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Abraham Lerew. Oakland or Oakland Manor is a Federal style stone manor house commissioned in 1810 by Charles Sterrett Ridgely in the Howard District of Anne Arundel County, Maryland (now Howard County). The lands that became Oakland Manor were patented by John Dorsey as "Dorsey's Adventure" in 1688 which was willed to his grandson Edward Dorsey ...
Website. www.OaklandMD.com. Oakland is a town in and the county seat of Garrett County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,851 at the 2020 census. It is situated only miles from the source of the Potomac River, which flows directly into Chesapeake Bay. It is also near the Wisp Resort at Deep Creek Lake.
NRHP reference No. 84001798 [1] Added to NRHP. January 26, 1984. Oakland Historic District is a national historic district in Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland. It is an L-shaped area in the central and older section of Oakland containing 206 buildings. They reflect the evolution of this rural county seat from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries.
Maryland Historical Trust properties in Howard County [2] HO-1 Cherry Grove circa 1766. HO-1, Cherry Grove, 2937 Jennings Chapel Road, Woodbine. HO-2, Oakdale, 16449 Edwin Warfield Road, Woodbine. HO-3, Pleasant Valley (Lost by Neglect), 13893 Forsythe Road, Cooksville. HO-4, Red House Tavern, Hoods Mill Road (MD 97), Cooksville.
There are 39 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Two other sites in the county were once listed on the Register but have been removed. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 3, 2024.
February 5, 1974. Oakland station is a historic railroad station located at Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland. It is a large brick structure with a two-story central section featuring a cylindrical tower with a domed cap and one-story wings extending from each end along the railroad tracks. It was designed by Baldwin and Pennington, and built ...
Swallow Falls State Park is a public recreation area located on the west bank of the Youghiogheny River nine miles (14 km) northwest of Oakland in Garrett County, Maryland, in the United States. The state park features Maryland's highest free-falling waterfall, the 53-foot (16 m) Muddy Creek Falls, [4] as well as smaller waterfalls on the ...
There are currently 19 historical markers located in Garrett County. [1] / 39.716833°N 79.287167°W / 39.716833; -79.287167 ( Bear Camp) / 39.653833°N 79.299667°W / 39.653833; -79.299667 ( Bear Creek Trout Hatchery and Rearing Station Garrett County)