Youghiogheny Scenic & Wild River

Protected areas of Maryland

The Youghiogheny Scenic & Wild River is a river given special protected status by the state of Maryland. This wild and scenic portion of the Youghiogheny River is located in Western Garrett County, in Western Maryland. The Yough drains an area comprising approximately 397 square miles (1,030 km2) in Maryland, flowing through forests and farms. It rises from the west side of Backbone Mountain in Preston County, West Virginia, near the state's border with Garrett County.

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N 39.676077777778 °	E -79.391197222222 °

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Sparrow Trail

Sparrow Trail
21531
Maryland, United States
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Selbysport, Maryland

Selbysport is an unincorporated community in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. Mercy Chapel at Mill Run was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Friendsville, Maryland

Friendsville is a town in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. The population was 438 at the 2020 census.

Mercy Chapel at Mill Run

Mercy Chapel at Mill Run is an historic Carpenter Gothic-style church located at Selbysport, Garrett County, Maryland. It is a one-story, one room frame structure built on an octagonal plan above a coursed stone foundation. The interior of the chapel is a fine example of local craftsmanship and is virtually unchanged since the 1870s. Two small graveyard plots lie adjacent to the chapel. It is one of the most architecturally sophisticated and well-preserved octagonal buildings in Maryland, and one of only a dozen mid-19th-century octagonal buildings surviving in Maryland.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Kendall, Maryland

Kendall is a ghost town in Garrett County, Maryland. Kendall was originally known as Yough Manor, named after the first lumber company in the area. Kendall was a logging town founded in the mid 19th century.

Reason Run

Reason Run is a 2.19 mi (3.52 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Braddocks Run

Braddocks Run is a 2.86 mi (4.60 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

Accident, Maryland

Accident is a town in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. The population was 338 at the 2020 United States census. Accident has been noted for its unusual place name. A person from Accident is called an "Accidental".

Hoyes, Maryland

Hoyes is an unincorporated community in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. Hoyes is located on Maryland Route 42, 3.75 miles (6.04 km) southwest of Accident.

Petersburg Tollhouse

The Petersburg Tollhouse, which is now located in the hamlet of Addison, Pennsylvania, United States, was the first tollhouse that travelers encountered while on the National Road heading west into Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Addison, Pennsylvania

Addison is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 165 at the 2020 census.

James Drane House

The James Drane House is a historic house located in Accident, Garrett County, Maryland, United States.

Wable-Augustine Tavern

The Wable-Augustine Tavern is an historic, American inn and tavern that is located near Addison in Addison Township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.