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History · Carlos

Carlos’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Carlos. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Carlos is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 153. Carlos is located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Frostburg near the western border of Allegany County, at the foot of Big Savage Mountain.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 153 to 144 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Carlos yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Carlos

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Edward MooneyEdward MooneyMount Savage · 7 miLenore KightLenore KightFrostburg · 2 miSuzanne RogersSuzanne RogersMidland · 2 miLefty GroveLefty GroveLonaconing · 4 miJ. Glenn BeallJ. Glenn BeallFrostburg · 2 miBinger HermannBinger HermannLonaconing · 4 mi
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Carlos, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Carlos is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Carlos has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hocking House in Frostburg, 2.8 miles away.

Carlos and the nearest listed places

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Hocking HouseFrostburg Historic DistrictBorden Mines Superintendent's HouseLonaconing Historic DistrictLonaconing FurnaceLa Vale Tollgate House

Closest to Carlos

Hocking HouseFrostburg · Building2.8miFrostburg Historic DistrictFrostburg · District2.8miBorden Mines Superintendent's HouseZihlman · Building3.4miLonaconing Historic DistrictLonaconing · District3.9miLonaconing FurnaceLonaconing · Structure3.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Hocking House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Carlos?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Carlos’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Midland📜 Frostburg📜 Lonaconing📜 Barton
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