Welcome to the Town of Williamsport's official
Web site. First settled in 1787 and incorporated 1823,
Williamsport is a warm and friendly community in Western
Maryland. We are about 70 miles west of Washington, DC
and 50 miles east of Cumberland, MD.
President
George Washington and Colonel Elie Williams met the
Town's founder, Otho Holland Williams, who had surveyed
the Town with extra-wide streets, on October 14th, 1790
to discuss Williamsport as a site of the new U.S.
capital. However, in order to accomodate large ships,
the federal capital was moved downstream to Washington,
DC.
Today, you can meander through these
historic wide streets down to the river and become part
of legendary Williamsport. We hope you enjoy your visit
to our web site and look forward to seeing you in town
very soon.
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