Conococheague

Conococheague Creek flows south from the Pennsylvania country to the Potomac, winding through the valley between the Appalachian ridges. Its name comes from a Delaware expression meaning “river of many turns.” The stream's watershed lies beside that of the Conodoguinet, with the divide between them marking a change from the Cumberland Valley to the Hagerstown Valley. In 1790 the mouth of the Conococheague marked the northern limit of the Potomac stretch considered for the new federal district.