Editing Frostburg, Maryland

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'''Frostburg''' is a city in [[Allegany County, Maryland]]. It is located at the head of the [[Georges Creek Valley]], {{convert|8|mi}} west of [[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland]]. The town is one of the first cities on the "[[National Road]]", [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|US 40]], and the western terminus of the [[Western Maryland Scenic Railroad]]. It is part of the [[Cumberland metropolitan area]].

Frostburg was originally called Mount Pleasant until 1820, when the government developed a postal service, and the town was renamed Frostburg. Since 1973, the city has been served by what is now [[Interstate 68]].<ref>{{cite journal |author = Maryland State Highway Administration |publisher = Maryland State Highway Administration |periodical = Maryland Roads |title = Building the National Freeway |date = August 2, 1991 |url = http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagser/s1800/s1883/000000/000017/pdf/msa_s1883_000017.pdf |page = 5 }}</ref>

The City of Frostburg has an approximate year-round population of 8,075. The total population was 9,002 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. In addition, 5,400 students attend [[Frostburg State University]], a public university within the [[University System of Maryland]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.42|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref>{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2013-01-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

Frostburg is located in the [[Allegheny Mountains]] on the eastern slope of [[Big Savage Mountain]]. The closest cities to Frostburg are [[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland]], {{convert|8|mi|km}} to the east, and [[Morgantown, West Virginia]], {{convert|62|mi|km}} to the west.

===Climate===
Due to its average elevation of {{convert|2000|ft|m}} above sea level and location near the [[Allegheny Front]], Frostburg has a colder, wetter climate than much of the rest of the state, and falls in USDA [[hardiness zone]] 6b.<ref>{{cite web |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |author=United States Department of Agriculture |publisher=[[United States National Arboretum]] |url=http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |access-date=2015-02-19 |authorlink=United States Department of Agriculture |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303152208/http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |archivedate=2015-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Under the [[Köppen climate classification]], it has a [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb''), with cold, snowy winters, and warm, humid summers. The daily mean temperature ranges from {{convert|26.0|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|69.0|°F|1}} in July. Sub-{{convert|0|°F}} occur on 3.8 nights per year, while, on average, there are 1.4 days with {{convert|90|°F}}+ highs, though these are not recorded every year. Due to [[orographic lift]], driving conditions on [[I-68 (MD)|I-68]] and [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|US 40]] can be very hazardous despite timely state and local road maintenance services, and the town averages just over {{convert|80|in|cm}} of snowfall a season; significant falls can occur as early as October and as late as May. Frostburg's greatest one-month snowfall was {{convert|67|in|cm}} in January 1978, and Frostburg is second in Maryland for the greatest single-season snowfall with a total of {{convert|180|in|cm}} in the winter of 1995−96.<ref>[http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/Historic_Events/md-winter.html NWS Sterling, VA – Maryland winters]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Frostburg, Maryland (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1972−present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 66
|Feb record high F = 77
|Mar record high F = 84
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 89
|Jun record high F = 91
|Jul record high F = 96
|Aug record high F = 94
|Sep record high F = 91
|Oct record high F = 87
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 73
|year record high F = 96
|Jan high F = 33.9
|Feb high F = 37.2
|Mar high F = 46.2
|Apr high F = 59.4
|May high F = 68.1
|Jun high F = 75.3
|Jul high F = 79.4
|Aug high F = 78.1
|Sep high F = 71.9
|Oct high F = 60.3
|Nov high F = 48.5
|Dec high F = 38.0
|year high F = 58.0
|Jan mean F = 26.2
|Feb mean F = 28.6
|Mar mean F = 36.3
|Apr mean F = 48.1
|May mean F = 57.4
|Jun mean F = 65.3
|Jul mean F = 69.4
|Aug mean F = 68.1
|Sep mean F = 61.8
|Oct mean F = 50.6
|Nov mean F = 40.0
|Dec mean F = 30.9
|year mean F = 48.6
|Jan low F = 18.5
|Feb low F = 19.9
|Mar low F = 26.4
|Apr low F = 36.8
|May low F = 46.8
|Jun low F = 55.3
|Jul low F = 59.4
|Aug low F = 58.1
|Sep low F = 51.7
|Oct low F = 40.9
|Nov low F = 31.4
|Dec low F = 23.9
|year low F = 39.1
|Jan record low F = -26
|Feb record low F = -10
|Mar record low F = -7
|Apr record low F = 7
|May record low F = 23
|Jun record low F = 34
|Jul record low F = 37
|Aug record low F = 36
|Sep record low F = 28
|Oct record low F = 18
|Nov record low F = 4
|Dec record low F = -16
|year record low F = -26
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|Jan precipitation inch = 3.36
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.03
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.97
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.00
|May precipitation inch = 5.18
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.61
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.70
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.55
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.21
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.25
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.92
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.43
|year precipitation inch = 45.21
|Jan snow inch = 19.0
|Feb snow inch = 19.0
|Mar snow inch = 14.9
|Apr snow inch = 1.8
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.4
|Nov snow inch = 4.0
|Dec snow inch = 13.0
|year snow inch = 72.1
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 15.2
|Feb precipitation days = 12.7
|Mar precipitation days = 13.4
|Apr precipitation days = 13.9
|May precipitation days = 15.5
|Jun precipitation days = 13.8
|Jul precipitation days = 11.5
|Aug precipitation days = 11.2
|Sep precipitation days = 10.9
|Oct precipitation days = 11.3
|Nov precipitation days = 10.5
|Dec precipitation days = 13.0
|year precipitation days = 152.9
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 11.6
|Feb snow days = 9.6
|Mar snow days = 7.2
|Apr snow days = 1.7
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.4
|Nov snow days = 2.5
|Dec snow days = 7.8
|year snow days = 40.8
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref>
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| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>
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==History==
[[File:2016-06-25 10 05 47 View east along U.S. Route 40 Alternate and south along Maryland State Route 36 (Main Street) between Water Street and Broadway in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Main Street in Frostburg]]

