Shaft, MD

Shaft is a census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. The 2010 census counted 235 residents. Shaft is located south of Frostburg, in the Georges Creek Valley. Shaft lies at an elevation of 1,795 feet. In Shaft, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Shaft, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Borden, or Borden Shaft, was the site of a major deep mine in the valley. The principal owners of the mines were the Borden family of Massachusetts.