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A Brief History of the Allegany County Museum

Western Maryland Station Center, Inc. (WMSC), a volunteer, not-for-profit community group, was formed in 1983 to preserve and renovate the Western Maryland Railroad Station.

In 1985, the Transportation and Industrial Museum opened in the basement of the Western Maryland Railroad Station.

In 1997, WMSC turned over the Western Maryland Railroad Station to the Canal Place Authority with the intention of it becoming the focal point of the Canal Place Heritage Tourism Complex. Canal Place construction began in 1999.

Once the Railroad Station transfer was completed, WMSC assumed the new mission of developing the Allegany County Museum.

WMSC, in 1999, purchased the William Donald Schaefer Building at 3 Pershing Street.

The Allegany County Museum opened at a temporary site at 210 S. Mechanic Street in 2001. Then, in 2003, the Allegany County Museum moved to another temporary site at 81 Baltimore Street.

In 2007, WMSC paid off the primary mortgage on the Schaefer building.

In late 2007, WMSC contracted with Cho Ben Holback Associates of Baltimore for architectural planning services.

In early 2008, bills were introduced in the Maryland State legislature calling for partial funding for the planning phase of the renovation of the Schaefer Building for its use as the new Allegany County Museum.

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Western Maryland Station Board Members:

Gary Bartik, President

Joseph Weaver, Vice President

Jerry Robinette, Secretary

Mike Fetchero, Treasurer

George Sell, Communications

Wayne Couter

Bernice Friedland

Ed Hedrick

Bob Lee

Russell Livengood, Jr.

Scott Riley

Carol Runion

Dottie Thomas

Larry Zajdel

 

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