Linda ~ found this online reference from The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes Thereon By Thomas Brownfield 1894 re: "Six Mile house west from Cumberland". I think it may be the house you are asking about. It's a very long addy make sure you get it all http://books.google.com/books?id=DmolAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=six+mile+house+cumberland+md&source=web&ots=wf0LoolMQd&sig=eMOaTvb9trb0Hve8lOX5sprFmWY#PPA205,M1 Linda R Tucson, AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "soulmate" <soulmate@embarqmail.com> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Six Mile House > If anyone on this list digs up any written history on the six mile house I > would be interested in it. My great grandmother, Margaret Starkey lived > there as evidenced by the death certificate of her son, Walter when he was > 12. It states that his place of residence was the 6 Mile house. And it > would have been the one west of Cumberland not the one on the east side of > Cumberland. Was it an apartment house, tavern/way station etc. Would be > interesting to find a written history on it. > > Linda Harden-Lantz > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Connie Beachy" <cbeachy@hereintown.net> > To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 1:33 PM > Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Six Mile House > > >> The Six Mile House was across the road from the Braddock hotel which must >> have been owned by the Gehauf's at one time...or else they just ran the >> restaurant. >> The Six Mile House was just west of what is now Athey's Gas Station. >> I loved looking at that house everytime we went to Cumberland from >> Frostburg. Then I moved away and was gone for at least 10 years before I >> returned to Allegany Co. and got really mad when I saw the Six Mile >> House >> was gone. >> Connie >> >> >>> Was there a tavern in LaVale called The Six Mile House? A senior friend >> states "Gehauf's Restaurant is located in LaVale across the road (Rt 40) >> from where the Six Mile House used to be." >>> It sounds as though this was a separate place from The Toll House. I >> remember a custard stand being in that location and then a gas station, >> then >> Burger King. I remember Mother mentioning "The Six Mile House" like it >> was >> a tavern/restaurant, but I never knew where it was. Anyone know about >> it? >>> Thanks, ~ Chere >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Keep unwanted email out. > Visit www.spamsubtract.com for more information. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.0/852 - Release Date: 6/17/2007 > 8:23 AM > >
Thanks Linda I just found a copy of it on Amazon.com for 18.00. Connie this book mentions Lemuel Cross from the Beachy family. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Richards" <lindarichards@comcast.net> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 10:49 PM Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Six Mile House > Linda ~ found this online reference from > The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, > and > Anecdotes Thereon By Thomas Brownfield 1894 > re: "Six Mile house west from Cumberland". I think it may be the house > you > are asking about. It's a very long addy make sure you get it all > > http://books.google.com/books?id=DmolAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=six+mile+house+cumberland+md&source=web&ots=wf0LoolMQd&sig=eMOaTvb9trb0Hve8lOX5sprFmWY#PPA205,M1 > > Linda R > Tucson, AZ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "soulmate" <soulmate@embarqmail.com> > To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 7:55 PM > Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Six Mile House > > >> If anyone on this list digs up any written history on the six mile house >> I >> would be interested in it. My great grandmother, Margaret Starkey lived >> there as evidenced by the death certificate of her son, Walter when he >> was >> 12. It states that his place of residence was the 6 Mile house. And it >> would have been the one west of Cumberland not the one on the east side >> of >> Cumberland. Was it an apartment house, tavern/way station etc. Would >> be >> interesting to find a written history on it. >> >> Linda Harden-Lantz >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Connie Beachy" <cbeachy@hereintown.net> >> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 1:33 PM >> Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Six Mile House >> >> >>> The Six Mile House was across the road from the Braddock hotel which >>> must >>> have been owned by the Gehauf's at one time...or else they just ran the >>> restaurant. >>> The Six Mile House was just west of what is now Athey's Gas Station. >>> I loved looking at that house everytime we went to Cumberland from >>> Frostburg. Then I moved away and was gone for at least 10 years before >>> I >>> returned to Allegany Co. and got really mad when I saw the Six Mile >>> House >>> was gone. >>> Connie >>> >>> >>>> Was there a tavern in LaVale called The Six Mile House? A senior >>>> friend >>> states "Gehauf's Restaurant is located in LaVale across the road (Rt 40) >>> from where the Six Mile House used to be." >>>> It sounds as though this was a separate place from The Toll House. I >>> remember a custard stand being in that location and then a gas station, >>> then >>> Burger King. I remember Mother mentioning "The Six Mile House" like it >>> was >>> a tavern/restaurant, but I never knew where it was. Anyone know about >>> it? >>>> Thanks, ~ Chere >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________________________ >> Keep unwanted email out. >> Visit www.spamsubtract.com for more information. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.0/852 - Release Date: 6/17/2007 >> 8:23 AM >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ________________________________________________________________ Keep unwanted email out. Visit www.spamsubtract.com for more information.