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Baltimore was the origin of a major railroad workers' strike in 1877 when the B&O company attempted to lower wages. On July 20, 1877, Maryland Governor John Lee Carroll called up the 5th and 6th Regiments of the National Guard to end the strikes, which had disrupted train service at Cumberland in western Maryland.
Website. City of Baltimore. 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 an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland [ b ] in 1851, and is the most populous independent city in the nation.
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 ] As of the 2010 Census, African Americans are the majority population of Baltimore ...
Elkridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Howard County, Maryland, United States. The population was 15,593 at the 2010 census. [ 4 ] Founded early in the 18th century, Elkridge is adjacent to two other counties, Anne Arundel and Baltimore.
Culture of Baltimore. 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 Northern and Southern American traditions. [1]
Baltimore City Public Schools. Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS), also referred to as Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS) or City Schools, is a public school district in the city of Baltimore, state of Maryland, United States. It serves the youth of Baltimore City [5] (in distinction to the separate and "younger" public school system ...
Henry Fite House. Hillbilly Highway. History of Hispanics and Latinos in Baltimore. History of Africans in Baltimore. History of Baltimore City College. History of Caribbean Americans in Baltimore. History of Ethiopian Americans in Baltimore. History of Native Americans in Baltimore. History of Syrians in Baltimore.
As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 6,976 Native Americans in the Baltimore metropolitan area, making up 0.3% of the area's population. [1]In 2013, 370 Cherokee people and 87 Navajo people lived in Baltimore city, 0.1% and 0.0% of the population respectively.