===19th century===
Frostburg had its beginnings back in 1811 when surveying began for the [[National Pike]], a road used to transport crops and raw materials to East Coast markets. President [[Thomas Jefferson]] had authorized construction of the road in 1806. Meshach Frost built the first house in present-day Frostburg in 1812 and named it Highland Hall (on the present-day the site of St. Michael's Church and Rectory). This building was a popular stopping point for celebrities and dignitaries who traveled the National Pike. This would be followed by the Franklin Hotel and other hotels.

The [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] (B&O) and the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Canal]] reached Cumberland in 1842 and 1850, respectively. Consequently, travel on the National Pike saw a steady decline, although travel through Frostburg did not.<ref name="Frostburg History">City of Frostburg, MD. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110504142912/http://www.frostburgcity.com/index.php?q=node%2F81 "Local History."]}} Accessed 2010-01-12.</ref> [[Coal mining]] was the first major economic draw, but the industry faced problems in its early manifestation. The mountains of western Maryland and Frostburg proved to make transportation of coal very difficult. Not until the completion of the railroads did the coal industry in Frostburg began to flourish. The first major coal producer was Meshech Frost, who owned a significant amount of land for mining and founded the Frostburg Coal Company. This eventually was sold to the much larger [[Consolidated Coal Company]].

Structures from the coal industry's dominant period still remain. One of the major freight depots for coal is located at 19 Depot St. in Frostburg and is one of the few remaining depots in western Maryland. The [[Mount Savage Railroad]] was the first to build a rail line to Frostburg in 1852, and it connected to the B&O Railroad in Cumberland, as well as the C&O Canal. The [[Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad]] (C&P) took over the Mount Savage line in 1854, and expanded with the construction of a tunnel under Frostburg, and a rail line southward to [[Piedmont, West Virginia]]. This railroad and tunnel were used to transport coal between Frostburg and George's Creek. Another major economic turn for Frostburg was the manufacture of [[fire brick]] beginning in 1864, utilizing the high-grade fire clays which are found in the area. One of the main businesses that formed was the Big Savage Fire Brick Company, still one of the main suppliers of fire bricks on the East Coast.<ref name="Frostburg History" />

In 1898, the Maryland General Assembly authorized State Normal School #2 and a $20,000 appropriation to construct a building, though no money to buy land. The money for the land was collected among local citizens, many of them coal miners and their families.

