2008 A.D.... our 25th Anniversary       The Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization is based in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA. The Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization is dedicated to preserving our area’s rich historic heritage by erecting and restoring monuments, and also by providing tours and promoting cemetery history to the general public. Promote true U.S. history, erect and resore monuments. Maintaining graves and praying for the Holy Souls. Preserving monuments and symbols of the United States of America and the Christian and Jewish foundations, (Western Culture) on which the U.S. was founded. To learn more about the CHCO and the services that we offer, please refer to the additional links on the right. During April, Confederate History Month, The Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization is promoting the Third National Confederate flag. The CHCO offers this great historic Christian American symbol of purchase year round. (See Flag page) During April, members are flying this flag at their homes and placing them on Confederate graves. Pictured at the grave of Confederate soldier James Pollock are CHCO Secretary Linda Burgess, Renice Pollock, a descendant of James, and CHCO Maintenance Chairman Chester Dale Burgess. In 2001 the CHCO restored and adopted the rich Confederate Pollock Family Cemetery, located in Mexico Farms, just south of Cumberland. (See Adopted Cemeteries Page.)