Surveyors charles mason and jeremiah dixon resumed work at forks of potomac river west of cumberland 1778. James deetz was the worlds leading historical archaeologist. October 8, 1932 the results of the very first time allegany and penn avenue high schools met on the field. President george washington called upon militia at fort cumberland to suppress whiskey rebellion in western pennsylvania. Fort hill class of 1960 50th reunion a book of memories. Oct 29, 2008 the playoff games allegany and fort hill have played in the past, naturally, are very important in the scope of a statechampionship run. Fort hill and allegany, despite playing 96 times, is a rivalry that only. Coach jim refoscos allegany team entered the game with a 90 record and a city record of 21 straight wins. Students are encouraged to follow their passion, and coached in college or career readiness. Allegany high school is a public high school in cumberland. James walter thomas, thomas john chew williams regional publishing company, 1969 allegany county md. Marriages book may also be purchased in sparta at the alleghany county public library or star route books on main street. Situated atop a flat, mesalike hill located near confluence, the fort hill site 36 so 2 consisted of two overlapping village components.
Thats because a playoff game is more like a work day. There are 777 students enrolled in fort hill high school, with the majority being of white ethnicity. T he following alleghany county related items except the marriages book are available for sale directly from the society. Three groups from fort hills squad competed in the stunt competition and took home first, second and third places out of seven competing varsity groups. Cumberland is a city in and the county seat of allegany county, maryland, united states. Fort hill high school sabre yearbook cumberland, md. It is known for its headstones of notable people such as former secretary of state william h. Two exciting pass plays, one to start the game, and two textbook drives were. Feel free to contribute to this section of the website by contacting the webmaster. Kershaws section the frontier years is the most narrative. Freshwater springs on the eastern and western slopes of the mesalike hill would have provided fort hill s monongahela inhabitants with ready sources of water for drinking, cooking, bathing, and to maintain. Sentinels shock allegany 1412 steve luse cumberland sunday times november 11, 1984. Games include matchups with keyser, allegany, melborne, and mountain ridge. Additionally, one of alleganys coaches, eugene younger, earned the school coach of the year award.
October 1, 1932 the allegany and penn avenue rivalry big as ever in its first year. Regardless its homecoming and while i think fh will take care of business i believe anything can happen. Fort hill has a post office with zip code 15540, which opened on december 23, 1885 fort hill was the location of a monongahela native american settlement, which a 19391940. Backfield is loaded with talent continued from 6 quarterback.
While at fort hill, mark excelled in football, basketball, and track. Fort hill high school homepage allegany county public schools. The playoff games allegany and fort hill have played in the past, naturally, are very important in the scope of a statechampionship run. At that point fh was up 2112 i believe and allegany could not move the ball. Fort hill high school sabre yearbook cumberland, md, class of 1961, page 73 of 164 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Both teams are ultra conservative and homecoming usually is an example of extreme conservative with that said i just dont see alco as capable of bringing something new or confusing to the table. A centennial memorial history of allegany county, new york. Fort hill pulls out 127 thriller over allegany october 21, 1994 trimbles td the difference as fort hill defeats southern 103. To filter results, select a cumberland, md high school using the links to the right. It was incorporated on may 15, 1851 under its official name.
Fort hill has a post office with zip code 15540, which opened on december 23, 1885. Fort hill high school overview allegany county public. Allegany county created from western part of washington county. Yet even with that on the line, theyve been rather anticlimatic. Fhhsfort hill high school 2017 500 greenway avenue cumberland, md 21502 phone. Fort hill and allegany first met in the playoffs in the memorable 1994 season when both teams came into homecoming undefeated. The hamlet chose its name of wellsville about 1832 in honor of gardner wells, one of its largest landowners. Alleganyfort hill homecoming tickets now on sale wcbc. Allegany high schools last football state championship, its 8th in all, was in 2005 when they went 140 and beat snow hill high school in the 1a maryland state championship. Tickets can also be purchased on saturday october 28, 2017, during locker decorating hours 8 a. Cherry lane, cranberry, gap civil, glade creek, glade valley, piney creek, prathers creek, roaring gap, sparta, and whitehead. Its population increased rapidly and the name was unofficially changed to genesee station, as this is where westbound trains first entered the. Out now is blues comin on the albums lead single featuring bonamassa.
Homefacts gives fort hill high school an overall grade of c for its combined test scores in math, language arts, and science when statewide results available. The fort hill marching band plays at every varsity football game. The present village of wellsville was still very small when the erie railroad came through in 1851. Fort hill high school class of 1975 stanley abrabson. Wisemans section from 1865 to 1920 is probably the most technical, having many statistics and demographics, and dr. Fort hill defeats allegany in homecoming game wcbc. Allegany high school is a public high school of the allegany county public schools located in cumberland, md. Jean sizemore was the principal investigator and photos were taken by brant burgiss and tammy blevins. Braddocks aidedecamp, george washington, returned to fort cumberland. Fort hill is an unincorporated community in somerset county, pennsylvania, united states.
This program has been offered at fort hill high school for over thirty years, originally stemming from the marylands tomorrow program. Cumberland the big red machine struck again saturday afternoon, turning a muchanticipated battle into a homecoming rerun of sorts, as fort hill marched to its 10th straight victory in the longrunning series, 5621, at greenway avenue stadium. Were an independent nonprofit that provides parents with indepth school quality information. Fort hill extends homecoming streak fort hill overpowers allegany, 5621. Karen salmon, state superintendent of schools, announced today that all maryland public schools will remain closed. Incentives such as field trips, job shadowing, prizes, and a sense of selfpride are offered. Fort hill high school cheerleaders 20 shaffer ford drive 4ur school video duration. Trustees of the fort hill cemetery association of auburn. High school alumni in cumberland, maryland md class finders.