Two years later the first building, Old Main, opened. Two years after that, the first classes were held. The only available course of study at that point was a two-year elementary-education program. In 1904, the first class graduated.

In 1934, State Normal School #2 introduced its first four-year program. Nearly 30 years later (1963), the school finally was renamed Frostburg State College. In the next ten years more programs sprouted, including the university's first graduate program (Master's of Science in management).

In 1987, Frostburg State College joined the [[University System of Maryland]] and was renamed [[Frostburg State University]]. FSU celebrated its centennial in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frostburg.edu/about/history.htm|title=History of the University - Frostburg State University}}</ref>

===Major events===
====National Register Sites====
The [[Hocking House]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1982.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref> The [[Frostburg Historic District]] was listed in 1983 and the [[Borden Mines Superintendent's House]] in 1984.<ref name="nris" />

====Tornado====
{{main|1998 Eastern tornado outbreak}}
On June 2, 1998, an [[Fujita scale|F4]] [[tornado]] struck Frostburg and the adjacent Eckhart Mines valley, damaging more than 125 homes and Frost Elementary School.<ref>[http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/Storms/Frostburg.htm June 2, 1998 PA-MD-WV Tornado Outbreak]</ref>

==Schools and universities==
* Beall Elementary School, Grades K–5
* Frost Elementary School, Grades K–5
* Mount Savage School, Grades K–8, in [[Mount Savage, Maryland]]
* [[Mountain Ridge High School (Frostburg, Maryland)|Mountain Ridge High School]], Grades 9–12
* St. Michael School, Grades K–5 (closed, 2009 or 2012)
* [[Frostburg State University]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 3804
|1900= 5274
|1910= 6028
|1920= 6017
|1930= 5588
|1940= 7659
|1950= 6876
|1960= 6722
|1970= 7327
|1980= 7715
|1990= 8075
|2000= 7873
|2010= 9002
|2020= 7027
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
Area population in 2023 is 8684. 
Self identified racial and cultural profile in 2021:
White alone 72%
Black alone 14%
Hispanic 5%
Two or more races 4%
Asian alone 3%
Other alone 2% <ref name="city-data.com" />

The [[median household income]] in 2021 was $42,416,<ref name="city-data.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Frostburg-Maryland.html|title=Frostburg, Maryland (MD 21532) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders}}</ref>

Median house or condo value in 2021: $153,419. Mean detached house price in 2021: $196,999. Mean townhouse/attached unit price in 2021: $188,876. The cost of living index in 2023 is 84.3.<ref name="city-data.com" />

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2020 including police officers: 17. Crime index is 46% of US average <ref name="city-data.com" />

==Transportation==
[[File:2016-06-25 10 14 13 View south along Maryland State Route 36 (New Georges Creek Road) just south of Bishop Murphy Drive in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Maryland Route 36|MD Route 36 South]] in Frostburg]]
The main transportation means to and from Frostburg are by road. The main highway directly serving Frostburg is [[U.S. Route 40 Alternate (Keysers Ridge–Cumberland, Maryland)|U.S. Route 40 Alternate]], which follows Main Street through downtown. [[Interstate 68 in Maryland|Interstate 68]]/[[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|U.S. Route 40]] is the main highway serving the region around Frostburg, which is accessible from Frostburg proper via [[Maryland Route 36]] and [[Maryland Route 736]].

==Local art and culture==
{{Travel guide|section|date=January 2010}}
[[Arion Band]] is a community band based in Frostburg. Established in 1877, the band has now been performing for 148 years. The band gives five to ten performances in the Frostburg and Cumberland areas during the summer. During prohibition, the Arion band helped the speakeasy in the basement of the Hotel Gunter sneak in booze. While the band would play music on the balcony, liquor was smuggled into the back.<ref name="gunterhotel" />

===Frostburg Museum and The Museum Gallery===
Located at the corner of Hill and Oak Streets, the building in which the museum is housed was built in 1899 and was formerly the Hill Street School. The museum was established in 1976 and, with more than {{convert|8000|sqft|m2}} of exhibit space, offers exhibits and artifacts from Frostburg and the surrounding area including the Arion Band, coal mining, genealogy, and the National Road. The Museum Gallery features a different artist's work every month.

