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The Druid Hill Park tennis courts, with the marker in the foreground image, Touch for more information
By Christopher Busta-Peck, May 4, 2008
The Druid Hill Park tennis courts, with the marker in the foreground
101 Maryland, Baltimore, Druid Hill Park — In Memory of Harvey J. Burns, Jr.1923-1988
A Black pioneer in Baltimore tennis. Teacher - promoter - mentor of youth seeking entry into the tennis circuit.Map (db m7598) HM
102 Maryland, Baltimore, Druid Hill Park — Playing for Civil RightsDruid Hill Park — Baltimore City Recreation & Parks —
On July 11, 1948, members of the Young Progressives of Maryland and members of the Baltimore Tennis Club staged the nationally famous interracial tennis match to protest two sad injustices: the park's "Jim Crow" regulations, which prohibited . . . Map (db m189108) HM
103 Maryland, Baltimore, Dunbar-Broadway — Dr. Charles W. SimmonsFounder and President of Sojourner-Douglass College
Sojourner-Douglass College was established in 1972, in Baltimore, Maryland as the Homestead Montebello Center of Antioch College. The idea was conceived under the leadership of the first president, Dr. Charles W. Simmons, in response to the . . . Map (db m145935) HM
104 Maryland, Baltimore, Dunbar-Broadway — First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church, the oldest Black Baptist church in Maryland, was founded amidst turmoil in 1836, five years after Nat Turner's Rebellion in Virginia. Alarmed at the Rebellion, Maryland and other slave states passed laws restricting the . . . Map (db m7564) HM
105 Maryland, Baltimore, Dunbar-Broadway — Old Dunbar High School
The striking architecture of Baltimore’s original Dunbar High School complements the school’s role in community empowerment and educational equality. Dunbar’s educators, students, and alumni worked to achieve the “equal” in the “separate but equal” . . . Map (db m101610) HM
106 Maryland, Baltimore, Federal Hill — 1001 Light St Baltimore
1001 Light St Baltimore played a significant role in the abolitionist movement, particularly during the mid-19th century. The building, which was located in the heart of downtown Baltimore, became a hub for anti-slavery activism, as well as a key . . . Map (db m240364) HM
107 Maryland, Baltimore, Federal Hill — Ebenezer AME Church
This church is part of the African Methodist Episcopal congregation, the oldest independent black institution in the country. The origins of the A.M.E. church date back to the late 18th century, when blacks withdrew from the parent Methodist . . . Map (db m128640) HM
108 Maryland, Baltimore, Fells Point — Fells Point Reported damaged
Fells Point Baltimore's Original Deep Water Port Feisty, 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
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109 Maryland, Baltimore, Fells Point — Frederick DouglassAbolitionist / Orator / Author Reported permanently removed
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
110 Maryland, Baltimore, Fells Point — Frederick Douglass
"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 . . . Map (db m7562) HM
111 Maryland, Baltimore, Fells Point — Frederick Douglass SculptureFrederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park Reported permanently removed
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
112 Maryland, Baltimore, Fells Point — Frederick Douglass SculptureLiving Classrooms — Est. 1985 —
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
113 Maryland, Baltimore, Fells Point — Loring Cornish / How Great Thou Art
[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
114 Maryland, Baltimore, Fells Point — The Black Shipbuilders of the Chesapeake BayFrederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum Reported damaged
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
115 Maryland, Baltimore, Fells Point — The Marine RailwayFrederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park Reported permanently removed
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
116 Maryland, Baltimore, Fells Point — The Marine RailwayLiving Classrooms — Est. 1985 —
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
117 Maryland, Baltimore, Fells Point — Welcome to the Frederick Douglas-Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum Reported permanently removed
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
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118 Maryland, Baltimore, Fells Point — Welcome to the Frederick Douglass - Isaac Myers Maritime Park & Museum
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
119 Maryland, Baltimore, Fells Point — Welcome to the Frederick Douglass - Isaac Myers Maritime Park & Museum
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
120 Maryland, Baltimore, Fort McHenry — Living Memorials
Memorials closely reflect the attitudes and ideals of the people who placed them, more than the historic events they were designed to commemorate. The original grove of Japanese Cherry Trees before you was planted in 1931, the same year "The Star . . . Map (db m180364) HM
121 Maryland, Baltimore, Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park — Gwynns Falls TrailLeon Day Park at Franklintown Road
