Martins Mountain - Sunday Drivers and “Tin-Can Tourists" - Allegany County, Maryland
N 39° 41.754 W 078° 38.979
17S E 701523 N 4396645
A Historical Marker located at the Rocky Gap State Park Visitors Center (12500 Pleasant Valley Road) in Allegany County, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WMHNJF
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2013
Views: 5
This marker depicts the early days of the automobile from the period of 1910 to 1960 and also explains the importance of Waysiders and “mountain top service centers, which in the latter part of the century, most of them closed to the public.
This marker was placed by America’s Byways as part of the Maryland’s National Road Project.
Americana: Other
Significant Interest: Monument
Milestone / Marker: Historical Marker
Web Address: Not listed
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