Accident, Maryland: Town Named Accident
The town is known for its "Welcome to Accident" green highway signs at the north and south ends of town.
- Address:
- Main St., Accident, MD
- Directions:
- In the northwest corner of the state. US Hwy 219 runs north-south through the center of town, and has "Welcome to Accident" signs at both ends.
- Admission:
- Free
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A welcome sign greets visitors arriving at the town of Accident.
[Jeff Foushee, 08/16/2020]
Since you mentioned Boring, Maryland, there's another fun-named town, Accident, in the western section of the state. I've been through there but never stopped to check it out in detail. Pretty area, though.
[Country Paul, 07/31/2015]July 2020: Photo added.
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The small town's strange name dates from around 1786; one tale of its origin is that two land surveyors -- friends Brooke Beall and William Deakins Jr. -- had claims they'd surveyed overlapping "by accident." The tract was dubbed in official documents at the time as "Accident."