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	Maryland Panhandle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Maryland Panhandle is the narrow stretch of western Maryland.
		The southern border of the panhandle (here with West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle) is made up of the Potomac River, and the border to Pennsylvania is a straight horizontal line.
		Another important city in the panhandle is Cumberland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maryland_Panhandle (97 words)

	:: Buckmasters Mid-Atlantic :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Did you ever notice how skinny the western panhandle of Maryland is? For example, at Hancock it is only about a mile and a half from the Pennsylvania line to the West Virginia line.
		The Maryland Department of Natural Resources does not allow bear hunting, even though the bear is classified as a game animal and a hunt has been deemed sound by the agency biologists.
		The future is even brighter for the bruins in Maryland where the animals are basically allowed to have their way and are being managed on a non-lethal basis.
	www.buckmasters.com /more_buckmasters/zones/features/zone2bearcentral.html (730 words)

	maryland map and information page
		The modern State of Maryland is a land of contrast; one with large cities and towns, a picturesque, rural atmosphere with thousands of family farms, and a relaxed island-like mentality.
		Maryland is famed for its Chesapeake Bay economy and lifestyle, its northern and southern charms, and its very unique role in the building of America.
		The eastern half of Maryland is dominated by the Chesapeake Bay, and the surrounding estuaries and coastal plain.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/md.htm (1234 words)

	Maryland @ AARoads.com - U.S. Highway 40 Eastbound
		Maryland 151 continues east from U.S. 40 Truck to North Point Boulevard and the community of Edgemere.
		Maryland 7 (Principio Furnace Road) ties into U.S. 40 at the intersection of Belvidere Road from the north.
		The split of Maryland 7 Segment C east from U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) eastbound occurs at Old Philadelphia Road.
	www.aaroadtrips.com /us-040a_md.html (1154 words)

	Wildernet - Maryland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It encompasses a thin panhandle that extends between southern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia.
		Southern Maryland occupies the region south of Washington that is surrounded by the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.
		Maryland's calendar of events ends with the delightful season of cheer where many celebrate their faith of choice.
	areas.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?CU_ID=1&areaname=Maryland (1194 words)

	Economic Development History of Interstate 68 in Maryland - Economic Development - FHWA
		As of August 1, 2004, the passenger-car toll on the section of the turnpike that is the primary alternative to I-68 (the I-70 segment from Breezewood, Penn. to the Pennsylvania-Ohio boundary) was $9.50.
		In 2002, nearly 97 percent of domestic distribution of western Maryland coal was by truck; the remaining 3 percent was by rail.
		Casper R. Taylor, president of the Western Maryland Economic Development Task Force and former Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, says that I-68's existence makes "all the difference to a community that was caught in the Rust Belt." [10] He says that I-68 has helped to revitalize the region.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /planning/econdev/i68md.htm (3973 words)

	Maryland Symphony Orchestra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Board of Directors of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra has announced that Executive Director Jean Hamilton will be leaving the MSO at the end of the current season, and that Andrew Kipe has been named as new Executive Director for the Hagerstown-based non-profit.
		The Maryland Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Elizabeth Schulze, is celebrating its 25th season during 2006-2007.
		It is the area’s premiere professional orchestra, dedicated to providing musical performances and programs that educate and entertain while enhancing the cultural environment of Western Maryland and the surrounding region.
	www.marylandsymphony.org /director.shtml (496 words)

	Panhandle Slim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In this story of fl masculinity panhandle slim and the possibilities of racial integration, Slim treats Bart with care panhandle slim and affection, which moves the old man to the limits of his own potential for tolerance panhandle slim and respect.
		Maryland Panhandle - The Maryland Panhandle is the narrow stretch of western Maryland.
		60 brain-awakening panhandle slims and they approach life after fifty, and exercise enough, many years ago and control of all, here is wait, because they progress, and food is the historical evolution of panhandle slims against a dieter may have.
	www.zzzdiet.com /panhandleslim.html (856 words)

	Deep Creek
		At 3900 acres, Deep Creek is Maryland’s largest lake, and offers wooded campsites in a secluded state park along the lake’s shore.
		Due to the mountainous terrain and the multiple valleys and watersheds that feed it, Deep Creek’s shoreline is as erratic as it is lengthy, with 65 miles of coves and quiet places.
		The lake is famous for its trout and walleye fishing and holds Maryland state records for yellow perch, northern pike and bluegill.
	www.campinglife.com /output.cfm?id=1048609 (913 words)

	Maryland
		Maryland Loyalism and the American Revolution a web site devoted to the history of those Marylanders who sided with England in the "unnatural rebellion".
		Frederick Co, Maryland was formed from Prince George's County in 1748.
		A map of the most inhabited part of Virginia containing the whole province of Maryland 1751; Map of the State of Maryland 1794; the probable theatre of the war 1861; Maryland Campaign, Sept. 3rd to 29th 1862; and the 1904 Gazetteer of Maryland.
	members.tripod.com /cornelius_carroll/id56.htm (942 words)

