Downtown in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First Gas Street Lamp in America

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 9, 2018

1. First Gas Street Lamp in America Marker

Inscription. Site of the
First Gas Street Lamp in America
February 7, 1817
Rededicated February 7, 2017 • 200 Yrs • Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

Erected 2017 by Baltimore Gas and Electric Company.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is February 7, 1817.

Location. 39° 17.39′ N, 76° 36.62′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Holliday Street and East Baltimore Street, on the right when traveling south on Holliday Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Holliday Street, Baltimore MD 21202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Rembrandt Peale (here, next to this marker); Harry Sythe Cummings (within shouting distance of this marker); American District Telegraph (ADT) (within shouting distance of this marker); Chamber of Commerce Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); On This Location (about 300 feet away); The Negro Heroes of the United States (about 400 feet away); City Hall (about 400 feet away); A Tribute to Our Unsung Heroes (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Also see . . . Baltimore and BGE mark 200th anniversary of first gas street lamp (Baltimore Sun, 12/9/2018). (Submitted on December 9, 2018.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 9, 2018

2. First Gas Street Lamp in America Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,330 times since then and 146 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 9, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.