Maryland Archives - Page 4 of 9 - Appalachian History

Cab Calloway plays Cumberland

Some of America’s most famous entertainers of the 1930s, because they were African-Americans, were barred from staying in Cumberland’s hotels.

Mary Titcomb had the nation’s first bookmobile custom outfitted in 1904 to deliver books to the residents of Washington County, MD.

Robert Moses “Lefty” Grove is one of only 24 major-league baseball pitchers to win 300 games or more. His lifetime winning percentage was .680

Sara Roberta Getty (1880-1973) served as Woman’s Editor for the Cumberland [MD] Daily News from 1924 to 1942. She wrote four books of poetry.

Barbara Frietchie’s story has been immortalized in plays, poems, & Frederick, MD lore. John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem put the town on the map.

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