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A
Creek-Side Cottage in Rural Maryland
Cedar
Crest
Cottage is located in Washington County, Maryland, about seventy
miles west of Washington and Baltimore. The cottage sits on
Conococheague Heights, a steep rocky bank overlooking Conococheague
Creek. The view includes Wilsons Bridge, a 175-year old, five-arch
stone bridge that originally carried the National Pike over
the Conococheague.
Cedar
Crest Cottage was built about 1930, after the Conococheague
Heights was subdivided for vacation cottages. the row of cottages,
originally built for residents  of Hagerstown, is within
sight of U.S. 40. Most of the cottages are now permanently
occupied as affordable housing. We have renovated and winterized
Cedar Crest Cottage, so that the inside is now attractive
and cozy, but we have left the original architectural features
in place. In the kitchen, one of the cedar posts that support
the cottage is visible, and bedrock impinges on the back of
the base cabinets. The original outhouse still stands (now
converted to storage). A wishing well at the parking area
(with flowers, in season) disguises the cottages commercially
supplied cistern. A long flight of steps leads down to the
cottage and continues steeply down to Independence Road, which
runs along the creek. The grounds are wooded and covered with
ivy and rock outcroppings.
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Cedar
Crest Cottage features:
- On the
top floor: An inner bedroom with a queen-sized bed and an outer
bedroom with two twin beds.
- On the
main floor: A living room with a stone fireplace for cozy winter
evenings; a bath with a clawfoot tub and shower; and an enclosed
heated porch, overlooking Conococheague Creek, which has a double
sofa bed.
- On the
lower floor: A fully equipped kitchen and an enclosed porch
that is the dining room.
- Outside:
A small deck overlooking Wilsons Bridge.
Children
and pets are most welcome.
No smoking
in the cottage please.
The immediate vicinity of the cottage features:
- Historic Wilsons Bridge
- Conococheague Creek - for viewing, strolling along, swimming,
and fishing
- Canoeing and cycling country
- The Hagerstown
Speedway
Within
15 minutes, you can reach:
Within half an hour, you can reach:
- Antietam Battlefield
- Berkeley Springs and Shepherdstown, West Virginia
- The Appalachian
Trail
- Horseback riding
- Bicycle rentals in Hancock for the Hancock/Ft. Frederick rail
trail
- Numerous other historic and scenic Washington County attractions
Note that the Hagerstown Speedway (a dirt track) is well
within earshot of the cottage. Races are generally Saturday evenings
for two or three hours beginning at 7 p.m., March through October.
Tickets are $9.00, and children under 12 are admitted free. We
will provide you with a schedule, so that you can attend or avoid
races, as you prefer.
Cedar Crest Cottage is located at:
12527 Rockdale Road
Clear Spring, MD 21722
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