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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6ZX_remember-1814_Baltimore-MD.html
Fort McHenry protected the water approaches to Baltimore for more than a hundred years, but was attacked only once. On September 13-14, 1814, British ships fired rockets and mortars at the fort for twenty-five hours. Fort McHenry withstood the bom…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4M5_babe-ruth-birthplace-museum_Baltimore-MD.html
George Herman Ruth, better known to the world as Babe Ruth, baseball's famous "Sultan of Swat," was born here in the home of his maternal grandparents on February 6, 1895. Famous for his record-breaking statistics and flamboyant style, Babe was ho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4BM_sailors-union-church_Baltimore-MD.html
In July 1846, a battered and storm-tossed hulk, the William Penn, was moored at the pier at Light Street wharf across from what is now the McCormick building. A ship chandler, a rigger and other local merchants with interests in the shipping indus…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4BF_orpheus_Baltimore-MD.html
The heroic bronze figure in front of you is not, as many suppose, a likeness of Francis Scott Key. The statue represents Orpheus, the artful poet, musician, and singer of Greek Mythology.
In 1914 Congress appropriated funds for a monument at Fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3SR_of-fords-felles-and-falls_Baltimore-MD.html
The Susquehannock and Algonquian Indians had long traveled through this area when Captain John Smith explored and mapped the Chesapeake Bay region in 1608 As the Susquehannocks went from Pennsylvania to the bay, they crossed the Gwynns Falls strea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3SP_restoring-water-quality_Baltimore-MD.html
After centuries of abuse, the Gwynns Falls is being restored as a healthy stream. Government, civic groups, and scientists monitor water quality here and work together to implement restoration projects. Volunteers pick up trash, plant trees and gr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3RY_reviving-the-waterfront_Baltimore-MD.html
Here where the Gwynns Falls flows into the Patapsco's Middle Branch, Baltimoreans have come to work and to play over the years. Since the early 1700s this area his been home to mining operations, brickyards, glass factories, and other industries. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3RX_senator-harry-mcguirk_Baltimore-MD.html
1923-1992A friend of Baltimore and MarylandA legislator's legislatorDedicated byWilliam Donald Schaefer, GovernorColleagues and FriendsMay 27, 1992
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…