===Mountain City Traditional Arts===
Located at 25 East Main St., Mountain City Traditional Arts is dedicated to the education, sales, and documentation of regional Appalachian art. There is a constant display of local art of various mediums, some of which is available for purchase. Frequently offered are live performances, literary readings, and music. They also offer classes such as knitting, card-making and holiday music.

===Frostburg Arts and Entertainment District===
In July 2009, a portion of downtown Frostburg that includes the Frostburg Museum and Frostburg State University was officially designated as the 18th Arts & Entertainment District of the state of Maryland, in recognition of the neighborhood's rich artistic history, its contemporary arts scene and its promise for the future. The district is administered by the Allegany Arts Council, which also administers the award-winning downtown Arts & Entertainment District in nearby Cumberland. Maryland is the first state to create art districts to help stimulate the economy.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100917070613/http://alleganyartscouncil.org/static.php?page=210 Allegany Arts Council]</ref>

===Frostburg Art Walk===
In the spring of each year, Frostburg sponsors an art walk through the arts and entertainment district. Visitors are invited for a self-guided tour through the district. Local businesses open their doors with special exhibits and demonstrations.

===Performing Arts Center===
Located on the [[Frostburg State University]] campus, the Performing Arts Center (PAC) has regular programs held in one of their three theaters. The Cultural Events Series is open to students, faculty, and the general public. The students who are studying dance, music, theater and communication can excel in the Performing Arts Center because it has the basic essentials plus more needed for these majors. It has three main theaters: Pealer Recital Hall, Drama Theater and the Studio Theater. This building also has rehearsal spaces, music practice rooms and electronic labs, shops, offices, classrooms and facilities for the hearing impaired. The community and the campus audiences are welcome to a variety of concerts and many performances. Also many famous comedians and jazz artists that perform there as well.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100202153722/http://involvement.frostburg.edu/cultural_events Cultural Events Series Website]</ref>

===Roper Gallery===
Located in the Fine Arts building on [[Frostburg State University]]'s campus, the Roper gallery hosts fine art exhibits from both senior year art students and traveling exhibits.

===Planetarium===
The [[Frostburg State University]] planetarium is located in GIRA CCIT. The planetarium offers a different show every month, which are shown on Sundays at 4PM and 7PM.<ref>
[http://www.frostburg.edu/planetarium/ Planetarium Website]</ref>

===Appalachian Festival===
The Appalachian Festival occurs every year on the third weekend in September on [[Frostburg State University]]'s upper quad. The festival highlights music, food, and crafts of the Appalachian region. Artisans from the area come and sell their wares in areas of woodworking, quilts, and glasswork. There are children's activities offered and educational opportunities. There are often live animals in a petting zoo format. There are tents that offer instruction in folk skills such as dancing, soap making, and basket making.<ref>[https://www.myspace.com/appalachianfestival Appalachian Festival]</ref>

===The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad===
[[File:Frostburg, Maryland (5855193122).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|A [[Western Maryland Scenic Railroad]] train at Frostburg station in 2011]]

The [[Western Maryland Scenic Railroad]] runs between Cumberland at [[Canal Place]] and [[Frostburg]]. The depot at Frostburg was originally designed for the [[Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad]] by architect [[Ephraim Francis Baldwin]] and built in 1891.<ref>{{Cite book|title=E. Francis Baldwin, Architect: The B&O, Baltimore, and Beyond|last=Avery|first=Carlos P.|publisher=Baltimore Architecture Foundation|year=2003|isbn=0-9729743-0-X|location=Baltimore, Maryland|pages=45, 128}}</ref> The train stops at the Frostburg Depot for ninety minutes so passengers may shop or eat lunch. The locomotive is detached, rotated on the turntable and run around and reattached to the other end of the train<ref group=note>This does not apply to No. 1309, which cannot be turned, and instead a second locomotive on the rear has to tow the train back to Cumberland.</ref> for its journey back to Cumberland. These manoeuvers takes about fifteen minutes and attract a lot of attention from the passengers, most of whom are tourists. Surrounding the depot are Linns Bar and Grill, The Trail Inn and Cafe, The Great Allegheny Passage Hiking/Biking Trail, and the Thrasher Carriage Museum. The standard train ride departs at 11:30 a.m. from the Cumberland station and lasts approximately 3.5 hours. The railroad also offers caboose rentals and a variety of specialty trains such as a Murder Mystery train, a Christmas themed train, and a night-time Santa Express.<ref>[https://www.wmsr.com/ Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Website]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120409155555/http://www.wmsr.com/attraction.php?attraction=18&category=132&ac=18,132 Great Allegheny Passage]</ref>

