Downtown in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 12, 2008
1. Baltimore College of Dental Surgery Marker
Maryland State Dental Association
marks the original site of the
Baltimore College of Dental Survery
Founded in the year 1840
the first dental college in the world.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.
Location. 39° 17.34′ N, 76° 37.06′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Downtown. It is on Hopkins Place, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baltimore MD 21201, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Inspired Words (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Sugarman (about 700 feet away); Faust Brothers Building (about 700 feet away); Building a City and a Nation: At the Crossroads (about 700 feet away); To Commemorate the Inauguration of a Chemical Industry in America (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Restoration of 200 & 202 W. Pratt Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nancy D'Alesandro Pelosi (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Joshua Johnson (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
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Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 12, 2008
2. Marker location, on the PNC building
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,265 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.
