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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBZN_memorial-to-marylanders-killed-in-war-with-mexico_Baltimore-MD.html
1846-7-8Erected by the Maryland Association of Veterans of Mexican War1903[tablet 2]Association ofthe Veterans of theMexican War1846-7-8Surviving members1903Of the Army.John A. Reese, Samuel C. Love, John A. Love, John Carpenter, Robert Harrington…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9S1_the-coast-guard-cutter-taney_Baltimore-MD.html
Open for visitors as part of the Baltimore Maritime Museum ... the USCGC TANEY was built in 1936 and was in continuous service until 1986. In addition to Pearl Harbor, TANEY saw action throughout World War II [as] well as the Vietnam Conflict. Pea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9RW_davidge-hall_Baltimore-MD.html
Davidge Hall, constructed in 1812, is named for the first dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dr. John B. Davidge. Noted for its unique classical appearance, it is the oldest building in the country used continuously for medical…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8SP_old-otterbein-church_Baltimore-MD.html
"Mother Church" of the United Brethren in Christ. First chapel erected 1771, present edifice, 1785. Burial place of the denomination's founder, Philip Wilhelm Otterbein, pastor, 1774-1813. Lovely Lane Chapel, "Mother Church of American Methodism,"…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8RU_mount-auburn-cemetery_Baltimore-MD.html
Oldest cemetery for African Americans in Baltimore, founded in 1872 by Rev. James Peck, pastor, and trustees of Sharp Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Dating to 1787, the congregation served the community and was influential in the freedom movem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7WQ_bombproofs_Baltimore-MD.html
The arched chambers on either side of the sally port are identical bomb shelters for the fort's soldiers. They were built immediately after the bombardment of 1814, when it became obvious that such places were needed. Fortunately, Fort McHenry was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM781_breaking-the-back-of-segregation_Baltimore-MD.html
Separate but Equal policyJuly 11, 1948ParticipantsJames Robertson, Maceo Howard, Morris Kalish, James Gross, Albert Blank, Jeanette Fine, Gloria Stewart, Mary Coffee, Mitzy Freishtat, Irvin Winkler, Stanley Askin, Louis Pinkney, Leonard Collidge, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM709_outer-battery_Baltimore-MD.html
This complex of earthen embankments and masonry structures has been the site of Fort McHenry's heaviest artillery since about 1840. The U.S. Army kept this battery heavily armed during the Civil War to discourage any Confederate attempts to take B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM705_mortars-vs-guns_Baltimore-MD.html
When the British attacked in 1814, guns of this type - but larger - were fired from the ramparts and the water batteries near the riverbank. They kept the British warships from entering Baltimore Harbor, but they could not shoot far enough to hit …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM702_british-bomb_Baltimore-MD.html
Fired by the British Naval Forces during the bombardment of this fort Sept. 13-14, 1814 when by the light of "Bombs bursting in air" the National Anthem - The Star Spangled Banner had its birth.