From picnic and playground facilities to sports fields and courts, Leon Day Park serves as a gathering place for people of all ages in the Rosemont-Franklintown Road neighborhood. Formerly called Calverton, the area contained mills and . . . Map (db m103767) HM
122 Maryland, Baltimore, Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park — Leon Day Park
This park is named for Leon Day, an outstanding player in the Negro Leagues who was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. A resident of southwest Baltimore, Day joined the Baltimore Black Sox in 1934 when African Americans could not play . . . Map (db m6345) HM
123 Maryland, Baltimore, Harlem Park — Parren Mitchell House
This stately rowhome at 828 North Carrollton Avenue has served a number of purposes since its construction in 1880. Over the years it has been used as a private residence, office space, and briefly as a retirement home. Its most notable resident . . . Map (db m101638) HM
124 Maryland, Baltimore, Heritage Crossing — Perkins Square GazeboNational Register of Historic Places
The Perkins Square Gazebo harkens back to the grandeur of Baltimore’s 19th century architectural and landscape heritage. In 1871, the gazebo was built as a spring shelter, the centerpiece for a new park. The land for the park was once part of . . . Map (db m101927) HM
125 Maryland, Baltimore, Heritage Crossing — Take a Stroll Down the Main Street of the African American ExperiencePennsylvania Avenue Heritage Trail
Welcome to the Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage Trail – a journey through Baltimore’s premier historic African American community. Here you will meet civil rights leaders, artists and musicians, attend historic African American churches, and . . . Map (db m168863) HM
126 Maryland, Baltimore, Herring Run Park — Eutaw ManorHerring Run Park
Home of a Founding U.S. Congressman William Smith was born in 1728 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He became a successful merchant, and moved to Baltimore in 1761 to expand his shipping business. At the time, revolutionary feelings were . . . Map (db m153967) HM
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127 Maryland, Baltimore, Highlandtown — Historic CantonThe Frederick Douglass North Star Escape Trail
The escape of Frederick Douglass in 1998 from slavery in Maryland was successfully carried out by Douglass jumping aboard the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore train (PW&B RR) just as it was pulling out of the train depot in Canton. Douglass . . . Map (db m238123) HM
128 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot TrailCombat on Pratt Street — Baltimore – A House Divided — Reported permanently removed
On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city’s role in . . . Map (db m71978) HM
129 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Dr. William V. Lockwood
Dr. William V. Lockwood was the first Vice President Emeritus of Baltimore Community College. His vision, uncompromising work ethic, and life long devotion to educational advancement made him instrumental in transforming the dream of the Harbor . . . Map (db m115221) HM
130 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Pathways to Freedom
A bubbling stream to hide their tracks. A boat upriver toward hope. Chesapeake waterways were vital to the Underground Railroad, a secret network of routes used to escape slavery. The same waters that carried captured Africans into ports for sale . . . Map (db m234755) HM
131 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — President Street StationBaltimore City Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, Baltimore National Heritage Area
Completed in 1851, the President Street Station is an icon of railroad architecture, featuring Classical Revival elements and incorporating a barrel vault roof design—the first for a railroad station. Its history is also tied to significant . . . Map (db m145578) HM
132 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — The National Katyń MemorialBóg, Honor, Ojczyzna — God, Honor, Country —
Fire has been used artistically to symbolize a rebirth or transformation in this monument a symbolic fire envelops the Katyń martyrs in its flames and raises them spiritually into the pantheon of national heroes of Poland. The . . . Map (db m183379) HM
133 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Tilly's Escape
On October 21, 1856, two young women wove through the crowded pier to your right, heading for a steamboat. Harriet Tubman was on a mission to help an enslaved person named Tilly escape. Their dangerous journey began and became known as one of . . . Map (db m234754) HM
134 Maryland, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Homewood — Farmhouse & Slave Quarters
In 1800, the wealthy Carroll family purchased the land that is now the Homewood campus and built a large summer house here. Several other buildings also sat on the property, including an 18th-century farmhouse, outbuildings for food preparation, . . . Map (db m166980) HM
135 Maryland, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Homewood — Harriet Tubman GroveRewriting History or Righting a Wrong? — Wyman Park Dell —
This site has been used to honor combatants from both sides of the Civil War. What do different sides view as "worth remembering?"
