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The Phoenix Shot Tower, also known as the Old Baltimore Shot Tower, is a red brick shot tower, 234.25 feet (71.40 m) tall, located near the downtown, Jonestown (also known later as Old Town), and Little Italy communities of East Baltimore, in Maryland. When it was completed in 1828 it was the tallest structure in the United States .
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 18th century. 1729 - Town of Baltimore founded. 1752 - 25 houses and 200 inhabitants. 1763 - Mechanical Fire Company organized. 1767 - Baltimore designated county seat. 1770 - Henry Fite House built.
Child labor at J.S. Farrand Packing Company in Baltimore, 1909. Photo by Lewis Hine. The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 destroyed 70 blocks and 1,526 buildings in the downtown and led to systematic urban renewal programs. Baltimore was a poorly managed city in 1890, despite its economic vitality.
Baltimore Heritage, Inc. was founded in 1960, and Baltimore's nonprofit historic preservation advocacy organization. The organization has two staff members, thirty three volunteer board members and a host of volunteers who work to preserve and promote Baltimore's historic buildings and neighborhoods. [1]
Oriole Park at Camden Yards. / 39.28389°N 76.62167°W / 39.28389; -76.62167. Oriole Park at Camden Yards, commonly known as Camden Yards, is a baseball stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball 's Baltimore Orioles, and the first of the "retro" major league ballparks constructed during the 1990s and ...
1840s Carrollton Inn. The 1840s Carrollton Inn and Plaza, located in Baltimore, Maryland, consists of two historic buildings and their complementary 1980 additions built to resemble the previous federal style buildings. The oldest of the row house buildings dates back to the late 18th century, and anchors the east side of the block containing ...
March 17, 1983. Designated BCL. 1975. Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company is a historic bank building in Baltimore, designed by the Baltimore architectural firm of Wyatt and Sperry and constructed in 1885. It has a brick-with-stone-ornamentation Romanesque Revival structure, with deeply set windows, round-arch window openings, squat columns ...
Marlene Lenthang. March 26, 2024 at 12:22 PM. Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which had stood strong for nearly 50 years, collapsed into pieces in mere seconds early Tuesday after a cargo ...