Hello Everyone, A friend of mine is trying to pinpoint where poet Walt Whitman stopped when he came through Frostburg. The place he stopped is called Highlands Hall. Here's some info. on it: As trade began to flow over the new road, the town began to grow and prosper. Meshach Frost built a house in 1812 which he rented a few years later to the Stockton Stagecoach Company. They named it Highland Hall, and it soon became a famous stopping place for east-west travelers and catered to both celebrities and laborers using the National Pike. Over the years, Highland Hall was joined by the Franklin Hotel, and other hostelries, and Frostburg became a regular stopping point for travelers until the coming of the railroad in the 1840's and 50's. The growth of the town took place in a slow but steady fashion. Since there was already one Mount Pleasant in Maryland, the name of the town was changed to "Frostburg" by the government when a post office was established there in 1820. Does anyone have any info. on this? Thanks, Lisa.

It would be nice if we could find historic pictures of these places. Then someone could post a link so we could all see our history of yester year.. I love to look at the old buildings and areas.

Lisa, According to Stegmaier, et al, "Allegany County, A History," page 161, "In 1853, the Catholic Church purchased Highland Hall and remodeled it, and the structure became St. Michael's Church." Donnie > Hello Everyone, > > A friend of mine is trying to pinpoint where poet Walt Whitman stopped > when > he came through Frostburg. The place he stopped is called Highlands > Hall. > >