Midland, Maryland
| Midland, Maryland | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Midland, Maryland |
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| Coordinates: 39°35′23″N 78°56′56″W / 39.58972°N 78.94889°WCoordinates: 39°35′23″N 78°56′56″W / 39.58972°N 78.94889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Allegany |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
| • Land | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,713 ft (522 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 446 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 441 |
| • Density | 2,347.4/sq mi (906.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 21542 |
| Area code(s) | 301 |
| FIPS code | 24-52475 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0585837 |
Midland is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, along the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 446 at the 2010 census.
The town of Midland is 1,600 feet (490 m) above sea level, is 5 miles (8 km) south of Frostburg, Maryland and 3 miles (5 km) north of Lonaconing, Maryland. Paradise Run and Neff's Run carry the precipitation from Dan's Mountain on the east to Georges Creek, while Squirrel Neck Run feeds it from the west off of Savage Mountain. Some say that Midland derived its name from its location, some say it was named after the Midlands in Scotland by the Scottish settlers.
Midland is the birthplace of the Emmy Award winning longtime American actress Suzanne Rogers, who has played the role of Maggie Simmons Horton on NBC's Days of Our Lives continuously since 1973.
Midland is proud of its two churches—St. Joseph's Catholic Church and Grace United Methodist Church. Both were established in 1891. The bells of St. Joe’s and the chimes of Grace ring out daily from the hill at the edge of town where the churches sit side by side.
About 3 miles beyond the town's limits, anyone making the climb to the top of the magnificent outcropping known as Dan's Rock is rewarded with an incomparable view of the eastern end of the county and nearby West Virginia. Generations of townsfolk and visitors have marveled at the spectacular sunrises and sunsets seen from this highest point in Allegany County.
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