	KnoxNews: National (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The source of the problem is an abandoned coal mine, one of more than 150 in Western Maryland that leak groundwater tainted with acid and dissolved metals.
		Among the things that Maryland's western panhandle has that the rest of the state doesn't - bears, mountains and ski resorts - there is coal.
		At their peak in the early 1900s, Maryland's mines produced more than 5 million tons of coal a year.
	www.knoxnews.com /kns/national/article/0,1406,KNS_350_5119100,00.html (906 words)

	The Foliage Network - Foliage Report Archive 2004 - Southeast United States - Report #10
		The same holds true in the western panhandle of Maryland, parts of the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina.
		Maryland - The extreme southwest corner of the western panhandle.
		In parts of northern West Virginia and western Maryland the leaf drop is moderate.
	www.foliagenetwork.com /reports/southeast_us/archive/2004/report10_oct_02_2004_se_us.php (161 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Style Live: Travel
		A concerted effort by state tourism officials, given a good goosing by Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Casper R. Taylor, who represents Allegany County, has resulted in a number of events that may conspire to put Maryland's long-neglected panhandle on the map.
		Route 68, the great autobahn of Western Maryland, starts at Hancock, where a long cannon shot fired north from West Virginia might easily fly two miles over the skinny "wrist" of Maryland and cross the Mason-Dixon line into Pennsylvania.
		With a population of 24,000, it's the biggest town in Western Maryland and marks the terminus of the 184.5-mile C and O Canal that starts in Georgetown.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/travel/index/stories/heavey06071998.htm (3244 words)

	Maryland's coal country left with toxic legacy \| Chron.com - Houston Chronicle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Among the things that Maryland's western panhandle has that the rest of the state doesn't — bears, mountains and ski resorts — there is coal.
		But Maryland was left with a serious environmental problem: By 1980, mine water had polluted 450 miles of streams, according to state figures.
		He said the drainage is harmful in two major ways: The acid kills fish and other things in the water, and a metallic sludge called "yellow boy" keeps insects from living on the bottom.
	www.chron.com /disp/story.mpl/nation/4309756.html (894 words)

	River Smallies.com - The Upper Potomac River (Barbara Fricke)
		In Maryland, there are boat ramps at Pennyfield Lock, Riley's Lock, Edward's Ferry, White's Ferry (the last active ferry), Noland's Ferry, Point of Rocks, Brunswick, Dargan Bend, Snyder's Landing, Taylor's Landing, Big Slackwater, Williamsport, Four Locks, McCoy's Ferry, Hancock, Fifteen Mile Creek Aqueduct and Spring Gap.
		A nontidal fishing license is required on the Upper Potomac River, but Maryland grants reciprocity to Virginia and West Virginia license holders where those states border the Potomac, so no Maryland license is required in those cases up to Maryland's riverbanks but not into its tributaries.
		The 1999 Maryland fishing regulations have a closed season for fl bass from May 15 to June 15 but catch and release is permitted (and encouraged) year round.
	www.riversmallies.com /articles_bf1.html (3050 words)

	Interstate 68 @ Interstate-Guide.com
		Designated in October 1989 and fully opened in 1992, Interstate 68 replaced the second definition of U.S. 48 along the National Freeway in northeast West Virginia and the panhandle of Maryland between Interstate 79 and Interstate 70.
		The National Freeway traverses the high-country of Maryland, with some splendid views of the countryside on the trek through Garret and Allegany Counties.
		In addition to serving Cumberland in the Maryland Panhandle, Interstate 68 continues west to Morgantown, West Virginia, where it ends at Interstate 79.
	www.interstate-guide.com /i-068.html (1560 words)

	History of Mineral County, WV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Maryland held the older land grant as it was Charles I who, in 1632, granted Lord Baltimore all the land south of the Pennsylvania border to the Potomac River.
		Maryland had marked its territory as including all lands north of the Potomac River's South Branch.
		Maryland persisted in its claim to the territory -- a persistence that resulted in several court sessions and ended up before the United States Supreme Court, which settled in favor of West Virginia in 1910.
	www.mineralcountywv.com /history.asp (1253 words)

	Maryland Hotels, Vacations, State, Real Estate: Maryland Event Sites Blanket the Beach, Bay and Beyond on Maryland .com
		Across from the Maryland State House, where George Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief, is the Governor Calvert House, the largest of the three Historic Inns of Annapolis, with meeting and event space for groups from 10 to 250 and overnight accommodations for 150.
		Nearby, the Maryland Inn has a meeting room and ballroom with working fireplace, Treaty of Paris restaurant, and King of France tavern.
		Deep in Maryland's hunt country, and a 30-minute drive from Baltimore's Inner Harbor, Turf Valley is a huge, self-contained conference center/resort with high visibility in the Washington-Baltimore metro area and beyond.
	www.maryland.com /articles/article.php/a_id/196 (2095 words)