The community is located along the casselman river 4. Students book new approach to gathering history, working together. Allegany plays fort hill every year in the annual homecoming game, which. Allegany state park is a state park in western new york state, located in cattaraugus county just north of the allegheny national forest in pennsylvania. Allegany state park appendix c history and timeline of. Schmid said, allegany state park holds many interesting stories, but these sightings kind of make you wonder. Fea members shadow oncea a semester in schools throughout allegany county and nearby west virginia and pennsylvania. October 1, 1932 the allegany and penn avenue rivalry big as ever in its. High school alumni in cumberland, maryland md class. Mar 20, 2015 additionally, one of alleganys coaches, eugene younger, earned the school coach of the year award. The allegany county historical society, cumberland, maryland. Allegany plays fort hill every year in the annual homecoming game, which is the last regular season game for both teams.
The fort hill sentinels improved their season record to 10 0 saturday afternoon as they defeated the allegany campers in the annual city homecoming game with a score of 26 to 8. Join thousands of satisfied visitors who discovered football coach, cumberland and nursing degrees. Fort hill cemetery is a historically significant cemetery located in auburn, new york. The section of county history will provide general articles relating to the history of the county with a scattering of subjects and personalities that we hope you find interesting. General assembly reserved all unpatented lands westward of fort cumberland for maryland soldiers of the revolution. It is the primary city of the cumberland, mdwv metropolitan statistical area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a population of 103,299. Fort hill high school football 1936present penn avenue high school 1932 1935. A history of the creek family in western maryland and pennsylvania. Deetz published a book called invitation to archaeology. The listing of alumni from cumberland, md includes graduates from 9 schools. The board of education of allegany county unanimously decided upon the name fort hill high school on august 12, 1936.
Jul 16, 2016 allegany down late in 4th quarter moving the ball down inside fh territory with just 32 seconds to go exciting ending score fh vs allegany 168 who will walk away with the win. Fort hill vs allegany football cumberland md homecoming 1996. Other coaches at allegany include cheri helmstetter and daphne jenkins. It lies within the allegheny highlands forests ecoregion the red house area is the northeastern half of allegany state park. Alleganys season record becomes 6 3 as they continue into the maryland state playoffs next week where they will face north carol. Allegheny is one of the hardy survivors that testify daily to the determination and vision of those early pioneers of higher education in america. There was quite a bit of angst in the community with the move to the mpssaa state playoffs. Fort hill won homecoming and then 2 weeks later defeated allegany in the playoff game.
There was quite a bit of angst in the community with the move to. The allegany county historical society home facebook. Fort hill cemetery, is a historically significant cemetery located in auburn, new york. Wtbo fort hill high school football catch it at 1450. Students from allegany and for hill high schools gathered at allegany. Appendix c history and timeline of allegany state park page 1 appendix c history and timeline of allegany state park late 1700s to early 1900s until 1797, western new york was the domain of the seneca indians. Alleghany historicalgenealogical society our books. Discussion in western maryland football started by real world, nov 1, 2014. Allegany high school is a public high school in cumberland, allegany county, maryland. Tickets will be available monday through friday, 8. This year was the 97th meeting between the campers and sentinels dating back to 1936 with fort hill now holding a 61win, 32 loss, and a 4tie record over allegany. Students have observed in preschool through 12th grade, community college, universities, schools for. Allegany county, the location of cumberland and frostburg, is lucky to have the skills of these four particular writers dedicated to it.
Fort hill high school is one of the nearest high schools. Allegany high school is the 168th largest public high school in maryland and the 8,640th largest nationally. The 64,800acre 262 km 2 allegany state park began on may 2, 1921, when an act of the new york state legislature approved the purchase of two tracts of land in the quaker run valley. Located on the potomac river, cumberland is a regional business and commercial center for western. The book was republished in may 2004 by the alleghany historicalgenealogical society. Allegany fort hill football series local sports times. The homecoming game, on the other hand, is like a holiday. General assembly reserved all unpatented lands westward of fort cumberland for maryland soldiers of the revolution 1789. The 1974 homecoming game was a matchup of a 71 allegany squad and an 81 fort hill team.
Fort hill high school is a public school in cumberland, md. Allegany high school located in cumberland, maryland md. Wellsville welcome to the allegany county historical society. The album will be released via bonamassas new keeping the blues alive records imprint, which is an offshoot of keeping the blues alive foundation, bonamassas nonprofit that aims to conserve the art of music and the rich culture and history of the blues. Homecoming 1977 fort hills todd martin receives the kick off and ended up taking the return for a 90 yard touchdown. Marc firlie the top attended area event each year is the annual homecoming football weekend clash between allegany and fort hill that attracted almost 12,000 fans to fort hill stadium. Aug 23, 2009 turkey day november 1971 allegany hs vs. They also compete in parades, band competitions and more. The heritege is deep and photos are abundant to show this wonderful local history. Keyser to host allegany for homecoming in areas oldest rivalry.
Allegany plays fort hill every year in the annual homecoming game, which is the last regular. Allegany down late in 4th quarter moving the ball down inside fh territory with just 32 seconds to go exciting ending score fh vs allegany 168 who will walk away with the win. In the previous four years the fort hill high sentinels werent even supposed to be able to keep the score close in the annual homecoming game against the allegany campers. Mountain ridge performing arts parent association to feature frozen, jr. Disneys worldwide phenomenon is taking broadway junior by snowstorm as the students of the mountain ridge high school performing arts parent association perform disneys latest worldwide phenomenon frozen jr. Fort hill tackle caleb morris named codefensive player of the year.
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