Tour Overview
A fun walking or biking history tour with 18 sign markers. Online stories about the people and events that helped shape the town of Friendsville.
- A rich history stretching over 250 years.
- Friend Family Museum & Genealogical Library.
- World class whitewater rafting & kayaking on the Upper Yough.
- Direct access to the Wild & Scenic River on the Kendall Trail.
- A beautiful riverside town for shopping and dining, and a wonderful community park for picnicking and relaxing.
- The friendliest town in Maryland.
For more information about Friendsville, visit www.visitfriendsville.org.
Tour Design Production
Friendsville, MD 21531
The FIHT is funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas, The Garrett County Commissioners, The Town of Friendsville and The Garrett County Arts Council. This Project has been financed in part with State Funds from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, an instrumentality of the State of Maryland. However, the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority. Special assistance by The Friend Family Association of America Heritage Museum and Genealogical Library and historian Ina Hicks.
Stops
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Stop 1: Marker #1 Legend of Johnny Friend
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Stop 2: Marker #2 Native American Visitors
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Stop 3: Marker #3 Riverside Hotel – Knights of Pythias
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Stop 4: Marker #4 Commerce, Custer & Rylands Stores
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Stop 5: Marker # 5 Water Street North, E.M. Friend
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Stop 6: Marker #6 Maple Street and Morris Avenue
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Stop 7: Marker #7 The Lost Settlement of Kendall
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Stop 8: Marker #8 Opera House, Morris Avenue and Walnut St.
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Stop 9: Marker #9 Cider Mill, Shanty Town & Baseball
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Stop 10: Marker #10 Unique Mill
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Stop 11: Marker # 11 Yough Motors, Bands & Confectionary
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Stop 12: Marker #12 Bank, Leslie Friend Store, Military Honors
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Stop 13: Marker #13 Railroad Station & Hotels
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Stop 14: Marker #14 Friendsville School History
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Stop 15: Marker #15 J.W. McCullough – Lumbering & Mining Titan
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Stop 16: #16 Hunters Bowl & Historic Cemetery
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Stop 17: Marker #17 Bear Creek Lumber -Meat Market – Old Bridge
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Stop 18: Marker #18 Walnut & Third Street – F.G. & Sons