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| | Garrett County, Maryland Directory - 1878 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | The county seat, is situated on the B. R., 232 miles from Baltimore. |
 | | Oakland contains the usual accommodations for a county seat, and a line hotel, the "Oakland," owned and operated by the B. R This hotel is quite a summer resort; hundreds of people from all sections enjoy dnring the summer season the splendid scenery and the pure water, and bracing mountain air. |
 | | Is on the B. R., 219 miles from Baltimore and 13 east of Oakland; land is worth from $4 to $6 per acre, and produces an average crop of wheat, oats, rye and potatoes. |
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