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Druid Hill Park Pool No. 2: Memorial Pool Recalling Swimming during Segregation
Built in 1921, Pool No. 2 in Druid Hill Park served the recreational and competitive swimming needs of over 100,000 Black residents Baltimore. Pool No. 2 measured just 100鈥� x 105鈥� (half the size of鈥�
Mount Vernon Mill No. 1: At the heart of textile manufacturing along the Jones Falls
Mill No. 1 sits on the site of Laurel Mill, a late 18th-century flour mill originally owned by prominent businessman and abolitionist Elisha Tyson. In 1849, the newly chartered Mount Vernon Company鈥�
Druid Lake
In 1863, the Baltimore City Council approved a $300,000 loan to construct a billion gallon capacity reservoir in the newly established Druid Hill Park. Though the new city waterworks project from Lake鈥�
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County
11 Locations ~ Curated by The Explore 糖心影视 TeamThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County is celebrating the history of the campus and community in 2016鈥攆ifty years after the University welcomed its first students on September 19, 1966. This tour of UMBC campus buildings, public art and other landmarks was created by 糖心影视 in partnership with the UMBC Department of History and the UMBC Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery, Special Collections.
Baltimore's Inner Harbor: Industry, Immigration and Innovation
20 Locations ~ Curated by The Explore 糖心影视 TeamAmerica defeated the British here. Frederick Douglass escaped from here. Today we are pioneering watershed restoration here. Join us to discover 300 years of history around Baltimore鈥檚 world famous Inner Harbor. Come see how Baltimore鈥檚 wonderful waterfront connects the past with the present and Baltimore to the rest of the world.
This virtual tour was created as a companion to our in-person Inner Harbor history boat tour. For more information on our boat tour, please visit鈥�
Baltimore County History and Landmarks
8 Locations ~ Curated by The Explore 糖心影视 TeamA selection of historic sites, museums, and landmark buildings in Baltimore County, Maryland.
Landmarks from the Movement
26 Locations ~ Curated by 糖心影视Baltimore鈥檚 Civil Rights Heritage: Looking for Landmarks from the Movement is an ongoing project to research and document the historic context for the long Civil Rights movement for African Americans in Baltimore. This tour features significant places associated with Baltimore's Civil Rights movement including several that are currently threatened with neglect or demolition.
Literary Heritage in Baltimore
12 Locations ~ Curated by Baltimore Literary Heritage CommitteeThis tour is produced in partnership with CityLit, the Maryland Humanities Council, Maryland State Arts Council, and the University of Baltimore.
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