Baltimore’s importance as the commercial heart of the Chesapeake region wasn’t the only reason the British wanted to capture the city in 1814. They also wanted to stifle Fell’s Point---the home port for many of the privateers that preyed on British . . . — — Map (db m79711) WM
Lady Maryland is an authentic reproduction of a Chesapeake Bay pungy schooner. Beginning in the early 19th century, pungies were considered to be among the fastest of all Bay watercraft, and were frequently used to carry perishable . . . — — Map (db m219646) HM
Sigsbee is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, a vessel designed and built specifically to dredge for oysters on the Bay. Once numbering in the thousands, only a handful of skipjacks survive today. Together, they constitute the last sailing . . . — — Map (db m219651) HM
This property is listed on the National Register [of Historic Places]
as part of
Fell's Point
National Historic District
and is registered with the
Preservation Society
1770
— — Map (db m145475) HM
This property is listed on the National Register [of Historic Places]
as part of
Fell's Point
National Historic District
and is registered with the
Preservation Society
c. 1795
— — Map (db m145474) HM
This property is listed on the National Register [of Historic Places]
as part of
Fell's Point
National Historic District
and is registered with the
Preservation Society
— — Map (db m145478) HM
This property is listed on the National Register [of Historic Places]
as part of
Fell's Point
National Historic District
and is registered with the
Preservation Society
— — Map (db m145472) HM
Public and private documents show this lot owned by Wm Fell & sold to Thomas Usher in 1789. The present front section of four rooms was built in 1792. The condition now began as a complete renovation in 1986. Now complete. — — Map (db m145480) HM
This property is listed on the National Register [of Historic Places]
as part of
Fell's Point
National Historic District
and is registered with the
Preservation Society
c. 1790
— — Map (db m145481) HM
This property is listed on the National Register [of Historic Places]
as part of
Fell's Point
National Historic District
and is registered with the
Preservation Society
— — Map (db m145484) HM
This property is listed on the National Register [of Historic Places]
as part of
Fell's Point
National Historic District
and is registered with the
Preservation Society
1890
— — Map (db m145486) HM
This property is listed on the National Register [of Historic Places]
as part of
Fell's Point
National Historic District
and is registered with the
Preservation Society
c. 1795
— — Map (db m145471) HM
This property is listed on the National Register [of Historic Places]
as part of
Fell's Point
National Historic District
and is registered with the
Preservation Society
c. 1869
— — Map (db m145469) HM
This property is listed on the National Register [of Historic Places]
as part of
Fell's Point
National Historic District
and is registered with the
Preservation Society
c. 1850
— — Map (db m183381) HM
This property is listed on the National Register [of Historic Places]
as part of
Fell's Point
National Historic District
and is registered with the
Preservation Society
c. 1803
— — Map (db m145468) HM
This property is listed on the National Register [of Historic Places]
as part of
Fell's Point
National Historic District
and is registered with the
Preservation Society
1839
— — Map (db m183383) HM
This property is listed on the National Register [of Historic Places]
as part of
Fell's Point
National Historic District
and is registered with the
Preservation Society
— — Map (db m150319) HM
813 South Bond Street
c. 1820
This property is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
as a contributing member of
Fell's Point Historic District — — Map (db m172345) HM
This property is listed on the National Register [of Historic Places]
as part of
Fell's Point
National Historic District
and is registered with the
Preservation Society
— — Map (db m145488) HM
For the past 300 years, wharfs have jutted into Baltimore harbor, and been home to commercial and residential buildings. What is known today as Chase’s Wharf, where you are standing, had long been a bustling site with one and two-story frame and . . . — — Map (db m103331) HM
For the past 300 years, wharves have jutted into Baltimore's Harbor to accommodate commercical and residential buildings. The grounds where you stand have long been a bustling site with one and two-story frame and brick buildings dating . . . — — Map (db m219611) HM
At this location, then known as the Union Hotel, a group of some 90 state licensed bay pilots met in the hotel lobby to form the Association of Maryland Pilots. Captain Henry Vaughan was elected as their first president. Several rooms of the second . . . — — Map (db m109877) HM
In the early 1780s Ann Bond Fell Giles laid out for development the area called Fell's Point, just south of the existing Fell's Prospect community. Development was in part to provide housing needed to meet the demands of the growing maritime . . . — — Map (db m109369) HM
A colonial maritime community established 1726 by William Fell, shipbuilder of Lancashire, England. In this area were built more than six hundred ships from the colonial era through the Civil War. Birthplace of the U.S. Frigate “Constellation” and . . . — — Map (db m2517) HM
Fells Point
Baltimore's Original Deep Water PortFeisty, independent Fells Point was annexed by Baltimore in 1773. Despite the loss of its political independence, it has stayed true to its working class, maritime roots. Today, . . . — — Map (db m220780) HM
Frederick Douglass was born into American slavery on Maryland's Eastern Shore in February 1818.
In March 1826, Douglass, a slave child, was sent to live in the Hugh Auld household at this location, from 1826-1831.
