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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad engine and passenger car from the 1830s. Baltimore faced economic stagnation unless it opened routes to the western states, as New York had done with the Erie Canal in 1820. In 1827, twenty-five merchants and bankers studied the best means of restoring "that portion of the Western trade which has recently been diverted ...
James Franklin Purvis (and Isaac F. Purvis), Baltimore [48] Joel Rimes, Maryland and Alabama [49] Roberson, Maryland and South Carolina [50] Lewis Scott, Baltimore [51] Henry F. Slatter, Baltimore and New Orleans [52] Hope H. Slatter, Baltimore [52] Jack Willison, Maryland and Alabama [53] Mr. Thompson, Baltimore and the lands of the Cherokee ...
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 18th century. 1729 - Town of Baltimore founded.
Pages in category "History of Baltimore" The following 86 pages are in this category, out of 86 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In early February 1817, MacGregor arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, and began to gather political and financial support to “wrest Florida from Spain” and embolden “the existing disposition of the people in that section to confederate with the United States” until a more “favorable time for their admission into the Union.” [9] [10] He ...
The history of African Americans in Baltimore dates back to the 17th century when the first African slaves were being brought to the Province of Maryland. Majority white for most of its history, Baltimore transitioned to having a black majority in the 1970s. [ 2 ]
Baltimore [a] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland.With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census, it is the 30th-most populous US city. [15] Baltimore was designated as an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland [b] in 1851, and is the most populous independent city in the nation.
Some of the more upscale rowhouses in Baltimore, like these brightly painted homes in Charles Village, have complete porches instead of stoops. The city of Baltimore, Maryland, has been a predominantly working-class town through much of its history with several surrounding affluent suburbs and, being found in a Mid-Atlantic state but south of the Mason-Dixon line, can lay claim to a blend of ...