===Thrasher Carriage Museum===
The museum gives visitors the chance to take a look back in time to the nineteenth century to see how the people in that century were transported. There are examples of the different types of vehicles there. For example, there are funeral wagons, carts, pleasure vehicles, carts a milkman would have used and a lot more. There are docents who dress up in the Victorian American clothing from that time. It gives the visitors the feeling that they are going back in time. This museum really gives visitors a chance to look into the life of a person from the 19th century. The Thrasher Carriage Museum was named after James Richard Thrasher. He lived in Midland, Maryland and was born in 1913. Mr. Thrasher developed a love of horses at a very early age which led him into collecting carriages and participating in various parades just to show off his collection. He died in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thethrashercarriagemuseum.com/ |title=Thrasher Carriage Museum |access-date=December 7, 2009 |archive-date=July 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724141403/http://www.thethrashercarriagemuseum.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Historic Downtown Frostburg===
Historical Downtown Frostburg was constructed between the years of 1870&ndash;1915 when the town was entrenched in the mining and brick making industry.

The Princess Restaurant, located on Main St., has been in business since 1939. Former [[Harry S. Truman|President Truman]] visited the restaurant shortly after he left office; a framed sign hangs above the booth in which he sat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.princessrestaurant.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516203005/http://www.princessrestaurant.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 16, 2009|title=Princess Restaurant – Since 1939}}</ref>

The Hotel Gunter, located on Main St across the street from the Princess Restaurant, opened in 1897. Originally named Hotel Gladstone, the original hotel had 100 rooms, a cafe, a barbershop, and a sample room for displaying traveling salesmen's wares. The hotel tanked and was sold in 1903 to William Gunter, who renamed it the Hotel Gunter in 1925. He installed a jail for prisoners being transferred and a [[cock-fighting]] ring in the basement. The hotel's basement was also used as a speakeasy during prohibition.<ref name="gunterhotel">{{cite web|url=http://www.gunterhotel.net|title=About Us/about|website=The Gunter Hotel|access-date=October 9, 2017}}</ref>

===Municipal activities===
The Frostburg Community Swimming Pool is located at 200 South Water St.

The Frostburg Public Rifle Range is located at Clifton Terrace just off Rt. 40. The range has four 100 yard firing lanes, one 200 yard firing lane, and a 6 lane 25 meter pistol range.

The Mapelhurst Country Club golf course features 18 holes, and 6,677 yards of course.

The Frostburg Dog Park is a large open space with separate fenced sections for large and small dogs to let dogs socialize with each other, play, and roam off-leash.

'''Parks'''
*[[Parris Glendening|Parris N. Glendening]] Recreation Complex, named for a previous Governor of Maryland, is located at Shaw St. and Rynex Ave. The park offers 7 athletic fields, two basketball courts, two pavilions, a playground, two fishing ponds, and a half-mile walking trail.
*Frostburg Community Park is located on South Water St. The park has two baseball fields, two pavilions, a basketball court, a playground, and a pool.
*Mount Pleasant Street Park is located on Maryland Ave. and Mt. Pleasant St. The park has a basketball court, a playground, and a small baseball field.
*East End Park is located at Cemetery Road and McCulloh St. The park offers a playground and an indoor pavilion with a kitchen area.
*West End Park is located on Mechanic St. and Wenck's Lane. The park has a large pavilion and a field.
*Calhoun Park, on Willow Lane, is home to the Frostburg Dog Park.

