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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14MG_exodus-1947-the-ship-that-launched-a-nation_Baltimore-MD.html
Near this spot, the Baltimore steamer President Warfield began her epic voyage into history. Built in 1928 as the flagship of the Old Bay Line, she ran nightly cruises between Baltimore and Norfolk. In 1943 she was given to Britain under the warti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR25_joe-gans-and-the-goldfield-hotel_Baltimore-MD.html
The Goldfield Hotel once stood at the corner of East Lexington and Colvin Streets. Joe Gans, a Baltimore native and the first African American boxing champion, owned the hotel and its nightclub, which was one of the earliest integrated clubs in th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNB0_an-active-port-for-300-years_Baltimore-MD.html
Proximity to the Chesapeake Bay has been the driving force in Baltimore's eminence in commerce and transportation. But the story of Baltimore's port is actually older than Baltimore itself. In 1706 - two decades before the founding of Baltimore - …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLVH_top-of-the-world-observation-level-world-trade-center_Baltimore-MD.html
Baltimore's World Trade Center, completed in 1977, was a cornerstone of the Inner Harbor's acclaimed redevelopment. Designed by the internationally renowned architectural firm of L.M. Pei & Partners, it is the tallest pentagonal building in the wo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLUR_lightship-chesapeake_Baltimore-MD.html
Lightship 116 "Chesapeake" was built in 1930 as a manned navigational beacon and fulfilled this role under the US Lightship Service and the US Coast Guard for nearly 40 years. On station in all weather and sea conditions, lightships and their crew…
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/HM5AG_the-negro-heroes-of-the-united-states_Baltimore-MD.html
Dedicated to the memory of the Negro Heroes of the United States."Sleep in Peace, slain in thy country's wars."
A gift to the city of Baltimore by an anonymous donorSculptor - James E. Lewis 1971.
(Sash held by figure contains the dates of a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4YR_the-peabody-institute-and-george-peabody-library_Baltimore-MD.html
Philanthropist George Peabody founded the Institute in 1857 as a cultural center for the city's residents. In addition to establishing the first academy of music in America, the Institute originally comprised a public library, a lecture series, an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4YQ_mount-vernon-place-united-methodist-church_Baltimore-MD.html
[photo caption]The Washington Monument, Baltimore. This view of Mount Vernon Place, circa 1848, shows the home of Charles and Phoebe Key Howard to the right of the monument.
Conceived as a "Cathedral of Methodism" the Mount Vernon Place United …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SR_freedom-equality-for-all_Baltimore-MD.html
After a Republican victory in the Presidential Election of 1860, the South park of Mt. Vernon Place seceded from the union... of the parks. The South park and the residents around it were infuriated that the North Park was a free park open to citi…