Investigation Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller
Date: August 6, 2026
This 8-foot tall by 200-foot-long mural painted in 2016 by artist Parris Ashley, illustrates the history of the Cumberland, Maryland region beginning with the early Native Americans through George Washington and Fort Cumberland to the Underground Railroad, canal, bike path and the modern-day train presence. The mural is located on a wall below the Western Maryland Railroad tracks at Canal Place just off the GAP Bike Trail.


