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 The Allegany County seal was redesigned for America’s bicentennial.
-The line pointing to the left is an arrow to the west — Allegany is the second most western county in Maryland and was the “Gateway to the West” through a natural gorge, where the county seat, Cumberland, is located.
+The line pointing to the left is an arrow to the west - Allegany is the second most western county in Maryland and was the “Gateway to the West” through a natural gorge, where the county seat, Cumberland, is located.
 The county was founded in 1789.
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 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (railroad car) and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (canal barge) transported raw natural resources, coal (pick and shovel) and timber, from the mountains for use in the metropolitan areas.
-Architecturally distinctive buildings and steeples represent the cultural and religious heritage. Today, the steeples, outlined in white lights at night, are a focal point in downtown Cumberland.
+Architecturally distinctive buildings and steeples represent the cultural and religious heritage. Today, the steeples, outlined in white lights at night, are a focal point in downtown Cumberland.'''[[Literature]]''':
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+ https://www.naco.org/articles/behind-seal-sept-19-2016
-[[Literature]] : https://www.naco.org/articles/behind-seal-sept-19-2016
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