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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X9Y_family-and-childrens-services-of-central-maryland-historical_Baltimore-MD.html
Welcome to the Memorial Garden of Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland. In Honor of Families and Children and their strivings to succeed-enter to enjoy, reflect, celebrate, remember and heal.
Established September 3, 1998 on the U…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X55_confederate-soldiers-and-sailors-monument-a-war-memorial_Baltimore-MD.html
During the Civil War, approximately 60,000 Marylanders fought for the Union and 25,000 fought for the Confederacy. After the war, Confederate sympathizers erected monuments such as this one to recognize Confederate soldiers and sailors and to illu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X4J_building-community-organizations-historical_Baltimore-MD.html
In the 1930s, Old West Baltimore matured into a self-sustaining, thriving community that nurtured the mind, body and spirit. Old West Baltimore was home to many churches, shops, professional offices, banks and financial institutions, educational f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X3I_creating-an-african-american-neighborhood-historical_Baltimore-MD.html
The creation of Baltimore's premier African American neighborhood, which began with African Americans buying houses along Druid Hill Avenue, sparked segregation battles and practices throughout the country and the world. Dramatic change from white…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X3C_the-street-of-royalty-historical_Baltimore-MD.html
As the Old West Baltimore neighborhood matured, Pennsylvania Avenue became a mix of theaters, shops, pubs, beauty parlors, barber shops, lunch rooms, hotel and professional offices. By the 1910s, patrons shortened the name to the "Avenue,&quo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X2Z_courting-justice-historical_Baltimore-MD.html
Working with the Mutual United Brotherhood of Liberty (MUBL), a small group of African American lawyers living in Baltimore were committed to erasing racism within the law. But first they had to fight for the right to practice law in Maryland, sin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X2O_billie-holiday-monument-historical_Baltimore-MD.html
Front panelBillie Holiday 1915-1959-Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen and she was sixteen and I was three-God Bless the Child.
Right side panelBillie Holiday Born Ellanora Harris, in Philadelphia, PA …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X2N_foundation-on-which-to-build-a-community-historical_Baltimore-MD.html
Churches serve as more than places of worship in Baltimore's black communities. Led by strong clergy, African American churches have nurtured the soul, fed, clothed, and housed the poor, fought for civil rights, supported business and job placemen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X2L_the-elks-lodge-historical_Baltimore-MD.html
Established in 1900, Monumental Lodge No. 3 is the oldest fraternal lodge of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World in Baltimore. This African American fraternal organization was founded in 1898 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X2K_rev-dr-vernon-nathaniel-dodson-memorial-historical_Baltimore-MD.html
In Memory of Rev. Dr. Vernon Nathaniel Dobson, October 29, 1923-January 26, 2013.
A Civil Rights Leader who Marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama with Dr. King. Helped desegregate Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, Founded the Maryland Food Bank, Co-F…