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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP3T_baltimore-regional-trail_Baltimore-MD.html
During the Civil War, Baltimore and its environs exemplified the divided loyalties of Maryland's residents. The city had commercial ties to the South as well as the North, and its secessionist sympathies erupted in violence on April 19, 1861, when…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOMK_fort-look-out_Baltimore-MD.html
During the War of 1812, a circular 180? earthen artillery redoubt was erected as a defense for Fort McHenry. On September 13, 1814, Lt. George Budd commanded naval forces that assisted in repulsing a nighttime British attack on the Ferry Branch de…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNC5_locust-point-veterans-memorial_Baltimore-MD.html
Dedicted to those men and womenof the Armed Forces of the UnitedStates who, in serving theircountry during times of conflicthave suffered the scars of battle.
Donated on behalf of the entirecommunity of South Baltimore andLocust Point by the Lo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNC4_port-of-baltimore_Baltimore-MD.html
Each year thousands of ships from all over the world call at the port of Baltimore. Fort McHenry lies at the heart of this great complex of channels, docks, cargo piers, shipyards, warehouses, and rail terminals.
Petroleum, iron ore, raw sugar,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNC0_1814-enlisted-mens-barracks-no-2_Baltimore-MD.html
Of the 60 soldiers in Captain Frederick Evans' company, U.S. Corps of Artillery, 16 soldiers occupied this room, sleeping four to a bunk. To enhance an esprit de corps, the color yellow, signifying the artillery service, was used on the wood trim …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNB6_preservation-of-earthworks_Baltimore-MD.html
Since 1813, earthworks like these once encircled the Star Fort to provide a safe passage for soldiers and to protect the brick walls from enemy artillery. In 1839, a post-rail fence was erected to protect the earthworks from erosion caused by graz…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNB0_an-active-port-for-300-years_Baltimore-MD.html
Proximity to the Chesapeake Bay has been the driving force in Baltimore's eminence in commerce and transportation. But the story of Baltimore's port is actually older than Baltimore itself. In 1706 - two decades before the founding of Baltimore - …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN4E_the-ravelin_Baltimore-MD.html
This wedge-shaped outwork protected the fort's sally port from enemy fire, and helped to control access to the star fort. The U.S. Army built the original ravelin in 1813. The structure was modified to its presents dimensions in 1837.
The rave…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN4C_direct-hit_Baltimore-MD.html
About 2:00 p.m. on September 13, 1814, gunners of the Maryland Militia under Captain J.H. Nicholson were waiting out the British bombardment behind this parapet. It was futile to return fire because their 21 pounder gun did not have the range to h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMI0_mt-olivet-cemetery_Baltimore-MD.html
The burial place of Methodist pioneers including Bishops Francis Asbury, Enoch George, John Emory and Beverly Waugh, also Robert Strawbridge, first preacher in Maryland and Jesse Lee, founder in New England. Site of 1966 Methodist Bicentennial tim…