Kitzmiller Coal & Lumber Town Preview

Travel to 238 W Main St, Kitzmiller, MD 21538

Your visit to the town of Kitzmiller will give you a look back in time when the area was known as a booming timbering and coal mining town. The Coal Bucket Cafe serves as a good starting point as you can grab a bite to eat and see some coal mining memorabilia.

39°23'14.29"N, 79°10'53.54"W

From the Coal Bucket Restaurant, walk one block from W. Main Street to State Street (Rt. 38) and then just before the bridge, you will see a trail on your right.

The river trail has lovely views and extends approximately 0.6 mile to the Kitzmiller Elementary School Building.

The Kitzmiller botanical garden is located across from the elementary school and is perfect place to explore after your walk along the river.

(Privately Owned) - 39.378776, -79.203298

Travel (drive) from Kitzmiller on W. Main Street that will turn into Shallmar Road. Travel approximately 1.3 miles from the Kitzmiller School to the former Shallmar Company Store.

The sole commercial building in Shallmar is the former company store, now privately owned, It is a one-and-one-half story building constructed of local cut stone. Two entrances are provided on the front, one to the store proper, the other to the former pay office. The store entrance is framed by simple iron columns and all of the windows have iron bars. Only a few letters of the words "Shallmar Supply Company," are still visible. Above the cornice is the date 1920 in raised numerals.

*Excerpt from the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties - Architectural Inventory Form

107 S 2nd St, Oakland, MD 21550

Travel from Kitzmiller to downtown Oakland.

Continue your exploration of coal and industry with a visit to the Garrett County Historical Museum, complete with a room dedicated to the industrial history in the county. This room not only includes mining history, but also farming, trapping and more.