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

Carroll Park at the Historic Pigtown Neighborhood

Gwynns Falls Trail

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 8, 2023

1. Carroll Park at the Historic Pigtown Neighborhood Marker

Inscription.
For more than one hundred years Carroll Park has served the historic Washington Village/Pigtown neighborhood, whose rowhouses once provided lodging for workers employed at the B&O Railroad, streetcar maintenance barns across the street (now used for the Maryland Transit Administration's buses), and other industries in the area. Take a walk along Washington Boulevard and Scott Street to explore one of Baltimore's oldest and most diverse communities, or make use of the Fitness Trail and pathways in the park.

Directions for the Gwynns Falls Trail
• To the Inner Harbor or Middle Branch Park:
Use the marked bike lane on Bush Street through the Carroll-Camden Industrial Park past "Gaslight Square," a reminder of the era when gas was produced here to fuel the city's street lights.
• West to Carroll Park Golf Course and beyond:
Proceed through Carroll Park, with views of Mount Clare (the historic mansion of Charles Carroll, the Barrister), then beside Washington Boulevard past Montgomery Park (the sustainably renovated 1920s Montgomery Ward distribution center) to Trailhead 6.

[Captions:]
"The Horseshoe Players" mural, painted on the side of a rowhouse at the corner of Ward and Bayard streets, one of many works of public art in Pigtown.

When

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the free public bath house opened at 904 Washington Boulevard in 1902 it served an area where few households had indoor plumbing.

Erected by Gwynns Falls Trail Council, a project of the Parks & People Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), and the Maryland, Gwynns Falls Trail series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 39° 16.721′ N, 76° 38.297′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Carroll Park. Marker is at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Bush Street, on the right when traveling south on Washington Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 Washington Blvd, Baltimore MD 21230, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Joseph Beuys Tree Partnership (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mount Clare, the Georgia Plantation (about 400 feet away); 1917 – 1918 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gas, Dredges, Beer, and Pianos (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Mount Clare (approx. ¼ mile away);

Carroll Park at the Historic Pigtown Neighborhood Marker [Reverse] image. Click for full size.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 8, 2023

2. Carroll Park at the Historic Pigtown Neighborhood Marker [Reverse]

a different marker also named Mount Clare (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Mount Clare (approx. ¼ mile away); Carroll Park (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 8, 2023

3. Carroll Park at the Historic Pigtown Neighborhood Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.