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Developed as suburban-type residential housing, it is an economically diverse area that was once the center of Baltimore's Jewish community as it moved from downtown. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] During the Vietnam War era, however, the area experienced white flight , while it was 95% White in 1960, it became 95% Black in 1970. [ 5 ]
Map of Baltimore, 1867. 1800 - Population: 26,504 people. [7] 1803 Fort McHenry built. [8] Dispensary incorporated. [5] 1806 - St. Mary's College and Theological Seminary incorporated. 1807 University of Maryland founded. Baltimore Museum established. [9] Baltimore Circulating Library in business. [10] 1809 - Joseph Robinson's Circulating ...
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 ...
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]
The Baltimore–Columbia–Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as Central Maryland, is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in Maryland as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. As of 2022, the combined population of the seven ...
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.
Old West Baltimore Historic District is a national historic district in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is primarily a row house neighborhood of approximately 175 city blocks directly northwest of downtown Baltimore. The district includes other housing from grand mansions to alley houses, as well as churches, public buildings (primarily ...
The most prominent example of Baltimore's distinctive flavor is the city's close association with blue crabs. This is a trait which Baltimore shares with the other coastal parts of the state of Maryland. [2] [3] The Chesapeake Bay for years was the East Coast's main source of blue crabs. Baltimore became an important hub of the crab industry. [4]