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Vale Summit is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 139.

Local lore indicates that the community was so named in the mid 19th century, founded by the local population of coal miners. Previously, however, it was locally known as “Pompey Smash”, the origin of which is commonly believed to have come from a slave named Pompey crashing his wagonload of coal. A main road through the village still bears the name “Pompey Smash Road”.

A paved road reached the town circa 1921, from Clarysville, along Route 40.

Vale Summit CDP overview:
Name:	Vale Summit CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Maryland
County:	Allegany County
Elevation:	2,030 ft (620 m)
Total Area:	0.99 sq mi (2.56 km²)
Land Area:	0.99 sq mi (2.56 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	111
Population Density:	112.35/sq mi (43.36/km²)
FIPS code:	2480075
GNISfeature ID:	2583699

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Allegany County is located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,106. Its county seat is Cumberland. The name Allegany may come from a local Lenape word, welhik hane or oolikhanna, which means ‘best flowing river of the hills’ or ‘beautiful stream’. A number ... Read more