Map of Shaft CDP

Shaft is a census-designated place (CDP) corresponding to the unincorporated community of Borden Shaft in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 235. It is located south of Frostburg, in the Georges Creek Valley. It lies at an elevation of 1,795 feet (547 m). Borden, or Borden Shaft, was the site of a major deep mine in the valley. The principal owners of the mines were the Borden family of Massachusetts. Deep mines were unusual in the area, as most were drift mines in the Big Vein region. In 1907, the mine operator was H. and W. Hitchens Coal company. The C&P railroad delivered the windlass for the mine, then used its railroad crane to set it in place.

Shaft CDP overview:
Name:	Shaft CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Maryland
County:	Allegany County
Elevation:	1,795 ft (547 m)
Total Area:	0.80 sq mi (2.06 km²)
Land Area:	0.79 sq mi (2.04 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	208
Population Density:	264.63/sq mi (102.11/km²)
ZIP code:	21532
Area code:	240 and 301
FIPS code:	2471460
GNISfeature ID:	2583687

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Shaft online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.