This site is dedicated in honor of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist and . . . Map (db m166966) HM
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136 Maryland, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Homewood — Lee Jackson MonumentReconciling History — Baltimore's Confederate Monuments — Reported permanently removed
This monument was a gift from prominent Baltimore banker J. Henry Ferguson, who left funds in his will for the City of Baltimore to create a monument to his childhood heroes, Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. Ferguson . . . Map (db m103158) HM
137 Maryland, Baltimore, Johnston Square — St. Frances Academy
More than thirty years before the Civil War, when blacks and women were generally viewed as property, Father James Joubert and Elizabeth Lange founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence—a religious order of black women dedicated to educating the . . . Map (db m102852) HM
138 Maryland, Baltimore, Jonestown — Baltimore Slave Trade
Although the United States banned the Transatlantic Slave Trade in 1808, a domestic trade from the Upper South to the emerging cotton-growing regions of the Deep South thrived until the 1860's. Baltimore-based dealers supplied the trade, operating . . . Map (db m71935) HM
139 Maryland, Baltimore, Jonestown — Joe Gans and the Goldfield Hotel
The Goldfield Hotel once stood at the corner of East Lexington and Colvin Streets. Joe Gans, a Baltimore native and the first African American boxing champion, owned the hotel and its nightclub, which was one of the earliest integrated clubs in . . . Map (db m40431) HM
140 Maryland, Baltimore, Locust Point Industrial Area — Another Day on Duty… 1814
Two soldiers have finished guard duty and should be cleaning their weapons. Instead, they talk to a servant, enslaved to one of the militia officers. A sergeant overhears their conversation and prepares to rebuke them for talking instead of . . . Map (db m145543) HM
141 Maryland, Baltimore, Loyola University — Mary Elizabeth Lange1784 - 1882
Born into an affluent family in Haiti, Mary Elizabeth Lange fled to escape a revolution. She settled in Baltimore, where by 1818 she was educating black children in her own home. In 1828, Mary Elizabeth helped start the first black . . . Map (db m212266) HM
142 Maryland, Baltimore, Madison Park — American Legion Federal Post No. 19
Since the establishment in 1930, American Legion Federal Post No. 19 has served as a faithful steward to Baltimore’s African American veterans and the larger community. Members from this post worked within the larger American Legion organization . . . Map (db m102337) WM
143 Maryland, Baltimore, Madison Park — Early Civil Rights EraPennsylvania Avenue Heritage Trail
In pre-Civil War Baltimore, African Americans — such as Frederick Douglass, Daniel Coker, and William Watkins — wrote some of the earliest and most important abolitionist treatises. After the Civil War, African Americans founded the . . . Map (db m168825) HM
144 Maryland, Baltimore, Madison Park — J. Howard Payne (1887-1960) House — Historic Marble Hill —
A prominent and distinguished Baltimore African-American attorney, real estate broker, and politician. He was educated in Baltimore City public schools and graduated from Howard University Law School. As a friend of James Cardinal Gibbons, . . . Map (db m211218) HM
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145 Maryland, Baltimore, Madison Park — Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum
Dr. Lillie May Carroll Jackson, born in Baltimore on May 25, 1889, was a tireless freedom fighter. As an “American of African descent, “she endured the humiliation of Jim Crow segregation, but did not take this plight sitting down. . . . Map (db m101626) HM
146 Maryland, Baltimore, Madison Park — Lillie Carroll Jackson Museum Reported missing
"God opened my mouth and no man can shut it." With this firm belief in God and herself, "Ma" Jackson achieved extraordinary success in securing equal rights for blacks in Baltimore and Maryland. Born in 1889, she began fighting for black equality . . . Map (db m6562) HM
147 Maryland, Baltimore, Madison Park — Take a Stroll Down the Main Street of the African American ExperiencePennsylvania Avenue Heritage Trail
Welcome to the Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage Trail – a journey through Baltimore’s premier historic African American community. Here you will meet civil rights leaders, artists and musicians, attend historic African American churches, and . . . Map (db m168818) HM
148 Maryland, Baltimore, Madison Park — The Elks Lodge
