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History · Potomac Park

14% of Potomac Park’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1898 on.

0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Potomac Park’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Potomac Park are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18984 editions of the USGS map, 1898 to 1997. Watch Potomac Park change.Old housesHalf of Potomac Park’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Potomac Park’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Potomac Park on the map, 1898 to 1997

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Potomac Park. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Potomac Park on the 1898 USGS mapPotomac Park on the 1901 USGS mapPotomac Park on the 1950 USGS mapPotomac Park on the 1997 USGS map1898Frostburg sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Potomac Park.

The story so far

Potomac Park, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Potomac Park yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Potomac Park ( ) is an unincorporated subdivision and census-designated place (CDP) located on the North Branch Potomac River in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,530. Potomac Park lies along U.S. Route 220 (McMullen Highway) between Cresaptown and Cumberland. The CDP of Bowling Green is immediately to the north on Route 220. Within the boundaries of the community are the Allegany County Fairgrounds and the Western Correctional Institution.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,530 to 821 (-68%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Potomac Park

Nobody well known was born in Potomac Park itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Eddie DeezenAmerican actor · b. 1957
Drew HankinsonAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1983
Edward MooneyCatholic cardinal · b. 1882
Lenore KightAmerican swimmer, Olympic silver medalist · b. 1911
Jesse CarletonAmateur golfer · b. 1862
E. O. C. OrdUnited States Army officer · b. 1818
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Cedar Cliff

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Bowling GreenIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCresaptownIts storyB

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.