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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXR_historic-canton_Baltimore-MD.html
Through the efforts of the Canton Improvement Association this old and densely populated ethnic neighborhood was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The two-story red brick row houses are especially noteworthy for their hand…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXP_thomas-wildey-monument_Baltimore-MD.html
Thomas Widley, born January 15, 1782.
Thomas Widley, died October 19, 1861.
He who realizes that the true mission of man on earth is to rise above the level of individual influence and to recognize the fatherhood of God overall and the brot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXN_church-home-and-hospital_Baltimore-MD.html
Church Home and Hospital, formerly Washington Medical college, was where Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849, and where many doctors were trained who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. On April 19, 1861, Adeline B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXM_site-of-poes-death_Baltimore-MD.html
This structure, now the east building of Church Hospital, was erected in 1836, to house the Washington Medical College. Edgar Allan Poe, author, and poet, was brought here, ill and semi-conscious, on October 3, 1849 and died four days later. In 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXK_katyn-remembered_Baltimore-MD.html
When duty called they answered.When they refused the embrace of Stalin—they died. Now we commend them to the agesto be included amongst history's martyrs.
In 1939, the Soviet Union in league with Nazi Germany attacked Poland taking into c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXH_baltimore-riot-trail_Baltimore-MD.html
Baltimore - A house DividedIn 1861, as the Civil War began, Baltimore secessionists hoped to stop rail transportation to Washington and isolate the national capital. On April 19, the 6th Massachusetts Regiment arrived here at the Philadelphia, Wil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXC_building-atop-the-burying-ground_Baltimore-MD.html
When leaders of First Presbyterian Church decided to build an new church atop their 18th-century burying ground, they hoped to serve Baltimore's growing west end and protect their burial place from being diverted to other uses.
Construction beg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXB_the-peabody-conservatory_Baltimore-MD.html
Established in 1857 by the philanthropist George Peabody, The Peabody Conservatory of Music was the first institution in America for the education of professional musicians. The list of those who have taught or studied here reads like a "Who's Who…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXA_the-peabody-library_Baltimore-MD.html
In 1857, George Peabody's founding letter dedicated the Peabody Institute to the citizens of Baltimore in appreciation for their "kindness and hospitality." The Massachusetts-born philanthropist eventually moved to London where he built one of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWX_lafayette-monument_Baltimore-MD.html
La Fayette, immortal because a self-forgetful servant of justice and humanity. Beloved by all Americans because he acknowledged no duty more sacred than to fight for the freedom of his fellow men.—Woodrow Wilson
En 1777 La Fayette travers…