Established in 1900, Monumental Lodge No. 3 is the oldest fraternal lodge of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World in Baltimore. This African American fraternal organization was founded in 1898 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and . . . Map (db m101652) HM
149 Maryland, Baltimore, Madison Park — Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church1881 - 1957
On this sacred and dedicated spot stood the historic Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church who gave the world Bishop Abraham Lincoln Gaines General Officer Virnal C. Hodges Presented Sunday May 26, 1963 by the brotherhood . . . Map (db m183389) HM
150 Maryland, Baltimore, Middle Branch Park — Reviving the Waterfront Reported missing
Here where the Gwynns Falls flows into the Patapsco's Middle Branch, Baltimoreans have come to work and to play over the years. Since the early 1700s this area his been home to mining operations, brickyards, glass factories, and other industries. . . . Map (db m6363) HM
151 Maryland, Baltimore, Middle East — Clarence H. "Du" Burns AmphitheaterClarence H. "Du" Burns, September 13, 1918 - January 12, 2003 — Eager Park —
Mr. Burns was first elected to the Baltimore City Council in 1971. In 1986, the then-Mayor William Donald Schaefer resigned after being elected Governor of Maryland. As City Council President, Mr. Burns was elevated to Mayor in January 1987 becoming . . . Map (db m232410) HM
152 Maryland, Baltimore, Middle East — The Cycle of East Baltimore Communities, 1870s - 1970s — Eager Park —
Where you are standing was open land until the early 1870s when the McDonough Place Land Company constructed blocks of rowhouses for workers drawn to Baltimore by growing industry like canning, shipbuilding, brewing, and the building trades. . . . Map (db m232412) HM
153 Maryland, Baltimore, Mid-Town Belvedere — Juneteenth Memorial
June 19, 1865Map (db m219629) HM WM
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154 Maryland, Baltimore, Mid-Town Belvedere — Mount Vernon Cultural District
Mount Vernon Cultural District provides an unequaled richness of cultural experience. Since the founding of the Peabody Institute in 1857, Mount Vernon has enjoyed a continuing association with the arts. Nineteenth Century Philanthropist George . . . Map (db m194805) HM
155 Maryland, Baltimore, Mid-Town Belvedere — Rene Townsend (Chicago IL, 1952 - 1998)Untitled. 1996 Cast concrete and ceramic tile, 72 × 48 × 6" — Collection of Linda Day Clark & Carl Clark, Baltimore, MD —
This sculpture was commissioned as part of the exhibition Celebrating Rinehart organized by ARTSCAPE '96, curator, Cindy Kelly, the Maryland Institute, College of Art and the Municipal Art Society of Baltimore on the 100th . . . Map (db m219563) HM
156 Maryland, Baltimore, Midtown-Edmondson — Clarence and Parren MitchellBaltimore Black History
Clarence and Parren Mitchell grew up in Harlem Park, and fought for equality well beyond their West Baltimore neighborhood. In 1933, Clarence reported on an Eastern Shore lynching for The Afro-American newspaper. He came home transformed into an . . . Map (db m101456) HM
157 Maryland, Baltimore, Midtown-Edmondson — Joseph H. Lockerman and the Coppin Normal SchoolBaltimore Black History
In 1923, flags at black schools across Baltimore flew at half-mast to mourn the death of Joseph Lockerman. Nicknamed “Moses” for his leadership and quite dignity, he grew up in Caroline County, where two white teachers noticed and . . . Map (db m101498) HM
158 Maryland, Baltimore, Midtown-Edmondson — Lillie May Carroll Jackson & Juanita Jackson MitchellBaltimore Black History
As pioneers of non-violent resistance, Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson and daughter Juanita Jackson Mitchell helped lay the foundation for the national Civil Rights Movement in 1931, they founded the City-Wide Young People’s Forum for West Baltimore . . . Map (db m101497) HM
159 Maryland, Baltimore, Midtown-Edmondson — Lucille CliftonBaltimore Black History
Lucille Clifton lived in West Baltimore from 1967. She became poet-in-residence at Coppin State University in 1971. By 1974, she had published two important collections of poetry that focused on black urban life at a very personal level. The . . . Map (db m101478) HM
160 Maryland, Baltimore, Midtown-Edmondson — Mary Rosemond and the Movement Against DestructionBaltimore Black History
Growing up in Florida, Mary Rosemond saw her mother fight to stop the demolition of their home for a highway. In 1958, she discovered the city’s plan to build an expressway through Greater Rosemont and her own West Baltimore home. Rosemond and her . . . Map (db m101490) HM
161 Maryland, Baltimore, Midtown-Edmondson — Mother Lange and the Oblate Sisters of ProvidenceBaltimore Black History
