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GARRETT COUNTY, MARYLAND

[County Seal, Garrett County, Maryland] Origin: Garrett County was created from Allegany County in 1872 (Chapter 212, Acts of 1872). It was the last Maryland county to be formed. The County was named for John Work Garrett (1820-1884), railroad executive, industrialist, and financier. Garrett served as president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1858 until his death in 1884.

County Seat: Oakland, MD 21550
Form of Government: County Commissioners
Population

1990 census: 28,138
2000 census: 29,846

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    Animal Shelter: www.garrettcounty.org/genserv/animal
    Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/garrett.html
    Community College: www.garrettcollege.edu
    County Commissioners: www.garrettcounty.org/bocc
    County Government: www.garrettcounty.org
    District Court: www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#garrett
    Economic Development Office: http://gcjobs.co.garrett.md.us
    Elections Board: www.garrettcounty.org/elections/elections.html
    Emergency Management Office: www.garrettcounty.org/em
    Financial Services Dept.: www.garrettcounty.org/financialserv
    General Services Dept.: www.garrettcounty.org/genserv
    Health Dept.: www.garretthealth.org
    Human Resources Office: www.garrettcounty.org/bocc/hr/hr.html
    Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/garrett/
    Library: www.relib.net
    Planning & Land Development Office: www.garrettcounty.org/pandz
    Public Defender: www.opd.state.md.us/locations/garrett.htm
    Public Schools: www.ga.k12.md.us
    Public Utilities Dept.: www.garrettcounty.org/sanitary
    Register of Wills: www.registers.state.md.us/county/ga/html/garrett.html
    Roads Dept.: www.garrettcounty.org/crd
    Sheriff: www2.gcnet.net/sheriff
    Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/garrett.htm

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     Maryland Manual On-Line, 2005

    July 15, 2005   
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