===Center for Creative Writing===
Located on Main Street, the Center for Creative Writing aims to bring creative writers to Frostburg and to expand the writing ability and exposure to literature of the residents and students of Frostburg. They host a variety of events open to the public. There are also workshops that can be attended for a small fee. They sponsor the 3 AM Society, an organization of student writers.

===Films about Frostburg===
As part of the 2012 Bicentennial Celebrations, the City of Frostburg commissioned a documentary production titled ''A Day in the Life of Frostburg''. Directed and edited by Frostburg resident and filmmaker, Michael Snyder, the film was shot by a group of 37 "citizen filmmakers" (residents of the city) working independently and together; a unique approach to filmmaking that lets people tell the story of life in their town from the inside out. Over 2,200 clips (nearly 30 hrs of video) were shot during a two-week filming period and then edited together in three weeks to make a 30-minute documentary.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=http://interdependentpictures.org/2012/08/30/429/ |title=A Day in the Life of Frostburg |people=Snyder, Michael (Director and Editor) |date=August 30, 2012 |publisher=Interdependent Pictures |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109092102/http://interdependentpictures.org/2012/08/30/429/ |archive-date=November 9, 2012}}</ref>

==Media and information==

===Radio stations===
* 560 AM/105.3/98.5 WFRB FM Country, local talk, offers online streaming
*1270 AM WCBC – News/Talk information, locally owned and operated with online streaming
* 91.9/96.3 WFWM FM 24hr informational/educational/cultural radio station
*100.9 Today's and yesterday's favorites
* 97.1 WLIC FM religious radio, talks on separation of religion and state, offer online streaming
* 94.1 QZK FM top 40 hits
*107.1 WCBC FM Oldies station; Total Hits Radio
*106.1 GO FM Classic Rock and new Rock
* 99.5 WDZN-FM (Z-100) modern rock and alternative
*100.5 WDYK-FM (Magic 100.5) Adult Contemporary

===Libraries===
The Ort Library,<ref>[http://www.frostburg.edu/lewis-ort-library/ Ort Library]</ref> located on [[Frostburg State University]]'s campus, was opened in 1975. The library offers an online catalog of all books and articles in the Maryland state school system. Those materials can be transferred to Frostburg for students and staff. Their website also houses Research Port, a database of databases of articles from journals, magazines, and print. The library also offers special collections, archives, subject guides, government document research guide, and genealogy resources. There are a large number of computers available for use.

The Frostburg Library,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://home.alleganycountylibrary.info/contentpages.asp?loc=112 |title=Frostburg Library |access-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-date=June 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610133322/http://home.alleganycountylibrary.info/contentpages.asp?loc=112 |url-status=dead }}</ref> located at 65 E Main St, offers members of the community {{convert|10000|sqft|m2}} of books, a children's area, and new technology. They offer services such as children's, teen, and adult book sections, magazines, music, and more. There are computers in the facility, and there is a meeting room in the library that can be rented.

==City officials==
* Mayor: Todd J. Logsdon<ref>{{cite web |title=Elected City Council Members |url=https://www.frostburgcity.org/citycouncil |website=City Council {{!}} Frostburg Maryland |access-date=July 22, 2024}}</ref>
* City Administrator: Elizabeth Stahlman<ref>{{cite web |title=City Administrator |url=https://www.frostburgcity.org/city_administrator |website=Discover Frostburg {{!}} Frostburg City Network |access-date=June 10, 2021}}</ref>
* Chief of Police: Nicholas J. Costello <ref>{{cite web |title=Frostburg City Police |url=https://www.frostburgcity.org/police/details |website=Discover Frostburg {{!}} Frostburg City Network |access-date=June 10, 2021}}</ref>
* Fire Chief: Jason Logsdon<ref>{{cite web |title=Fire Chief Green transfers command to Chief Logsdon |url=https://frostburgfd.com/2023/01/fire-chief-green-transfers-command-to-chief-logsdon/ |website=Frostburg Fire Dept., No.1 |access-date=May 21, 2024 |date=January 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Operations/Support Officers |url=https://frostburgfd.com/members/line-officers/ |website=Frostburg Fire Dept., No.1 |access-date=May 21, 2024}}</ref>

