History · Midland · established 1850

Midland’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Midland. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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From Midland’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Midland’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 4 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Midland’s homes were built before 1961.

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Decades since 1900 with photos

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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.

Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2 Retake an old viewMidland, Maryland: stand where they stood+15 Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

The story so far

Midland, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Midland yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

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. As of the 2020 census, Midland had a population of 488. Midland was founded in 1850 as a coal-mining community, though today only some strip mining remains.

Midland was established in 1850. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 446 to 488 (+9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Midland, 1850 to 1943

Woven from the archive, the National Register and the people born here.

19th century
1850
FoundingMidland is established
20th century
1905In the archiveMidland, Maryland
1943Born hereSuzanne Rogers is born here

By decade

Midland, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s3 items

1905Midland, Maryland

1906Ocean No. 1

1906Mine opening Ocean No. 8

1910s–1990snothing yet

Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Date unknown1 to date

Date?Ocean Mine No. 1 Complex, Powerhouse & Ventilation Fan

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Retake this viewMidland, Maryland, 1905

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Stories next door

History across the town line

GilmoreIts story

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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From Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (3) and Wikidata for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.