Born in Haiti in 1784, Elizabeth Clovis Lange immigrated to Baltimore where she taught children of French-speaking black immigrants. In 1829, she formed the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the nation’s first black Catholic order, and guided it through . . . Map (db m101479) HM
162 Maryland, Baltimore, Midtown-Edmondson — The ArabbersBaltimore Black History
For over a century, Arabbers have guided brightly colored wagons and belled horses down narrow streets, knocking on doors to sell fresh fruits and vegetables in West Baltimore. Arabbers always advertised with distinctive chants, “Watermelon! . . . Map (db m101482) HM
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163 Maryland, Baltimore, Midtown-Edmondson — The Maddox Family and Time PrintersBaltimore Black History
Under the leadership of Booker T. Washington, Gabriel B. Mattox, Sr., set up the first print shop at Tuskagee Institute in Alabama. In 1907, Maddox migrated to Baltimore, where he opened a print shop on Druid Hill Avenue in West Baltimore. In 1954, . . . Map (db m101480) HM
164 Maryland, Baltimore, Midtown-Edmondson — The Murphy Family and The Afro-AmericanBaltimore Black History
In the pages of The Afro-American newspaper and beyond, the Murphy family fought for civil rights for over a century. In 1892, John Henry Murphy, a Union Army Veteran, combined newsletters from three black churches to form a modern newspaper. The . . . Map (db m101483) HM
165 Maryland, Baltimore, Midtown-Edmondson — The Royal Theater & Pennsylvania AvenueBaltimore Black History
Pennsylvania Avenue’s nightclubs hummed with jazz and soul music for over forty years. Thousands crowded into the Royal Theater to see Eubie Blake, Billie Holiday, James Brown, and many other music legends. Built in 1921, the theater offered black . . . Map (db m101454) HM
166 Maryland, Baltimore, Midtown-Edmondson — Violet Hill Whyte: Baltimore’s Lady LawBaltimore Black History
As a teacher and mother of four, Mrs. Violet Hill Whyte of Carrollton Avenue did not fit the accepted image of a policeman in the 1930s. Regardless, on December 3, 1937, she became the city’s first African-American police officer. Whyte refused to . . . Map (db m101455) HM
167 Maryland, Baltimore, Midtown-Edmondson — William “Little Willie” Adams and Victorine Quille AdamsBaltimore Black History
As a young man, William Adams worked as a “numbers runner,” then owner of Little Willie’s Tavern. Eventually he emerged as West Baltimore’s leading businessman and a major investor in black-owned businesses. In 1935, Adams married . . . Map (db m101428) HM
168 Maryland, Baltimore, Morgan Park — Morgan ParkThe first planned Black suburb with a covenant and lot restrictions in Baltimore.
In 1917, Morgan State College (now University) moved to its current location. Dr. John O Spencer, the fourth University President, had a vision of a community for Morgan faculty and other Black professionals. At the time, restrictive Jim Crow laws . . . Map (db m228789) HM
169 Maryland, Baltimore, Morgan State University — April D. RyanInducted into the School of Global Journalism & Communication's Garden of Fame
A 1989 graduate of Morgan State University, Ryan began her journalism career as a reporter for the school's campus radio station's WEAA-FM. Just a decade later, Ryan was named the White House correspondent for a Washington bureau chief for the . . . Map (db m145922) HM
170 Maryland, Baltimore, Morgan State University — Carnegie Hall[Morgan State University]
Carnegie Hall (1919) is the oldest building on Morgan's campus and is named for Scottish American industrialist Andrew Carnegie, who in 1915 made an original and conditional grant of $50,000 for the erection of the central academic building. The . . . Map (db m145928) HM
171 Maryland, Baltimore, Morgan State University — Earl Carey Banks
Born: June 11, 1924 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died: October 27, 1993 - Baltimore, Maryland Morgan State Head Football Coach: 1960 - 1973 Morgan State Director of Athletics: 1970 - 1983 Football Coaching Record at MSU: 96 wins, 31 . . . Map (db m145932) HM
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172 Maryland, Baltimore, Morgan State University — Eddie Paulette Hurt
Born: February 12, 1900 - Brookneal, Virginia Died: March 24, 1989 - Baltimore, Maryland Morgan State Head Football Coach: 1929 - 1959 Morgan State Track and Field Coach: 1929 - 1970 Morgan State Director of Athletics: 1958 - 1970 . . . Map (db m145931) HM
173 Maryland, Baltimore, Morgan State University — Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass 1817 - 1895 Humanitarian Statesman Map (db m145926) HM