Douglass periodically resided . . . — — Map (db m2603) HM
"Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation are those who want crops without plowing up the ground - they want rain without thunder and lightning." - Frederick Douglass
Born in February, 1818, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, . . . — — Map (db m7562) HM
Frederick Douglass is one of the best-known Americans of the 19th century. Schools, churches and other community buildings across the United States have been named after him. Known for bravery, vision and insightfulness, Douglas fought for the . . . — — Map (db m168908) HM
Frederick Douglass is one of the best known Americans of the 19th century. Countless schools, churches, and other community buildings across the United States have been named after him. Known for his bravery, vision, and insightfulness, Douglass . . . — — Map (db m219626) HM
In memory of
Edward Fell
Maryland 1723 from Lancaster, England. Acquired land, Jonestown. Later part of Baltimore Town. Importer, died 1743.
William Fell
Brother of Edward. Maryland 1730. Married Sarah Bond 1732. Acquired thousand . . . — — Map (db m145477) HM
Our mission:
Living Classrooms Foundation is a nonprofit organization that strengthens communities and inspires people to achieve their potential through hands-on education and job training, using urban, natural, and maritime resources as . . . — — Map (db m219653) HM
This property was once known as City Dock, which was built in the early 1830s and used by ship and rail merchants. Living Classrooms Foundation, in partnership with Baltimore City, began to revitalize what is now the Living Classrooms East Harbor . . . — — Map (db m145577) HM
[Left plaque:]
Baltimore artist Loring Cornish, known for his colorful mosaics and personality, moving to California
Artist Loring Cornish, whose glass and found-object mosaics have beautified homes on Eutaw Street, a former . . . — — Map (db m118456) HM
The National Brewing Company of Baltimore, MD first introduced the National Bohemian brand as we know it today in January, 1934. Often referred to as Natty Boh, the brand has been in continuous production ever since. Mr. Boh, the mustachioed, . . . — — Map (db m109879) HM
With its eye located just south of the Chesapeake Bay, Isabel's high winds and tidal surge caused widespread flooding, property damage and power outages from North Carolina to New York.
Downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it hit the . . . — — Map (db m220806) HM
On September 22 of 2007 record store owners from all over the USA gathered here in Fell's Point to create Record Store Day.
It is now the world's largest music event.
Record stores can't save your life. But they can give you a . . . — — Map (db m114574) HM
In 1998, Living Classrooms Foundation constructed the Rouse-Flick Learning Tower next to the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Education Center. The 75-foot Learning Tower is a living classroom for hands-on education and a memorial and tribute to the . . . — — Map (db m219654) HM
Coming to Maryland in 1868, the first major influx of Poles settled at Fells Point where, at 223 S. Bond Street beginning in 1877, they conducted their religious services. Under Rev. Peter Koncz (1839-1886), they organized the Parish of St. . . . — — Map (db m6456) HM
A national heritage site, the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park celebrates African-American who worked on Baltimore’s maritime trades in the 1800s. It also tells the stories of Frederick Douglass and Isaac Myers, who worked as chandlers . . . — — Map (db m102951) HM
A “nest of pirates”—that’s what the British admiralty once dubbed Baltimore’s historic Fell’s Point, then one of the most important shipbuilding centers in the nation and the home port of courageous privateers who sailed speed . . . — — Map (db m61039) HM
Michael Hankin's Vision
Baltimore is a better place thanks to Mike Hankin, a strong business and civic leader and fervent environmentalist. The environment he loves most is the Baltimore Harbor.
In 2005, he led the creation of the . . . — — Map (db m113110) HM
During the early 1800s, shipyards dotted Baltimore’s Harbor. Many of them drew vessels in need of repair from waters up and down the Atlantic coast. Repairs ranged from minor sail mendings to complicated restorative hull work rendered by skilled . . . — — Map (db m103411) HM
During the early 1800s, shipyards dotted Baltimore's harbor, drawing vessels in need of repair from waters up and down the Atlantic coast. Skilled shipwrights and carpenters performed a range of repairs from minor sail mending to complicated . . . — — Map (db m219640) HM
Built in 1765 by a young Fell's Point merchant, this House is Baltimore's oldest surviving urban residence. The furnishings in the parlor are the Maryland State Society Daughters of the American Revolution 1973-1976 United States of America . . . — — Map (db m6457) HM
During the War of 1812 the young United States was embroiled in conflict with Great Britain. From 1812 to 1815 Americans fought to protect their rights and economic independence. They faced superior enemy forces on the homefront and the high . . . — — Map (db m79710) HM
Built 1771 as a private residence. Became a hotel and tavern in 1861. Purchased and restored in 1979 by Chester Tokarski and Gene Raynor. Became famous for its excellent food and as a gathering place for political leaders who have served the city, . . . — — Map (db m219591) HM
The Living Classrooms Foundation is a non-profit organization, operates for the benefit of the community at large, providing hands-on education and job skills training to students from diverse backgrounds, with a special emphasis on serving at . . . — — Map (db m168864) HM
The Maritime Park and Museum, one of many Living Classrooms Foundation facilities, opened in 2006 and uses our motto "Learning by Doing" to engage visitors through interactive displays, hands-on activities and special programs. The . . . — — Map (db m219599) HM
The Maritime Park and Museum, one of many Living Classrooms Foundation facilities, opened in 2006 and uses our motto "Learning by Doing" to engage visitors through interactive displays, hands-on activities and special programs. The . . . — — Map (db m219642) HM
