Emmanuel Episcopal Church- Cumberland — Attraction in Cumberland

A historic church built on the site of old Fort Cumberland. A gorgeous gothic church featuring hand chiselled stone, Tiffany stained glass windows and an inviting feeling. Not my home church, but it was there for me to gaze at as a child. Over the years I've watched fireworks from there, taken my young children through the hand-dug caves underneath the church. At one time this area was French, Spanish, and British. At another time , this could be called a grey area, or region between opposing sides of our civil war. Gorgeous stone, wood,...

Beautiful church and warm, friendly congregation. My wife and I attended a summer service while we were in town and were warmly welcomed by several people both before and after the service, including a lovely couple who talked to us after the service and shared some of the fascinating history of the church and its role in the Underground Railroad and the story of the gorgeous Tiffany windows. If I lived in Cumberland I would most definitely attend...

Beautiful church built on the site of Fort Cumberland a French and Indian War Fort. Original trenches and a Watergate survive from the time of the Forts occupation. Started in 1754 and expanded in 1755 by General Edward Braddock of the British Army's Coldstreams guard and commander of his majesties forces in North America. This site marks the spot of George Washington's beginning and ending of his...