Mount Washington in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hurricane David
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 10, 2022
1. Hurricane David Marker
Inscription.
Hurricane David, a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 175 mph, formed in the Caribbean in late August 1979, made landfall in the United States and moved up the East Coast. It made a direct hit on Baltimore on September 5 and, though downgraded to a tropical storm, dumped more than 8 inches of rain in a short time. Mount Washington suffered extensive damage. The Western Run stream, adjacent to the Arboretum on its southern side, overran its banks and flooded the area, then the site of the Mount ground floor of the complex was flooded and cars were washed away. Several years later, the apartments were condemned by the city and demolished, leaving an empty lot that two decades later would become the Arboretum. To guard against future To guard against future floods, the Arboretum has several walls and berms built perpendicular to the flow of of water.
Hurricane David, a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 175 mph, formed in the Caribbean in late August 1979, made landfall in the United States and moved up the East Coast. It made a direct hit on Baltimore on September 5 and, though downgraded to a tropical storm, dumped more than 8 inches of rain in a short time. Mount Washington suffered extensive damage. The Western Run stream, adjacent to the Arboretum on its southern side, overran its banks and flooded the area, then the site of the Mount ground floor of the complex was flooded and cars were washed away. Several years later, the apartments were condemned by the city and demolished, leaving an empty lot that two decades later would become the Arboretum. To guard against future To guard against future floods, the Arboretum has several walls and berms built perpendicular to the flow of of water.
Erected by Mount Washington Preservation Trust, Baltimore City Recreation & Parks.
76° 39.419′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Mount Washington. It can be reached from Tanbark Drive west of Lochlea Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1810 Tanbark Dr, Baltimore MD 21209, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 539 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
