"How did this spot get the name "Accident?" Mary Strauss in Flowery Vale: A History of Accident, Maryland,(Parson, West Virginia: McClain Printing Col, 1986), p. 1, provides an interesting
story of axe marks on a tree, and conflicting claims, "A Pictorial History of Accident, Maryland, from the collection of Mary Miller Strauss". Western Maryland's Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
"How did this spot get the name "Accident?" Mary Strauss in Flowery Vale: A History of Accident, Maryland,(Parson, West Virginia: McClain Printing Col, 1986), p. 1, provides an interesting
story of axe marks on a tree, and conflicting claims, "A Pictorial History of Accident, Maryland, from the collection of Mary Miller Strauss". Western Maryland's Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2008.