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How Pompey Smash got its name

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ItemID
acaa225
IDEntry
3237
Creator
Harold Scott, Sr.
Date
1985
Collection Location
Allegany County, Maryland
Coverage
Allegany County (Md.), 1890-2008
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The town of Pompey Smash is between Midland and Clarysville in Western Allegany. This is the story of how it got its name.

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From the Journal of the Alleghenies, vol XXI, 1985, and used with permission.

The map from the 1870s shows the location of Pompey Smash, slightly below mid-point.