Probably the earliest written records of Deep Creek we have
Meshach Browning was an early backwoodsman, hunter and explorer of the watersheds of the North Branch Potomac and the Youghiogheny rivers. His memoir is called Forty-Four Years of the Life of a Hunter (1859), and he has been celebrated as Maryland�s most...
There was considerable interest in extending the C&O Canal past Cumberland to eventually connect to the Ohio River
F.G. Skinner�s �Reminiscences of an Old Sportsman�
Born in 1835 to Mary Brant, age 20, and Benjamin Tasker, age 38, in Garrett County, MD, Hiram P. Tasker became one of the most conspicuous and interesting citizens of the area around the turn of the 20th Century. He has been described by one source as...
In 1874 Gus Delawder, a prominent local citizen, became the County�s first Fish Commissioner
In 1892, R. T. Browning - grandson of Meshach Browning - became Fish Commissioner.
On March 22, 1922, preliminary surveys began in Garrett County on the waterpower possibilities of the Youghiogheny River.
In 1923 Troop 1 of Oakland MD received its charter sponsored by the Cumberland Troop. W.W. Dawson, T. J. Altsteller and F.E. Rathhbun made up the troop Committee and James P. Adams was the Scoutmaster.
About 2o owners of property along the waters of Deep Creek Lake met at the Rainbow Inn, according to an arciel from the April 9th, 1928 edition of The Republican Newspaper. Sanitation, building restrictions, electricity and boating regulations were...
featured boat races and a beauty pageant reportedly drew over 6,000 spectators
In 1930, the Holy Cross College of Washington DC purchased 36 acres of property on Deep Creek Lake with the purpose of establishing a summer camp for seminarians. Holy Cross Camp was located to the southeast off today’s Boy Scout Road.
On the property where the Arrowhead Condominiums are located today, the Clarksburg Area Council, of the Boy Scouts of America purchased 3.6 acres for its scout camp. This was in January of 1932 and owned by the Council until November 1946 when the...
Beginning in the mid-1930�s, like-minded sailing enthusiasts formed sailing clubs,
Pennsylvania Electric Company purchases the lake and power plant from Youghiogheny Hydro-electric Company
When the Eastern Land Corp. purchased the land for the lake, they purchased complete tracks of land from the owners. In doing so they ended up with approximately 8,000 acres of excess land. Approximately 3,500 acres of this land was around the lake, some...
In September 1946 Albert Einstein spent two weeks at Deep Creek Lake. Why would Einstein come to Deep Creek? He came for two reasons. First, over the public�s connecting him to the atomic bomb, caused extreme stress and a need to get away and relax. The...
Wisp got its’ start in the Winter of 1955-56 as Ace Heise built a makeshift ski area in a cow pasture on Marsh Mountain. That opening season featured a one-room lodge and the ski rental shop was from a pickup truck. A rope tow served just one slope.
The very first Garrett County Fair was held in 1917 in the Naylor Building on Third Street in Oakland on the lot between that building and Center Street.
In 1965, Robert E. Harvey purchased the property which would become Sky Valley for $100,000. Harvey contemplated a small development of lots directly abutting the Pennsylvania Electric Co. (Penelec) line along the lake
During the early 1960s, there was much talk about creating a Deep Creek Lake fire department. In 1966, Walter W. Wachter (Walt from Walt�s General Store) put a sign-up sheet on the store�s bulletin board, asking for those who would be interested in a fire...
Condemnation by the State of Maryland Commission of Forests and Parks (Liber 252/347 as found in the land records of Garrett County) On November 19, 1963, records the transfer of 50 acres of land through an act of condemnation. This area was known as Military Lot No
In 1971, four local men developed the Four Hooppole South condominiums located near the end of Boy Scout Road on Deep Creek Lake where the scout camp once occupied. It was the first condominium to be built in Garrett County and one of the early ones in the state. The four men were R.T. Thayer (Tom), Fred Thayer, Esq
In 1970, Bill Thoman, former mountain manager of Wisp Resort, and Jay Kamineck, a ski instructor, were skiing in Aspen Colorado when they saw sighted volunteers assisting young people with vision challenges in skiing down a mountainside. They brought the...
In the 1970�s the Deep Creek Property Owners Association was concerned about the future of the lake and the lack of zoning. Many meetings and discussions followed. There was no way the county zoning would be accepted; however, because of the development...
Immediately after the lake was flooded, Pennsylvania Power Company created a subdivision of 22 lots on Stockslager Road. It was on a beautiful peninsula near the dam and was to be developed into dwellings for their employees. The property was retained by...
On Feb.25,2000 Deed reference 797/772 Pennsylvania Electric Company transferred the lake bottom and certain other contiguous parcels of land to the State of Maryland to the use of the Department of Natural Resources for the consideration of $7,800,000.
The PRB is charged with advising the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on matters relating to lake fees, budget and management. In addition, the PRB and DNR were mandated to issue a Deep Creek Lake Recreation and Land Use Plan by June 2001 that...
This new toll road provides high-speed roadway access from Pittsburgh to I-68
The Deep Creek Watershed Management Plan provides a course for protecting, enhancing, and restoring the resources of the Deep Creek watershed. The plan was developed as a cooperative effort between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Garrett...