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The founding of Jennings began in 1899 when prosperous entrepreneurs, brothers Cortez H. Jennings and B. Worth Jennings from Towanda, Pennsylvania, launched their project to harvest the old growth forest between Grantsville and Bittinger in Garrett County, Maryland. The brothers purchased a few dozen parcels of land. They referred to these lands collectively as Maynadier Lands and Cunningham Lands, which altogether encompassed 10 square miles (26 square km).

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Jennings is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Jennings has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fuller-Baker Log House in Grantsville, 3.3 miles away.

Jennings and the nearest listed places

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Fuller-Baker Log HouseCasselman's Bridge, National RoadStanton's MillKaese MillTomlinson Inn and the Little MeadowsJames Drane House

Closest to Jennings

Fuller-Baker Log HouseGrantsville · Building3.3miCasselman's Bridge, National RoadGrantsville · Structure3.9miStanton's MillGrantsville · District4miKaese MillAccident · Building6miTomlinson Inn and the Little MeadowsGrantsville · District6.2mi

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. Fuller-Baker Log House’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

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