The residents of the Twenty First Ward as a lasting expression of their gratitude and affection have placed this tablet as a testimonial to the young men of this community, who in a spirit of unselfish patriotism answered their country’s call in the . . . — — Map (db m41354) HM
Near Washington Boulevard. Reported permanently removed.
This land was part of a 2,568-acre tract named Georgia Plantation, that Charles Carroll purchased in 1732. By 1760, his son Charles Carroll, a lawyer, had constructed a Georgian summer home, Mount Clare. the Carroll family lived here until . . . — — Map (db m2537) HM
Near Washington Boulevard north of South Monroe Street (Alternate U.S. 1), on the right when traveling south.
Charles Carroll, whose father of the same name was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, constructed the summer home, Mount Clare, that you see before you. The Carroll family could not have imagined that their peaceful fields would play a . . . — — Map (db m220062) HM
Baltimore’s Park Commission purchased portions of the Mount Clare estate between 1890 and 1907 to provide a large landscaped park for the city’s southwestern neighborhoods. The Olmsted Brothers firm helped the city develop plans to protect the . . . — — Map (db m41430) HM
On Gwynns Falls Trail (Trailhead 6) west of Washington Blvd., on the left when traveling west.
Native Americans once traversed this stream where nearby at Gwynns Run in 1669, Richard Gwinn, the stream’s namesake, established a trading post. Next to the trail today is the nine-hole executive Carroll Park Golf Course, one of the five operated . . . — — Map (db m41426) HM
On Washington Boulevard at Bush Street, on the right when traveling south on Washington Boulevard.
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 . . . — — Map (db m220061) HM
Near Washington Boulevard (Alternate U.S. 1) south of Western Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Carroll Park Golf Course, a city-owned course, was purchased in 1923 for White golfers only. A group of avid African American golfers challenged the city for access through several legal actions. After much persistence, these golfers gained full . . . — — Map (db m220066) HM
On Washington Boulevard south of Bush Street, on the right when traveling south.
The trees of Carroll Park are a treasured legacy. In 1888 The Baltimore Park Commission purchased the first 20 acres surrounding Mount Claire Mansion for Carroll Park and began planting trees "in great numbers." By 1900 the park was 64 acres and . . . — — Map (db m220063) HM
This outstanding Georgian mansion, built between 1754 and 1768, was the home of Charles Carroll, Barrister and framer of Maryland’s first Constitution and Declaration of Rights. Carroll and his wife Margaret Tilghman made Mount Clare a center of . . . — — Map (db m3152) HM
1754–1914.
This oldest colonial structure of Baltimore was built in 1754 upon the estate known as “Georgia Plantation”
by
Charles Carroll, Barrister
1723–1783
One of the foremost patriots of . . . — — Map (db m41351) HM
In 1760, Mount Clare was built as the summer home of Charles Carroll, Barrister. Mount Clare was the center of Georgia, Charles Carroll’s 800-acre Patapsco River Plantation. The estate supported grain fields and grist mills along the Gwynn’s Falls, . . . — — Map (db m61209) HM
Near Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
In the late 1760’s, the Mount Clare mansion was built by Charles Carroll, Barrister and his wife, Margaret Tilghman, as their summer home. The mansion was located on the grounds of the original plantation, Georgia, and included an orangery, . . . — — Map (db m2533) HM
The Susquehannock and Algonquian Indians had long traveled through this area when Captain John Smith explored and mapped the Chesapeake Bay region in 1608. As the Susquehannocks went from Pennsylvania to the bay, they crossed the Gwynns Falls . . . — — Map (db m6390) HM
Near Washington Boulevard. Reported permanently removed.
After centuries of abuse, the Gwynns Falls is being restored as a healthy stream. Government, civic groups, and scientists monitor water quality here and work together to implement restoration projects. Volunteers pick up trash, plant trees and . . . — — Map (db m6389) HM
On Washington Boulevard (Alternate U.S. 1) south of Western Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Metropolitan Baltimore is a human-dominated ecological system. The Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES), part of the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research Network, conducts research to understand how this system changes over . . . — — Map (db m220064)
