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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3RS_leadenhall-baptist-church_Baltimore-MD.html
After the Civil War, a large number of black Baptists migrated to Baltimore. This church was organized in 1872 by black Baptists of the Sharp-Leadenhall area, with the help of the Maryland Baptist Union Association. It is the second oldest church …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3RR_federal-hill-and-otterbein_Baltimore-MD.html
The Federal Hill and Otterbein Historic Districts exemplify preservation efforts in Baltimore. Adjacent to the Inner Harbor, they were among the earliest areas developed in the city. After periods of economic prosperity and decline, these historic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3RQ_solo-gibbs-park_Baltimore-MD.html
Solo Gibbs Park was created in 1979 when 1-395 was built. The 1869 Sachse Bird's Eye View Illustrated Map shows the once larger neighborhood where, since the late 1700s a free African American community lived, worked and worshipped along side Euro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3RP_struggling-for-equality_Baltimore-MD.html
Slavery, segregation, discrimination, and the struggle for equality have defined the African American experience in Baltimore. At the start of the Civil War, Baltimore had 25,680 free blacks-more than any other U.S. city-and only 2,218 slaves. Ove…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3RN_early-transportation-routes_Baltimore-MD.html
The Gwynns Falls Trail follows a valley that has served as both a transportation avenue and an obstacle since the days of American Indians and European colonists. Early roads were privately owned turnpikes that charged tolls; they became public hi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3RM_bridging-gwynns-falls_Baltimore-MD.html
The lofty, triple-arched Baltimore Street Bridge was built here in 1932 to provide better access across the Gwynns Falls Valley to the city's rapidly developing west side. Earlier, the Frederick Turnpike crossed farther south on a relatively short…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3RH_leon-day-park_Baltimore-MD.html
This park is named for Leon Day, an outstanding player in the Negro Leagues who was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. A resident of southwest Baltimore, Day joined the Baltimore Black Sox in 1934 when African Americans could not play …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3RD_an-old-mill-stream_Baltimore-MD.html
If you were standing here in the early 1800s, you would have been listening to the waterwheel humming away at the Windsor Mill across this bridge. This section of the Gwynns Falls Trail is built over a three-mile millrace that carried water to pow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3RB_dickeyvilles-historic-legacy_Baltimore-MD.html
Dickeyville has been known by several other names - Tschudi, Franklinville, Wetheredville, Hillsdale - depending on who owned the grist, paper, or textile mills powered by the Gwynns Falls. Both the Wethereds and Dickeys ran their mill operations …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3RA_a-name-before-a-place_Baltimore-MD.html
Leakin Park had a name before it had a place. At his death in 1922 John Wilson Leakin left the city several downtown properties to be sold so land could he purchased for apark. The city deferred action because of existing leases, the Great Depress…