McKenzie, Maryland

Unincorporated community in Maryland, United States
39°34′02″N 78°49′26″W / 39.56722°N 78.82389°W / 39.56722; -78.82389Country United StatesState MarylandCounty AlleganyElevation679 ft (207 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID590778[1]

McKenzie is an unincorporated community in Allegany County, Maryland, United States.[1]

Its name is derived from a family which owned a large farm along the river bottom in the area. It is located directly across from the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in Rocket Center, West Virginia.[citation needed] The area was formerly a railroad junction of the Patterson Creek Cutoff and the main B&O line. McKenzie is also the site of one of the first settlements in Allegany County. In the fields of the river bottom, arrowheads and flint can be found, suggesting a possible Native American community at one time, similar to the Barton, Maryland site.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKenzie, Maryland