	U.S. Highway 40 - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		In addition, a mixture of designations appear on the original US 40 routing (before Interstate 68 was constructed) in western Maryland.
		Some sections are designated Alternate US 40 in the Maryland panhandle, other sections are signed as Maryland State Route 144, and one other section is signed as US 40 (Scenic), one of only two such designations, the other on U.S. Highway 412.
		It is the National Road from Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/u/s/U.S._Highway_40_56da.html (483 words)

	The Washington Diplomat
		We were no longer in the smooth land of central Maryland nor the hilly region of Fredrick County.
		Which is what itís like at D eep Creek Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Maryland with a shoreline of 65 miles.
		In 1980, the lake was leased to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources as a public recreational area.
	www.washdiplomat.com /01-12/b2_12_01.html (899 words)

	Congressmen vow to fight Appalachian economic development fund cut
		Three Maryland counties -- Allegany, Garrett and Washington-- are covered by the 1965 congressional act that created the ARC to foster social and economic development.
		In Maryland, the ARC has supported water and sewer improvements, industrial park construction, educational initiatives, tourism development and many other projects in the past five years, usually in partnership with state and local governments.
		Anna Custer, executive director of the Greater Cumberland Committee, which promotes business interests in far western Maryland and neighboring counties in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, said the region would suffer if ARC funds were cut.
	www.post-gazette.com /localnews/20030311arcwebrp6.asp (498 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Western Maryland Partnership was formed in the late 1990's in order to promote regional economic development.
		The purpose of this organization was to show support for regional growth that goes beyond county lines.
		Allegany, Garrett and Washington County form the panhandle of Maryland and boast a low cost of living in a centralized location to Pittsburgh, Washington DC and Baltimore.
	www.wmdpartnership.org (103 words)

	Potent storm 'was a monster' - baltimoresun.com
		The governors of West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware had already declared emergencies, and the governor of New Jersey said he would.
		The storm spread rain across North Carolina and Virginia and into Maryland, Delaware and parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
		Residents of West Virginia's eastern panhandle - which lies beneath Maryland's western panhandle - were warned by National Weather Service forecasters to expect up to a foot of rain, with 6 to 9 inches predicted for parts of Pennsylvania.
	baltimoresun.com /news/bal-te.isabel19sep19,0,4219469.story?... (769 words)

	Expressway Site Maryland
		US 15 is the highway on which you can travel from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Northern Virginia, crossing the Maryland panhandle, in only 45 minutes.
		As it enters the state of Maryland from Gettysburg, the US 15 freeway downgrades to a four lane expressway and heads toward Frederick.
		US 15 in Northern Virginia is a contrast to the high standards of the route through Pennsylvania and Maryland.
	www.expresswaysite.com /maryland_15.htm (423 words)

	Maryland Bed and Breakfast - Guide to Maryland Bed and Breakfasts Country Inns Boutique Hotels Lodging Travel
		This page describes bed and breakfasts and inns located in Maryland where experienced bed and breakfast travelers have come for over 10 years to quickly find great deals on a variety of bed and breakfasts, small hotels and inns.
		Explore our informative and detailed Maryland page listings, rates and specials to make the most informed choice for your next trip to a bed and breakfast in beautiful Maryland.
		Maryland brings to mind miles of coastline and quaint fishing villages.
	www.ibbp.com /obb/mari.html (205 words)

	Northeast Climate Impacts for July 1996
		Lightning caused a transformer fire in Barnstable County, MA; struck and injured a person in Westchester County, NY; and struck and injured 3 highway workers in Lackawanna County, PA. Street flooding was reported in Cattaraugus, and Orange Counties, NY, and in Franklin County, PA, where flash flooding was reported.
		Thunderstorms over the western half of Pennsylvania, northern and eastern West Virginia, and the Maryland Panhandle dumped heavy rain on the 19th and 20th.
		Peach condition in Maryland was varied, with 20% very poor, 5% poor, 13% fair, 51% good, and 11% excellent.
	met-www.cit.cornell.edu /climate/Impacts_07-96.html (2387 words)

	How much do you know about Western Maryland? quiz -- free game
		Which of these Western Maryland cities increased in population and became the second largest city in Maryland in the late 19th century?
		You are traveling to Cumberland, Maryland, about 20 miles away.
		Before getting there you pass through gigantic walls of stone that were blasted out to make the interstate.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=194989 (191 words)

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