Fort Mchenry - Baltimore, Md
"Designed by Ghanan Jean Foncin in 1798 and named after James McHenry, a Scots-Irish immigrant and surgeon-soldier who became Secretary of War under President Washington, Fort McHenry was built after America won its indep... waymarking.com
Edgar Allan Poe Grave Site
Author, Poet. Most remembered for his influence on other writers and poets through his imaginative use of literary style and for his near flawless use of rhythm and sound in his poetry. He is considered the father of the ... findagrave.com
Lightship Chesapeake Lv 116/wal 538
The first structure to mark the vitally important entrance to the Chesapeake Bay was actually a steel lightship sheathed with a wooden hull. Known as No. 46, this vessel was specifically designed to endure the dram... lighthousefriends.com
B & O Railroad Station
One of the first railroads in the country, constructed in 1830 of wooden rails that carried horse-drawn cars, extended from Baltimore to Ellicott's Mills. This station was built the next year, and soon steel rails replaced wood... hmdb.org
Catonsville Historical Society
The Catonsville Historical Society Inc., is a non-profit organization that was organized in 1973 after the late Mrs. Robert Townsend had bequeathed her home and, her collection of 18th and early 19th century antiques to t... museumsusa.org
Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum
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 flamboyan... hmdb.org
Mount Clare Museum House
Mount Clare is the oldest extant colonial building in Baltimore. It was built in 1760 by Charles Carroll, a barrister (lawyer), and distant relative of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Indepen... museumland.net
Star Spangled Banner Flag House
Built in 1793, the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House was the home and place of business of Mary Pickersgill, maker of the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key's famous poem. Mary and her daughter Caroline moved into the ... heritagesites.com
Seven Foot Knoll
In 1851 screwpile lighthouses were just coming into vogue, and engineers excitedly worked to use these new designs in previously inaccessible waters. So it was that on October 10 of that year the president of the L... lighthousefriends.com
Baltimore & Ohio (B&o) Railroad Museum
On Presidents Day, February 16, 2003, amid a record-breaking snowfall, one half of the Museums massive roof collapsed. The collapse occurred as a result of the weight of drifting snow on the western side of the building. ... museumsusa.org
Uss Constellation
Though the Civil War was a period of great innovation for the navy, with widespread use of steam power and the innovation of ironclads there was still a place in the fleet for sailing ships. Built at the Gosport yard in Portsmo... hmdb.org
Baltimore City Courthouse
This noble pile as it was described at the dedication of January 8, 1900, is the third courthouse built on Monument Square. When Calvert Street was leveled in 1784, the original courthouse site of the May 1774 Stamp Act Protest... hmdb.org
Browns Arcade
Named for the governor who developed it, Brown's Arcade is a unique and early example of adaptive reuse in Baltimore. The four buildings that make up the Arcade were originally constructed as rowhouses in the 1820's. After the ... hmdb.org
St. Mary's Seminary
Here, at the One Mile Tavern, in 1791, the Fathers of St. Sulpice (Paris, France) founded St. Mary's, the first Roman Catholic Seminary in the United States. Maryland was then a center of Catholic activity, with Baltimore havin... hmdb.org
Benson-hammond House
Built circa 1820, the Benson-Hammond House is the headquarters of the Ann Arundell County Historical Society and is open to the public. Annapolis and Baltimore Short Line Organized in 1880, the Annapolis and Baltimore Short Lin... hmdb.org
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park & Museum Inc
Encompassing 142 acres, with various facilities and extensive nature trails, the primary focus of this site is cultural and natural history. The Historical Park & Museum is dedicated to the legacy of the Colonial farmer, ... museumsusa.org
Baltimore County Courthouse
Separation of Baltimore City and County effective July 4, 1851. Towsontown was chosen as County Seat by popular vote February 13, 1854. The Courthouse of local limestone and marble was completed in 1855 at a cost of $30,000. En... hmdb.org
Mother Seton House And Historic Seminary Chapel
The historic site was home to the first Roman Catholic Seminary in the U.S. (1791) and Elizabeth Ann Seton (1808) the first U.S. born canonized saint. The Lower Chapel "Chapelle Basse" was the birthplace of the first A... visitmaryland.org