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Since the founding of Baltimore, 1729, this hill has been a popular point for viewing the city's growth. Here 4,000 people feasted 1780, to celebrate the ratification by Maryland of the Federal Constitution and in honor of the new government gave the place its name. An observatory, built here 1795, signalled city merchants of the approach of their vessels, a service which lasted a century. Shipyards have long been located near the hill and it has been mined for clay and sand during the Civil War, Union troops fortified the site and it was made a public park 1880.
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| HM Number | HM115 |
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| Placed By | Maryland Historical Society |
| Marker Condition |   9 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 10:45pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 361278 N 4348996 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.27923333, -76.60831667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 16.754', W 76° 36.499' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 16' 45.24" N, 76° 36' 29.94" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 410, 301 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 901-911 Warren Ave, Baltimore MD 21230, US |
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