These images are from my First time seeing this location in April 2015, before 2 devastating arson events put the Artmor plastic factory in a state of unnecessary ruins. This place is an ancient ruins of a once Native American tribe, led by Chief Will. His daughter supposedly leapt from the historical spot known to Allegany county as Lover’s Leap. The mountain strata was formed by plate tectonics shifting when the first continent, Pangea broke apart into 3 new continents. The shift pushed the malleable earth into the beautiful shape now know as the Narrows. The breathtaking views of these mountains give you a prehistoric vibration as if you have traveled back in the time they were born. Circa 400 million years ago. There is so much history beyond this. The fact that every structure built here has burned down. As if the land refused anything unnatural to taint it. The first structure was a high class hotel then purchased to be turned into insane asylum before also burning down. Later the factory building was built to be a club for dancing and gambling. Set high atop the steeple city. It was a swanky destination that took a bit of a hike to get to (by car,) let alone the walking hike. It too burnt down. Then Arthur Morris, a world renowned artist and engineer who also was a world traveler took it over to manufacture textile products but later after many years in service abandoned it. It was somewhere around 2005 after his wife passed away of natural causes. I have many artifacts from the building. The outside of the factory had many wooden panels with Bowls facing outward which he he engineered for sound muffling due to the...
Read moreWarning!! Don't hike up Wills Mountain road. Google took us to bottom and new land owner lives at bottom and patrols road and is extremely aggressive and threatening. Was really upsetting for an honest mistake!! Stay away from that side entirely and only in the state park and you will have...
Read moreThere is one road with access to the park and it is gated off with no trespassing and private property signs everywhere. Maybe the state of Maryland should look into that? Beautiful rock cliffs visible from...
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