174 Maryland, Baltimore, Morgan State University — Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship, Inc.
Founded at Morgan State College October 12, 1962 "We've come this far by faith" The International Membership of Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship, Inc.® National Presidents
Lenwood W. Harris, Jr. 1969/1970-1971 . . . Map (db m145929) HM
175 Maryland, Baltimore, Morgan State University — Holmes Hall[Morgan State University]
Holmes Hall (1949) The building was named in honor of Dr. Dwight Oliver Wendell Holmes, the sixth President of Morgan College (1937-48). Dr. Holmes successfully guided the destinies of the College during a critical period in our nation's history, . . . Map (db m145927) HM
176 Maryland, Baltimore, Morgan State University — Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.ΙΦΘ
Founded at Morgan State College (University) on September 19, 1963 Motto "Building a Tradition Not Resting Upon One" The Founding Principles of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. Leadership Scholarship . . . Map (db m145930) HM
177 Maryland, Baltimore, Morgan State University — Morgan State University
Welcome to Morgan State University For over 140 years, Morgan State University has been an important part of the higher education system in Baltimore City, the State of Maryland, and the nation. Throughout its history, Morgan has served the . . . Map (db m145933) HM
178 Maryland, Baltimore, Morgan State University — Rochelle StevensInducted into the School of Global Journalism & Communication's Garden of Fame
Stevens graduated from Morgan State University in 1988 with a degree in telecommunications. But instead of pursuing a career in reporting on newsmakers she became one in a big way. While at Morgan State University, Stevens was a world class . . . Map (db m145924) HM
179 Maryland, Baltimore, Morgan State University — William C. (Bill) RhodenInducted into the School of Global Journalism & Communication's Garden of Fame
A 1973 graduate of Morgan State University, Rhoden worked as the school's assistant sports information director while still a student. After graduating, he joined Ebony magazine as an associate editor in 1974. Four years later Rhoden became a . . . Map (db m145925) HM
180 Maryland, Baltimore, Mount Vernon — Breaking Boundaries: Reverence, Renovation, and Rock and RollMount Vernon Cultural Walk
In the early 1950s, the 900 block of Tyson Street made national news for its dramatic transformation from a dilapidated street of falling down houses to a street framed by quaint pastel-colored homes. In 1948, City inspectors had condemned Tyson . . . Map (db m102864) HM
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181 Maryland, Baltimore, Mount Vernon — Educating Baltimore: Music, History and AcademiaMount Vernon Cultural Walk
Across Howard Street, Johns Hopkins University opened in 1876 as America’s first research university. The University attracted and trained some of the best minds of the 19th century: philosophers Josiah Royce and Charles Sanders Pierce; physician . . . Map (db m102805) HM
182 Maryland, Baltimore, Mount Vernon — Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center
The Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center, founded in 1981 was a rich history which started over 25 years ago when the organization began as a Model Cities Arts Program. The estate of James Hubert Blake, better known as . . . Map (db m102810) HM
183 Maryland, Baltimore, Mount Vernon — Exercising Freedom: Overcoming Racial and Religious BoundariesMount Vernon Cultural Walk
Contrary to Baltimore’s 19th century conservative appearance, Baltimoreans created progressive, diverse communities that expanded the nation’s racial and religious freedom. By the time of the Civil War, Baltimore had the largest free African . . . Map (db m102390) HM
184 Maryland, Baltimore, Mount Vernon — Mount Vernon Cultural District
Mount Vernon Cultural District provides an unequaled richness of cultural experience. Since the founding of the Peabody Institute in 1857, Mount Vernon has enjoyed a continuing association with the arts. Nineteenth Century Philanthropist George . . . Map (db m168789) HM
185 Maryland, Baltimore, Mount Vernon — Roger B. Taney MonumentReconciling History — Baltimore's Confederate Monuments — Reported permanently removed
In 1836, Roger Brooke Taney became Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and served in this position until his death in 1864. In 1857, he wrote the Dred Scott decision, which stated that African American—enslaved and free--- were property and . . . Map (db m101624) HM
186 Maryland, Baltimore, Mount Vernon — St. Ignatius Church
