Garrett County has eight municipalites: Accident,
Deer Park,
Friendsville,
Grantsville,
Kitzmiller,
Loch Lynn Heights,
Mountain Lake Park, and
Oakland. The oldest is Oakland, the county seat, incorporated in 1862. Thereafter, municipal government formed at Grantsville (1864), Deer Park (1884), Loch Lynn Heights (1896), Friendsville (1902), Kitzmiller (1906), Accident (1916), and Mountain Lake Park (1931).
Casselman Bridge, Grantsville, Maryland, 1998. Photo by Diane P. Frese.
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