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===Notable landmarks=== [[File:Wills Creek Cumberland.jpg|thumb|Wills Creek]] [[File:Downtown Cumberland.jpg|thumb|Downtown Cumberland]] Some of Cumberland's most architecturally significant homes are located in the [[Washington Street Historic District (Cumberland, Maryland)|Washington Street Historic District]]. Considered the elite residential area when the city was at its economic peak, Washington Street was home to the region's leading citizens including the president of the C&O Canal. Significant public buildings include the Allegany County Courthouse, Allegany County Library, and Emmanuel Episcopal Church, located on the site of Fort Cumberland. It features [[Gothic Revival]] architecture with three large [[Tiffany glass|Tiffany]] windows, fort tunnels, and ammunition magazine cellars.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/cumberland/wsh.htm |title=Washington Street Historic District |first=Shannon |last=Bell |website=www.cr.nps.gov |access-date=March 10, 2007 |archive-date=February 4, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204055849/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/cumberland/wsh.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The 1850 [[Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Cumberland)|Emmanuel Episcopal Church]], standing at the eastern end of the Washington Street Historic District, is one of Maryland's most outstanding examples of early [[Gothic Revival architecture]]. The [[Allegany County Courthouse]] dominates the city's skyline. It was designed in 1893 by local architect [[Wright Butler]]. The [[Queen City Hotel]] was built by the B&O during the 1870s. The battle to preserve it was lost when the building was demolished in 1972. [[B'er Chayim Temple|Temple B'er Chayim's]] 1865 Gothic Revival building is one of the [[Oldest synagogues in the United States|oldest]] surviving synagogue buildings in the United States. Also of note are the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Terminus at Canal Place, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, the Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland, the Cumberland Masonic Temple,<ref>{{cite web |title=Maryland Freemasons plan to celebrate 100th anniversary of Cumberland Masonic Temple |url=https://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/maryland-freemasons-plan-to-celebrate-100th-anniversary-of-cumberland-masonic-temple/article_bb34b5d4-ade0-5804-adab-e9aa92c107b3.html |website=The Cumberland Times-News |date=21 October 2012 |access-date=18 February 2021 |language=en |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408015927/https://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/maryland-freemasons-plan-to-celebrate-100th-anniversary-of-cumberland-masonic-temple/article_bb34b5d4-ade0-5804-adab-e9aa92c107b3.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the Allegany Arts Council, Rocky Gap State Park, [[Cumberland Narrows]] along Wills Creek, on Alternate U.S. 40.
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