St. Ignatius Church opened August 15, 1856. Designed by Henry Hamilton Pittar and Louis L. Long, it was the second unit to be completed in the block-long complex that stretches from Madison to Monument Streets. In 1855, the porticoed central section . . . Map (db m6125) HM
187 Maryland, Baltimore, Mount Vernon — The Revels
Erected circa 1844 by the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Sold in 1847 to the First Presbyterian Church (now at the corner of Madison and Park). In 1850, assigned to the African American members of the church, who renamed it Madison Street Presbyterian . . . Map (db m71892) HM
188 Maryland, Baltimore, Oldtown — Sweet Prospect Baptist ChurchBaltimore, MD — February 28, 1961 - February 28, 2021 —
Founded on February 28, 1961 by the late Rev. Calvin English, Sr., this plaque commemorates the 60-year legacy of Sweet Prospect Baptist Church in being a pillar in Baltimore City by fostering spiritual development, family & community engagement, . . . Map (db m243542) HM
189 Maryland, Baltimore, Oliver — Nazarene Baptist Church
Organized May 1942 Pastor William A. Hall 1942-1981 Cornerstone erected May 1992 Pastor James J. Thompson 1981-Map (db m243541) HM
190 Maryland, Baltimore, Oliver — St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
On July 9, 1793, at 3:00 P.M. there arrived in the port of Baltimore at Fells Point a ship, The Guineaman, carrying blacks, slave and free, from Santo Domingo. They were French speaking and Catholic. They formed a Eucharistic community that would . . . Map (db m7568) HM
191 Maryland, Baltimore, Oliver — St. Francis Xavier Church
Dedicated on February 21, 1864, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church was the first black parish in the U.S. The church originated in the 1790s due to the efforts of the Sulpician Fathers and the Oblate Sisters of Providence to provide education and . . . Map (db m7563) HM
192 Maryland, Baltimore, Oliver — The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum
The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Inc America's First Black History Wax Museum Taking you through the pages of time Map (db m135972) HM
193 Maryland, Baltimore, Patterson Park — Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Memorial Fountain1944 - 2015
Civil right activist, pioneering heart surgeon and a great friend of Patterson ParkMap (db m212981) HM
194 Maryland, Baltimore, Pigtown — Mount Clare ShopsNerve Center of "Lincoln's Railroad"
The Mount Clare shops of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in front of you, built in the 1830s, were part of the B&O Railroad's nerve center during the Civil War, and the rail system was vital to Union victory. Imagine the shops shrouded in the . . . Map (db m243530) HM
195 Maryland, Baltimore, Pigtown — The Underground RailroadThe Historic National Road, America's First Federally Funded Highway
The Underground Railroad was a network of American abolitionists who aided and sheltered 100,000 African Americans seeking freedom from enslavement in the South. These Freedom Seekers often journeyed north by land, and many crossed into the free . . . Map (db m243532) HM
196 Maryland, Baltimore, Pigtown — Working for the Railroad: African Americans Reported permanently removed
African Americans played an integral role in American railroading from its inception. Slaves, and later freedmen, helped construct many of America's early southern railroads. By 1859, Baltimore had one of the highest populations of free African . . . Map (db m135950) HM
197 Maryland, Baltimore, Pigtown — Working for the Railroad: Women Reported permanently removed
Prior to World War I, a small percentage of women worked for railroad companies as maids, car cleaners, and telegraph operators. The B&O hired its first women as car cleaners in 1855. As men left to fight overseas in the world wars however, the . . . Map (db m135944) HM
198 Maryland, Baltimore, Rosebank — A Huey P. Newton Story[Senator Theatre]
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199 Maryland, Baltimore, Sandtown-Winchester — St. Peter Claver Church
“The Church will have its glory in triumph in the colored race, and, for aught I know, be the salvation of this nation.” So stated the Rt. Reverend A.A. Curtis, Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, in his dedication service for St. Peter . . . Map (db m101947) HM
200 Maryland, Baltimore, Seton Hill — Historic Chapel of St. Mary's Seminary & University (dedicated 1808)The First Roman Catholic Seminary in the United States (established 1791) — Birthplace of the Oblate Sisters of Providence (established 1829)
Drawing of historic seminary chapel by Maximilian Godefroy, c. 1806 The historic chapel of St. Mary's Seminary & University (est. 1791) was built by the Sulpician Fathers and dedicated in 1808. It was designed by Maximilian Godefroy and is . . . Map (db m220047) HM

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