Walking is the perfect way of moving if you want to see into the life of things. It is the one way of freedom. If you go to a place on anything but your own feet you are taken there too fast, and miss a thousand delicate joys that were waiting for you by the wayside. Elizabeth von Arnim

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Around Town

WELCOME TO ACCIDENT


Accident, Garrett County, Maryland was one of the early settlements
 in the far west of Maryland. 
    
How did Accident get its name? 

Here's the story I was told.
In 1750 King George II of England paid off a debt to George Deakins by giving him 600 acres of land in western Maryland.  
Mr. Deakins sent out two parties of engineers, 
each without knowledge of the other 
to find and survey the best land in that section of Maryland.  
When the engineers returned, they discovered, much to their surprise, 
that they had each marked the same oak tree as a starting point 
and then marked off the same 600 acres.  
Mr. Deakins considered it safe to choose this land and had it patented as 
“The Accident Tract.”

I think it was more of a Coincidence and would have named it that. πŸ™‚

I came across this on YouTube I thought you might enjoy.

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The Drane House
Read about it 


Front


Back


Information on James Drane you can find



Read and see some old pictures of my town of Accident, Maryland

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Wondering about the climate here in Accident, Maryland.

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There are three cemeteries in town that I walk around on my
morning walks.

This first one is small and is along the road.



I call this one the lower cemetery.


The third cemetery is the one at the top of the hill.


The oldest grave here is James Drane's from 1828.
and the oldest person I could find buried here is
Earl Wentz who died in February of 2019
and he was 103 years old.



The church you see in the picture above was located here at the cemetery.
but on August 23, 1901 it was struck by lightning and completely destroyed.
In April of 1903 another church was built but this time it was built
on the main road in town.


There is another church a couple of blocks farther down the road.



The cemetery is on Cemetery Road


which also has a doctors office.


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Other buildings and businesses in town.

The Library

It may not be huge and have lots and lots of books but any book you want
they will get it for you.
The three librarians Connie, Lori, and Maya are friendly and very helpful.





Post Office


This building has a dentist, hair dresser, and an insurance office in it.


The Fire Department
# 50




Liberty Gas Station


Dollar General and the Hardware Store

The Rolling Pin Bakery 


G & W
The lumber yard


If you'd like to read more about Farmer Marvin and his son Austin's Farm
you can visit their WEBSITE.
The bulls and cows I go visit most days are Farmer Marvin's.


3 comments:

Billy Blue Eyes said...

That is quite a nice town to live in, the church is impressive with the spire. The cemetery is well laid out. Oldest headstone I have ever seen in the up dates to the late 1600's. Sounds like you liked your fast cars with that nice Corvette. Not sure I miss my old Mini now which was really nosy and fast, I posted a video on YouTube of it. I think you are lucky to live in such a nice area

Skeeter28 said...

How's the food in the Rolling Pin bakery? One of the main reasons I walk and do regular exercise is so I can enjoy desserts. I definitely have a sweet tooth.
Thank you for sharing photos of your town.

HappyK said...

Skeeter - Food and baked goods are delicious at the Rolling Pin. I don't go there often because things are so good. πŸ˜€ Besides I like to bake!!