The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPotomac Park ( ) is an unincorporated subdivision and census-designated place (CDP) located on the North Branch Potomac River in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,530. Potomac Park lies along U.S. Route 220 (McMullen Highway) between Cresaptown and Cumberland. The CDP of Bowling Green is immediately to the north on Route 220. Within the boundaries of the community are the Allegany County Fairgrounds and the Western Correctional Institution.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,530 to 821 (-68%). Half of its homes were built before 1959.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Potomac Park 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Potomac Park’s history is told.
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Potomac Park, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Potomac Park is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Potomac Park has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is La Vale Tollgate House in La Vale, 2.9 miles away.
Potomac Park and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.