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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16BJ_gloria-victis_Baltimore-MD.html
Gloria Victis-To the Soldiers and Sailors of Maryland in the service of the Confederate States of America. 1861-1865 (The front of the base of the monument)
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16AE_captain-john-o-donnell_Baltimore-MD.html
Captain John O'Donnell, the founder of the Canton Community, was a man of great vision and accomplishment. He initiated trade between Canton, China and Baltimore in 1785 operating his own merchant sailing vessels. This public square once the site …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM161Q_1017-1021-east-baltimore-street_Baltimore-MD.html
This structure,built around 1808, was home to the Colvin family for several generations. In 1874 it served temporarily as the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, whose original building had burned. The Presbyterian Eye, Ear and Throat Charity Hospital opened he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM161K_the-star-spangled-banner-centennial-monument_Baltimore-MD.html
To Commemorate theCentennial of the Writing ofthe "Star Spangled Banner,"the Pupils of the PublicSchools of Baltimorehave erected this Memorialupon Hampstead Hill *where, in September, 1814the Citizen Soldiersof Maryland stood readyto Sacrifice th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM161H_patterson-park_Baltimore-MD.html
During the Civil War Patterson Park served as a U.S. Army camp, one of several established as part of the Federal occupation of Baltimore. In 1861 the 10th Maine Infantry Regiment occupied Camp Washburn (named for Maine Gov. Israel Washburn) in th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM161G_this-cannon-marks-rodgers-bastion_Baltimore-MD.html
This cannon marks Rodgers Bastion which formed part of a chain of fortifications extending from the river front to and beyond the site of the present Johns Hopkins Hospital, manned in part by an auxiliary naval force, under immediate command of Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15TA_a-pivotal-battle_Baltimore-MD.html
British ships launched an attack on Fort McHenry early on September 13, 1814. The fort defended the water approach to the city of Baltimore. The future of the city and possibly the United States depended on the outcome. After the American defeat a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15QO_o-er-the-ramparts-we-watch_Baltimore-MD.html
The forts walls are called ramparts. An American flag flies over Fort McHenry twenty four hours a day by Presidential Proclamation.
The size of the flag varies. On clear days with the right amount of wind, a full-size replica of the Star-Spangl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15LK_mount-clare_Baltimore-MD.html
In 1760, Mount Clare was built as the summer home of Charles Carroll, Barrister. Mount Clare was the center of Georgia, Charles Carroll's 800-acre Patapsco River Plantation. The estate supported grain fields and grist mills along the Gwynn's Falls…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15K2_army-sailors-navy-soldiers_Baltimore-MD.html
The defenders who manned the heavy cannons in front of you represented a unique combination of soldiers and sailors. One unit, the U.S. Sea Fencibles, included civilian sailors. Wearing the clothing of their trade, they were issued muskets, drille…