==Notable landmarks==
* [[God's Ark of Safety]], a roadside landmark, is a skeletal steel structure representing the biblical [[Noah's Ark]] being built on the [[Interstate 68|I-68]] highway hillside since 1976.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cleary |first=Caitlin |url=http://post-gazette.com/pg/06106/682602-85.stm |title=If the flood comes too soon, this ark won't be quite ready |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918074215/http://post-gazette.com/pg/06106/682602-85.stm |archive-date=2008-09-18 |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=April 16, 2006 |access-date=April 16, 2006}}</ref>
* The Frostburg Palace Theatre is located on 31 east Main Street. Since as early as 1907, the local people of Frostburg have gone there to see good films. In 1912, the Palace Theatre company bought the building and remodeled it as a movie theatre until 1981. Beginning in 1981, it rooted itself into the community through having local school performances. The theatre shows foreign, classic and independent films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frostburgpalace.org/ |title=The Palace Theatre – Classic, Foreign, and Independent Films}}</ref>
* The [[Great Allegheny Passage]] is a {{convert|150|mi|km|adj=on}} system of biking and hiking trails for the public that connects Cumberland, MD to Pittsburgh, PA.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Great Allegheny Passage |url=http://www.atatrail.org/ |access-date=August 25, 2013 |date=2013}}</ref>
* [[Frostburg State University]] was founded in 1898. Beginning as a university for teachers, Frostburg became a liberal arts school in 1960. Today, Frostburg State University has 4,755 undergraduate students, 630 graduates, and an 18:1 student faculty ratio.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://frostburg.edu/ |title=Frostburg State University - Frostburg State University}}</ref>
* The historic Hotel Gunter first opened on New Years Day in 1897, with a barber shop, petting zoo, and jail inside. [[United States Marshals Service|US Marshals]] would often stay at the hotel when transporting prisoners down [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|Route 40]] to Washington DC, and the jail was built to hold said prisoners. The hotel opened a [[speakeasy]] and cockfighting ring during prohibition. As of 2023, the building has a restaurant, apartments, and 12 hotel rooms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hotel Gunter |url=http://www.mdmountainside.com/hotel-gunter |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Allegany County, The Mountain Side of Maryland |language=EN-US}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Brad Barkley]], novelist and short-story writer
* [[James Glenn Beall]], Republican U.S. Senator, 1953–1965
* [[George Beall (attorney)|George Beall]], Maryland lawyer
* [[Charles J. Colgan]], Virginia state senator
* [[Andy Duncan (writer)|Andy Duncan]], science fiction and fantasy writer
* [[Stephen Dunn]], poet and winner of the Pulitzer Prize
* [[Jack Fisher]], Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[John J. Hafer]], Republican Maryland State Senator, 1991–2007
* [[Jon Jenkins (American football)|Jon Jenkins]], National Football League player
* [[T. H. Paul]], locomotive manufacturer
* [[Bob Robertson]], Major League Baseball player
* [[M. Virginia Rosenbaum]], surveyor and newspaper editor
* [[James Sprigg]], Whig U.S. Congressman from Kentucky, 1841–1843
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==Nearby places==

===Cities===
* [[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland]]
* [[Hagerstown, Maryland|Hagerstown]]
* [[Morgantown, West Virginia]]

===Smaller communities===
* [[Barton, Maryland|Barton]]
* [[Callimont, Pennsylvania]]
* [[Carpendale, West Virginia]]
* [[Cresaptown, Maryland|Cresaptown]]
* [[Eckhart Mines, Maryland|Eckhart Mines]]
* [[Gilmore, Maryland|Gilmore]]
* [[Klondike, Maryland|Klondike]]
* [[La Vale, Maryland|La Vale]]
* [[Lonaconing, Maryland|Lonaconing]]
* [[Midland, Maryland|Midland]]
* [[Vale Summit, Maryland|Vale Summit]]
* [[Wellersburg, Pennsylvania]]
* [[Woodland, Maryland|Woodland]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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