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The university is the only four-year institution of the University System of Maryland west of the Baltimore-Washington passageway in the state's Appalachian highlands. Founded in 1898 by Maryland State Senator, John Leake, Frostburg was selected because the site offered the best suitable location without a cost to the state. [ 7 ]
Frostburg, Maryland. Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland. It is located at the head of the Georges Creek Valley, 8 miles (13 km) 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. It is part of the Cumberland metropolitan area.
Allegany County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,106. [1] Its county seat is Cumberland. [2] The name Allegany may come from a local Lenape word, welhik hane[3][4] or oolikhanna, which means 'best flowing river of the hills' or 'beautiful stream'. [5]
Location Founded Type (Background) Enrollment [7] Average SATs Ref Bowie State University: Bowie: 1865 USM 6,408 945 [8] Coppin State University: Baltimore: 1900 USM 2,101 895 [9] Frostburg State University: Frostburg: 1899 USM 4,075 1030 [10] Morgan State University: Baltimore: 1867 Independent 9,808 [11] 705 [12] [13] [14] Salisbury University
Maryland Route 36 (also known as MD 36 or Route 36) is a 29.43-mile (47.36 km) state highway located in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. MD 36's southern terminus is at the West Virginia Route 46 (WV 46) bridge in Westernport and its northern terminus at U.S. Route 40 Alternate (US 40 Alt.) near Cumberland .
The Frostburg State Bobcats are the athletic teams that represent Frostburg State University, located in Frostburg, Maryland, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Bobcats compete as members of the Mountain East Conference for all sports except men's lacrosse, which is a single-sport member of the East Coast Conference, [2] [3] and field hockey, which is a member of the Pennsylvania ...
Address: Frostburg State University Old Main 101 Braddock Rd. Frostburg, MD Coordinates: 39° 39′ 08.9″ N, 78° 55′ 46.2″ W (Google Earth) Old Main is located at the Northwest end of Frostburg State University campus in Allegany County, Maryland. The style of the building is in Renaissance Revival interpreted in brick. [1]
Kanawha County contributed land to the founding of 12 West Virginia counties [12] and has the largest population (174,805 in 2023). Wirt County has the smallest population (5,000 in 2023). [13] The oldest county is Hampshire, established in 1754, and the newest is Mingo, established in 1895. [1] Spruce Knob, located in Pendleton County, is the ...