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Welcome to Frostburg, MD!
Frostburg is a Maryland Main Street community with a thriving arts, cultural, and business community in the midst of Appalachian beauty. FrostburgFirst is a nationally accredited and designated Maryland Main Street Program. FrostburgFirst works to promote and enhance Downtown Frostburg through events, grant programs, and more. It is also the managing entity of Frostburg Arts & Entertainment District.
Frostburg has a rich history dating back to the 18th century.
The Frostburg Museum acquires, documents, catalogs, preserves, and displays artifacts and other items related to the history of Frostburg, Maryland, its people and its environs.
A major factor in Frostburg’s economy was the establishment and growth of what was originally called State Normal School #2, a teachers college. It was the lobbying of local citizens that led to the state legislature’s authorization of a $20,000 appropriation for a building in 1898 by the Maryland General Assembly with the provision that the land be provided by the citizens.
The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad (WMSR) loop begins & ends in Cumberland at Canal Place. The line stops at the Frostburg Depot for passengers to stretch their legs and grab a bite to eat. Here, the steam engine is detached, rotated on the turntable, and reattached to the other end of the train for the scenic return trip down the mountain.
The Route
Tracks & Yaks offers railbike tours start from the Frostburg Depot and running along the Western Maryland Railway line with spectacular mountain views and iconic points of interest, including the Brush Tunnel and Helmstetter's Curve. The ride is a leisurely pace on pedal-powered tandem or quad railbikes along the smooth, steel railroad tracks. The tracks steer the railbikes and the slightly downhill terrain makes for an easy pedal, suited for most age groups.
Chosen by National Geographic as one of the "Top Fall Trips In The World," the Great Allegheny Passage winds through Maryland’s mountains and along Wills Creek, giving bicyclists, hikers, and cross-country skiers some of the most majestic views in the east.
Located at 19 Depot Street in Frostburg, the Thrasher Carriage Museum houses a rare and extensive collection of horse-drawn vehicles dating to the late 1800s and early 1900s. The collection is unsurpassed in its breadth and depth and includes everything from milkman carts to luxurious sleighs used by the Vanderbilt family, funeral hearses, and President Teddy Roosevelt’s inauguration coach.
City Hall 37 S Broadway Frostburg, MD 21532 301-689-6000
