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, the state capital. Due to its location in a rural area, it had a relatively large percentage of African-American workers who had been enslaved from the Revolution. It was called "Black Town" in the early 19th century before incorporation under its current name. Refugee African Americans escaping from slavery in the South also settled here, and the area was known as "Little Africa". History The land currently known as Mercersburg was previously territory of the Massawomeck people who were part of the Iroquois Nation. Mercersburg was platted in 1780. The borough was named after Hugh Mercer, a general and hero in the American Revolutionary War. A post office has been in operation at Mercersburg since 1812. Located near the southern border of Pennsylvania, the rural community became a place of refuge during the antebe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maryland Route 57
Maryland Route 57 (MD 57) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as St. Paul Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 40 in Maryland, U.S. Route 40 (US 40) near Clear Spring, Maryland, Clear Spring north to Maryland Route 494, MD 494 near Fairview, Washington County, Maryland, Fairview. MD 57 was constructed in stages between 1916 and 1933. The state highway originally extended to the Pennsylvania state line, but was rolled back in favor of MD 494 in the early 1960s. Route description MD 57 begins at an intersection with US 40 (National Pike) next to the highway's namesake, St. Paul's Church, east of the town of Clear Spring. After crossing Meadow Brook, the state highway heads north as a two-lane undivided road through farmland, intersecting Broadfording Road and passing over Rockdale Run. Immediately after crossing Dry Run, MD 57 reaches its northern terminus at MD 494 (Fairview Road) west of Fairview. St. Paul Road continues north as a county-main ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cearfoss, Maryland
Cearfoss is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place in northwestern Washington County, Maryland, Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 178 as of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Cearfoss is located northwest of Hagerstown, Maryland, Hagerstown and Maugansville, Maryland, Maugansville, near the Pennsylvania border. Many highways intersect in Cearfoss in a roundabout, including Maryland Route 58, Maryland routes 58, Maryland Route 63, 63 and Maryland Route 494, 494. Cearfoss is officially included in the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area (Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area). Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of , all land. Demographics References Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Maryland Unincorporated communities in Maryland Census-designated places in Washington County, Maryland Census-designated places in Maryland { ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maryland Route 63
Maryland Route 63 (MD 63) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from Maryland Route 65, MD 65 in Fairplay, Maryland, Fairplay north to the Pennsylvania state line near Cearfoss, Maryland, Cearfoss, where the highway continues as Pennsylvania Route 163 (PA 163). MD 63 is an L-shaped route that passes through central Washington County, Maryland, Washington County on the south and west sides of Hagerstown, Maryland, Hagerstown. The state highway connects with multiple local and long-distance highways that serve Hagerstown, including Interstate 81 in Maryland, Interstate 81 (I-81) and U.S. Route 11 in Maryland, U.S. Route 11 (US 11) in Williamsport, Maryland, Williamsport and Interstate 70 in Maryland, I-70 and U.S. Route 40 in Maryland, US 40 in Huyett, Maryland, Huyett. MD 63 also joins Maryland Route 68, MD 68 in a concurrency (road), concurrency through Williamsport. The Spielman Road portion of MD 63 was constructed in two segments from S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pennsylvania Route 75
Pennsylvania Route 75 (PA 75) is a north–south state highway located in central Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at the Mason–Dixon line in Montgomery Township, where the road continues into Maryland as Maryland Route 494 (MD 494). The northern terminus is at an interchange with U.S. Route 22 (US 22) and US 322 northeast of Port Royal. PA 75 is a two-lane undivided road that passes through the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians in Franklin and Juniata counties. The route heads north from the Maryland border in Franklin County to Mercersburg, where it runs concurrent with PA 16 and PA 416. From Mercersburg, PA 75 heads north and crosses US 30 in Fort Loudon before it runs northeast through a long valley, where it has an interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike ( Interstate 76 or I-76) in Willow Hill. The route turns north and heads into Juniata County, where it continues through another valley. PA 75 passes through Port Royal and crosses the Juniata River befor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |