The Calvert Marine Museum is a maritime museum located in Solomons, Maryland .
86-533: The museum has three main themes: Among its exhibits are the Drum Point Light , the bugeye Wm. B. Tennison , and the J. C. Lore Oyster House ; the latter two are National Historic Landmarks . It also houses artifacts from the old Cedar Point Light , and maintains the Drum Point Light and grounds. The museum also features several aquatic exhibits including an outdoor habitat for their North American river otters , and indoor aquarium exhibits for
172-568: A 2020 population of 9,973,383, the third-largest in the country. Though the city is not located within or under the administrative jurisdiction of any county in the state, it is part of the Central Maryland region, together with the surrounding county that shares its name . The land that is present-day Baltimore was used as hunting ground by Paleo-Indians . In the early 1600s, the Susquehannock began to hunt there. People from
258-524: A Town on the North side of the Patapsco River." Surveyors began laying out the town on January 12, 1730. By 1752 the town had just 27 homes, including a church and two taverns. Jonestown and Fells Point had been settled to the east. The three settlements, covering 60 acres (24 ha), became a commercial hub, and in 1768 were designated as the county seat. The first printing press was introduced to
344-612: A clash between local youth and police that resulted in a state of emergency declaration and a curfew. Baltimore has seen the reopening of the Hippodrome Theatre in 2004, the opening of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture in 2005, and the establishment of the National Slavic Museum in 2012. On April 12, 2012, Johns Hopkins held a dedication ceremony to mark
430-475: A cost of $ 1,200. It used a fourth-order Fresnel lens with prisms covering the 270 degrees needed to cover the area of water. The focal plane of the beam was 47 feet above the water. On a clear night, it could be seen 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) from the deck of a vessel 15 feet above the sea. The light was originally a red light produced with a red chimney placed over the lamp. Due to its location on land, it only needed to be 270 degrees of width as
516-619: A decline in major manufacturing, heavy industry , and restructuring of the rail industry , Baltimore has shifted to a service-oriented economy . Johns Hopkins Hospital and University are the top employers. Baltimore is home to the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball , and the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League . Many Baltimore neighborhoods have rich histories. The city
602-447: A half story. Made of wood it had mortised and tenoned joints. To protect it from the elements, it was sheathed with weatherboards. The exterior walls were painted white while the metal roof and pilings were painted red. On the main floor, it was divided in four rooms of roughly the same size: For ventilation and light, two doors and six windows opened outward on a gallery surrounding the structure from which two iron ladders went down to
688-551: A keeper at Drum Point was lonely and monotonous. It involved painting, cleaning and general upkeep. A keeper admitted he used the lower gallery walkway to run around as a way to break the monotony while another one, William Yeatman, who lived with his wife and daughter would salute all passing boats with three rings of the bell. Fortunately, the Drum Point Lighthouse was located only two nautical miles from Solomons for supplies. Some keepers planted vegetable gardens on
774-627: A minority. The Baltimore Council passed the ordinance, and it became law on December 20, 1910, with Democratic Mayor J. Barry Mahool 's signature. The Baltimore segregation ordinance was the first of its kind in the United States. Many other southern cities followed with their own segregation ordinances, though the US Supreme Court ruled against them in Buchanan v. Warley (1917). The city grew in area by annexing new suburbs from
860-579: A part in the American Revolution . City leaders such as Jonathan Plowman Jr. led many residents to resist British taxes , and merchants signed agreements refusing to trade with Britain. The Second Continental Congress met in the Henry Fite House from December 1776 to February 1777, effectively making the city the capital of the United States during this period. Baltimore, Jonestown , and Fells Point were incorporated as
946-757: A period of dormancy in Baltimore City archaeological findings which had persisted since the 1980s. During the Late Woodland period, the archaeological culture known as the Potomac Creek complex resided in the area from Baltimore south to the Rappahannock River in present-day Virginia . The city is named after Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , an English peer, member of the Irish House of Lords and founding proprietor of
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#17327911951281032-626: A population of 585,708 at the 2020 census , it is the 30th-most populous US city . Baltimore was designated as an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and is the most populous independent city in the nation. As of 2020 , the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was 2,838,327, the 20th-largest metropolitan area in the country. When combined the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA) had
1118-474: A unique skyline peppered with churches and monuments developed. Baltimore acquired its moniker "The Monumental City" after an 1827 visit to Baltimore by President John Quincy Adams . At an evening function, Adams gave the following toast: "Baltimore: the Monumental City—May the days of her safety be as prosperous and happy, as the days of her dangers have been trying and triumphant." Baltimore pioneered
1204-483: Is Baltimore's nonprofit historic and architectural preservation organization, which works to preserve and promote Baltimore's historic buildings and neighborhoods. Baltimore is officially divided into nine geographical regions: North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, Northwest, and Central, with each district patrolled by a respective Baltimore Police Department . Interstate 83 and Charles Street down to Hanover Street and Ritchie Highway serve as
1290-602: Is a neoclassical design by Benjamin Latrobe, and one of the oldest Catholic cathedrals in the United States. In 1813, Robert Cary Long Sr. built for Rembrandt Peale the first substantial structure in the United States designed expressly as a museum. Restored, it is now the Municipal Museum of Baltimore, or popularly the Peale Museum . The McKim Free School was founded and endowed by John McKim. The building
1376-400: Is bordered by Anne Arundel County to the south. Baltimore exhibits examples from each period of architecture over more than two centuries, and work from architects such as Benjamin Latrobe , George A. Frederick , John Russell Pope , Mies van der Rohe , and I. M. Pei . Baltimore is rich in architecturally significant buildings in a variety of styles. The Baltimore Basilica (1806–1821)
1462-558: Is home to some of the earliest National Register Historic Districts in the nation, including Fell's Point , Federal Hill , and Mount Vernon . Baltimore has more public statues and monuments per capita than any other city in the country. Nearly one third of the buildings (over 65,000) are designated as historic in the National Register , more than any other US city. Baltimore has 66 National Register Historic Districts and 33 local historic districts. The historical records of
1548-443: Is one of few remaining structures of its kind. It was constructed without the use of exterior scaffolding. The Sun Iron Building, designed by R.C. Hatfield in 1851, was the city's first iron-front building and was a model for a whole generation of downtown buildings. Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church , built in 1870 in memory of financier George Brown , has stained glass windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany and has been called "one of
1634-634: Is stands today. The restoration was aided by funds from the National Park Service and the Maryland Historical Trust for the exterior and the structure. The interior was completely restored using period furniture under the advisory of Anna Weems Ewalt born in 1906 in the cottage. Along with a team of friends and volunteers, she went throughout the region looking for authentic furniture, often donated by Calvert County residents. She donated her grandmother's China set that
1720-444: Is the tallest equilateral pentagonal building in the world at 405 feet (123 m) tall. The Harbor East area has seen the addition of two new towers which have completed construction: a 24-floor tower that is the new world headquarters of Legg Mason , and a 21-floor Four Seasons Hotel complex. The streets of Baltimore are organized in a grid and spoke pattern, lined with tens of thousands of rowhouses . The mix of materials on
1806-754: The Baltimore Convention Center (1979). Harborplace , an urban retail and restaurant complex, opened on the waterfront in 1980, followed by the National Aquarium , Maryland's largest tourist destination, and the Baltimore Museum of Industry in 1981. In 1995, the city opened the American Visionary Art Museum on Federal Hill. During the epidemic of HIV/AIDS in the United States , Baltimore City Health Department official Robert Mehl persuaded
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#17327911951281892-465: The Baltimore Ravens football team moved into M&T Bank Stadium next to Camden Yards. Baltimore has had a high homicide rate for several decades, peaking in 1993, and again in 2015. These deaths have taken an especially severe toll within the black community. Following the death of Freddie Gray in April 2015, the city experienced major protests and international media attention, as well as
1978-482: The Midwest . By 1820 its population had reached 60,000, and its economy had shifted from its base in tobacco plantations to sawmilling , shipbuilding , and textile production. These industries benefited from war but successfully shifted into infrastructure development during peacetime. Baltimore had one of the worst riots of the antebellum South in 1835, when bad investments led to the Baltimore bank riot . It
2064-772: The National Guard , leaving 10 dead and 25 wounded. The beginnings of settlement movement work in Baltimore were made early in 1893, when Rev. Edward A. Lawrence took up lodgings with his friend Frank Thompson, in one of the Winans tenements, the Lawrence House being established shortly thereafter at 814-816 West Lombard Street. On February 7, 1904, the Great Baltimore Fire destroyed over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours, leaving more than 70 blocks of
2150-766: The Province of Maryland established the Port of Baltimore in 1706 to support the tobacco trade with Europe, and established the Town of Baltimore in 1729. During the American Revolutionary War , the Second Continental Congress , fleeing Philadelphia prior to its fall to British troops , moved their deliberations to Henry Fite House on West Baltimore Street from December 1776, to February 1777, permitting Baltimore to serve briefly as
2236-553: The Province of Maryland . The Calverts took the title Barons Baltimore from Baltimore Manor , an English Plantation estate they were granted in County Longford , Ireland . Baltimore is an anglicization of the Irish name Baile an Tí Mhóir , meaning "town of the big house". In the early 1600s, the immediate Baltimore vicinity was sparsely populated, if at all, by Native Americans. The Baltimore County area northward
2322-720: The Union during the American Civil War , following the 55–12 vote by the Maryland General Assembly against secession. Later, the Union's strategic occupation of the city in 1861 ensured Maryland would not further consider secession. The Union's capital of Washington, D.C. was well-situated to impede Baltimore and Maryland's communication or commerce with the Confederacy . Baltimore experienced some of
2408-689: The United Arab Emirates , and Michael Bloomberg . In September 2016, the Baltimore City Council approved a $ 660 million bond deal for the $ 5.5 billion Port Covington redevelopment project championed by Under Armour founder Kevin Plank and his real estate company Sagamore Development. Port Covington surpassed the Harbor Point development as the largest tax-increment financing deal in Baltimore's history and among
2494-486: The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. Public order was not restored until April 12, 1968. The Baltimore uprising cost the city an estimated $ 10 million (US$ 88 million in 2024). A total of 12,000 Maryland National Guard and federal troops were ordered into the city. The city experienced challenges again in 1974 when teachers, municipal workers , and police officers conducted strikes. By
2580-402: The deep South and by white suburbanization , the relative size of the city's black population grew from 23.8% in 1950 to 46.4% in 1970. Encouraged by real estate blockbusting techniques, recently settled white areas rapidly became all-black neighborhoods, in a rapid process which was nearly total by 1970. The Baltimore riot of 1968 , coinciding with uprisings in other cities , followed
2666-502: The sting ray , skates , the non-native lionfish , and numerous other species native to the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. This Maryland museum–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Drum Point Light Drum Point Light Station also known as Drum Point Lighthouse is one of four surviving Chesapeake Bay screw-pile lighthouses . Originally located off Drum Point at
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2752-472: The "establishment of two range lights at the mouth of the Patuxent River." The funds were not adequate for such a project and it was never seriously considered for execution. The Lighthouse Service, due to the "smallness of the appropriation" decided to build a lighthouse as originally planned in 1854. A 5-acre (2.0 ha) offshore lot was obtained. A screw-pile lighthouse design was selected by
2838-495: The 1970s. After 79 years of service, the light was decommissioned on September 6, 1962. It was replaced first by a lighted buoy, and latter by a fixed offshore light. Unlike other such conversions, however, the house was not torn down but simply abandoned. The Station was turned over to the State of Maryland . It was left abandoned for the elements and vandals to damage it further. The State had plans to restore it and open access to
2924-540: The Baltimore area and inhabited primarily the north bank of the Potomac River in what are now Charles and southern Prince George's counties in the coastal areas south of the Fall Line . European colonization of Maryland began in earnest with the arrival of the merchant ship The Ark carrying 140 colonists at St. Clement's Island in the Potomac River on March 25, 1634. Europeans then began to settle
3010-542: The Board. Work started on July 17, 1883. The ten-inch-diameter, wrought-iron piles were made by the Allentown Rolling Mills out of Philadelphia and fitted with three foot wide auger flanges. Once on-site, the seven piles were hand-bored into the bottom of the river. This part of the operations was completed by July 24, 1883. The house or "cottage" itself was then assembled. It had six sides, stood one and
3096-637: The City of Baltimore in 1796–1797. The city remained a part of surrounding Baltimore County and continued to serve as its county seat from 1768 to 1851, after which it became an independent city . The Battle of Baltimore against the British in 1814 inspired the U.S. national anthem, " The Star-Spangled Banner ", and the construction of the Battle Monument , which became the city's official emblem. A distinctive local culture started to take shape, and
3182-674: The Europeans. In 1661 David Jones claimed the area known today as Jonestown on the east bank of the Jones Falls stream. The colonial General Assembly of Maryland created the Port of Baltimore at old Whetstone Point, now Locust Point , in 1706 for the tobacco trade . The Town of Baltimore, on the west side of the Jones Falls, was founded on August 8, 1729, when the Governor of Maryland signed an act allowing "the building of
3268-655: The National Aquarium, Camden Yards have helped revive the Inner Harbor area from what once was an exclusively industrial district full of dilapidated warehouses into a bustling commercial district full of bars, restaurants, and retail establishments. After an international competition, the University of Baltimore School of Law awarded the German firm Behnisch Architekten 1st prize for its design, which
3354-698: The State and Federal bureaucracy. It was added to the National Register of Historical Places on April 11, 1973, in order to protect it. In 1974, the Society was informed that it could have the Drum Point Lighthouse but the land underneath it. With the help of the Calvert County Government, the property was transferred on December 10, 1974. By than, extensive damage had been done. It had been set on fire, an attempt had been made to steal
3440-471: The U.S. Lighthouse Service only replaced the bristles on paint brushes and handles had to be reused while old rags and the brass bases of light bulbs had to be exchanged in order to receive replacements. A telephone was requested in 1919 by the keeper. After much correspondence and the keeper even offering to pay for it out of his own money, the Service allowed a telephone to be installed in 1923. However, it
3526-546: The United States today. Lexington Market was also a center of slave trading. Enslaved Black people were sold at numerous sites through the downtown area, with sales advertised in The Baltimore Sun . Both tobacco and sugar cane were labor-intensive crops. In 1774, Baltimore established the first post office system in what became the United States, and the first water company chartered in the newly independent nation, Baltimore Water Company, 1792. Baltimore played
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3612-576: The area further north, in what is now Baltimore County . Since Maryland was a colony, Baltimore's streets were named to show loyalty to the mother country, e.g. King, Queen, King George and Caroline streets. The original county seat , known today as Old Baltimore, was located on Bush River within the present-day Aberdeen Proving Ground . The colonists engaged in sporadic warfare with the Susquehannock, whose numbers dwindled primarily from new infectious diseases, such as smallpox , endemic among
3698-588: The beginning of the 1970s, Baltimore's downtown area, known as the Inner Harbor, had been neglected and was occupied by a collection of abandoned warehouses. The nickname "Charm City" came from a 1975 meeting of advertisers seeking to improve the city's reputation. Efforts to redevelop the area started with the construction of the Maryland Science Center , which opened in 1976, the Baltimore World Trade Center (1977), and
3784-471: The bell, the brass lens stand had been stolen and doors had been ripped from their hinges. With a $ 25,000 grant from the State of Maryland, a contract was signed to move the lighthouse in one piece 2 nautical miles upriver to a new waterfront location accessible to the public at the Calvert Marine Museum which had opened in 1970. The B.F. Diamond Construction Company from Savannah, Georgia
3870-457: The city in 1765 by Nicholas Hasselbach , whose equipment was later used in the printing of Baltimore's first newspapers, The Maryland Journal and The Baltimore Advertiser , first published by William Goddard in 1773. Baltimore grew swiftly in the 18th century, its plantations producing grain and tobacco for sugar-producing colonies in the Caribbean . The profit from sugar encouraged
3956-556: The city's 1.6-mile-long (2.6 km) Francis Scott Key Bridge , which constituted a southeast portion of the Baltimore Beltway , was struck by a container ship and completely collapsed . A major rescue operation was launched with US authorities attempting to rescue people in the water. Eight construction workers, who were working on the bridge at the time, fell into the Patapsco River . Two people were rescued from
4042-488: The city's mayor to form a committee to address food problems. The Baltimore-based charity Moveable Feast grew out of this initiative in 1990. In 1992, the Baltimore Orioles baseball team moved from Memorial Stadium to Oriole Park at Camden Yards , located downtown near the harbor. Pope John Paul II held an open-air mass at Camden Yards during his papal visit to the United States in October 1995. Three years later
4128-632: The completion of one of the United States' largest medical complexes – the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore – which features the Sheikh Zayed Cardiovascular and Critical Care Tower and The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center. The event, held at the entrance to the $ 1.1 billion 1.6 million-square-foot-facility, honored the many donors including Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan , first president of
4214-512: The cottage. If this was insufficient, more water could be had by walking to the Barreda House on a hill, one mile inland using buckets. Clothes were washed in saltwater. The risk of fire was extremely high due to the structure being made primarily of wood and the presence of a large quantity of oil used for the lighting of the lamps, cooking and heating. In 1932, the oil lamp was changed to an Incandescent Oil Vapor (I.O.V.) lamp to increase
4300-414: The cultivation of cane in the Caribbean and the importation of food by planters there. Since Baltimore was the county seat, a courthouse was built in 1768 to serve both the city and county. Its square was a center of community meetings and discussions. Baltimore established its public market system in 1763. Lexington Market , founded in 1782, is one of the oldest continuously operating public markets in
4386-628: The downtown area burned to the ground. Damages were estimated at $ 150 million in 1904 dollars. As the city rebuilt during the next two years, lessons learned from the fire led to improvements in firefighting equipment standards. Baltimore lawyer Milton Dashiell advocated for an ordinance to bar African-Americans from moving into the Eutaw Place neighborhood in northwest Baltimore. He proposed to recognize majority white residential blocks and majority black residential blocks and to prevent people from moving into housing on such blocks where they would be
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#17327911951284472-548: The downtown population grew 130 percent as old commercial properties have been replaced by residential property. Still the city's main commercial area and business district, it includes Baltimore's sports complexes: Oriole Park at Camden Yards , M&T Bank Stadium , and the Royal Farms Arena ; and the shops and attractions in the Inner Harbor: Harborplace , the Baltimore Convention Center ,
4558-460: The earliest violence associated with the American Civil War . The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad , the nation's oldest, was built in 1830 and cemented Baltimore's status as a transportation hub, giving producers in the Midwest and Appalachia access to the city's port . Baltimore's Inner Harbor was the second leading port of entry for immigrants to the US and a major manufacturing center. After
4644-453: The east–west dividing line and Eastern Avenue to Route 40 as the north–south dividing line; however, Baltimore Street is north–south dividing line for the U.S. Postal Service . Central Baltimore, originally called the Middle District, stretches north of the Inner Harbor up to the edge of Druid Hill Park . Downtown Baltimore has mainly served as a commercial district with limited residential opportunities; however, between 2000 and 2010,
4730-407: The face of these rowhouses also give Baltimore its distinct look. The rowhouses are a mix of brick and formstone facings, the latter a technology patented in 1937 by Albert Knight. John Waters characterized formstone as "the polyester of brick" in a 30-minute documentary film, Little Castles: A Formstone Phenomenon . In The Baltimore Rowhouse , Mary Ellen Hayward and Charles Belfoure considered
4816-433: The first casualties of Civil War on April 19, 1861, when Union Army soldiers en route from President Street Station to Camden Yards clashed with a secessionist mob in the Pratt Street riot . In the midst of the Long Depression that followed the Panic of 1873 , the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company attempted to lower its workers' wages, leading to strikes and riots in the city and beyond . Strikers clashed with
4902-584: The government of Baltimore are located at the Baltimore City Archives . The Baltimore area had been inhabited by Native Americans since at least the 10th millennium BC , when Paleo-Indians first settled in the region. One Paleo-Indian site and several Archaic period and Woodland period archaeological sites have been identified in Baltimore, including four from the Late Woodland period . In December 2021, several Woodland period Native American artifacts were found in Herring Run Park in northeast Baltimore, dating 5,000 to 9,000 years ago. The finding followed
4988-400: The harbor to 480 feet (150 m) in the northwest corner near Pimlico . In the 2010 census, Baltimore has a total area of 92.1 square miles (239 km ), of which 80.9 sq mi (210 km ) is land and 11.1 sq mi (29 km ) is water. The total area is 12.1 percent water. Baltimore is almost surrounded by Baltimore County, but is politically independent of it. It
5074-399: The largest urban redevelopment projects in the country. The waterfront development that includes the new headquarters for Under Armour, as well as shops, housing, offices, and manufacturing spaces is projected to create 26,500 permanent jobs with a $ 4.3 billion annual economic impact. Goldman Sachs invested $ 233 million into the redevelopment project. In the early hours of March 26, 2024,
5160-444: The light and sometimes crashed in the glass storm panels. This was even more a problem during spring and fall migrations and extra panes of glass were stored in the lighthouse to replace damaged panes. The light was converted to electricity in 1944. This made life easier for the keeper but also would lead to the disappearance of the keeper as it did not need supervision overnight to make sure it stayed on. The U.S. Lighthouse Service
5246-430: The most significant buildings in this city, a treasure of art and architecture" by Baltimore magazine. The 1845 Greek Revival -style Lloyd Street Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in the United States . The Johns Hopkins Hospital , designed by Lt. Col. John S. Billings in 1876, was a considerable achievement for its day in functional arrangement and fireproofing. I.M. Pei's World Trade Center (1977)
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#17327911951285332-406: The mouth of the Patuxent River , Maryland, United States, it is now an exhibit at the Calvert Marine Museum . In 1853, a report was filed by Lieutenant A. M. Pennock working for the United States Lighthouse Board . His survey mentioned that "a small light should be placed on Drum Point, inside of the Patuxent River." During storms, vessels would shelter there and several vessels had "brought up on
5418-415: The nation's capital , before it returned to Philadelphia in March 1777. The Battle of Baltimore was pivotal during the War of 1812 , culminating in the failed British bombardment of Fort McHenry , during which Francis Scott Key wrote a poem that would become " The Star-Spangled Banner ", designated as the national anthem in 1931. During the Pratt Street Riot of 1861 , the city was the site of some of
5504-458: The nearby point and at least one keeper kept chickens for eggs. Keepers sometimes had families. Wives and children lived in the station. Wives acted as assistant keeper and were not paid by the Service, saving on cost according to the report of a District Inspector. Two children were born at the lighthouse. Anna Weems Ewalt in July 1906 and Everett Yeatman around 1918. Two children died at the lighthouse and their caskets were lowered into boats from
5590-410: The piles started using torches. It was discovered that the piles were made of solid steel and not hollow as previously thought. This further delayed the move as it took two days to cut through the metal forcing the barge and tug boat to go back to Solomons for the night. They returned the next day. With the use of a barge with a steam-operated crane, a square structure made of I-beams spreading cables
5676-433: The power and range. It was later converted to electricity. Storms were also another source of danger. Unlike many such lights, Drum Point escaped ice damage. However, it was reported on August 23, 1933, that the seas were "at least 15 feet high", flooding all the rooms on the lower deck, leading to significant damage and sinking the lighthouse's small boat. Birds were an issue as at other lighthouses. They were attracted to
5762-432: The public. However, while the structure was the property of the State, the land needed to access it was still owed the General Services Administration (GSA) who administered it on behalf of the Federal Government. In addition, the access property was blocked by several miles of private property. The Calvert County Historical Society attempted to acquire the light as early as 1966 as a special project but had to navigate
5848-430: The remaining 90 degrees were of land. At some point after 1909, the red chimney was replaced by a white one with 3 sheets of ruby red glass attached to the lantern room storm panes (windows). With the three red sectors, a vessel approaching the light could navigate the entrance of Patuxent River by staying in the white sectors of light. The light did not rotate or blink and was a steady beam. The bell weighed 1,400 lbs. It
5934-416: The rowhouse as the architectural form defining Baltimore as "perhaps no other American city". In the mid-1790s, developers began building entire neighborhoods of the British-style rowhouses, which became the dominant house type of the city early in the 19th century. Oriole Park at Camden Yards is a Major League Baseball park, which opened in 1992 and was built as a retro style baseball park. Along with
6020-403: The spit." On August 3, 1854, following that report, $ 5,000 funds were appropriated by Congress to build "a light-house on Drum Point, entrance of Patuxent River.". However, it was not used to build the project for 18 years. In spite of subsequent requests by steamship operators, it was not until August 1882 that further funding would come. On August 7, 1882, Congress appropriated $ 25,000 for
6106-411: The station and taken to Solomons wharf. At the turn of the 20th century, a small bridge was constructed from the light to the shore (as visible in the pictures below), allowing the keeper's family to live with him in the light. [REDACTED] Media related to Drum Point Light at Wikimedia Commons Baltimore Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland . With
6192-492: The surrounding counties through 1918, when the city acquired portions of Baltimore County and Anne Arundel County . A state constitutional amendment, approved in 1948, required a special vote of the citizens in any proposed annexation area, effectively preventing any future expansion of the city's boundaries. Streetcars enabled the development of distant neighborhoods areas such as Edmonson Village whose residents could easily commute to work downtown. Driven by migration from
6278-415: The use of gas lighting in 1816, and its population grew rapidly in the following decades, with concomitant development of culture and infrastructure. The construction of the federally funded National Road , which later became part of U.S. Route 40 , and the private Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B. & O.) made Baltimore a major shipping and manufacturing center by linking the city with major markets in
6364-433: The water's edge. A central spiral staircase near the sitting room allowed access to the second floor where were located: A flight of stairs led to the lantern room where the lens was housed. The prefabrication and the 10-foot depth of water allowed for the lighthouse to be built for only $ 5,000 as per the appropriation of 1853 and in only 33 days. The lens used were a Fresnel lens made by Henry Le Paute of Paris at
6450-690: The water, and the bodies of the remaining six were all found by May 7. Replacement of the bridge was estimated in May 2024 at a cost approaching $ 2 billion for a fall 2028 completion. Baltimore is in north-central Maryland on the Patapsco River , close to where it empties into the Chesapeake Bay . Baltimore is located on the fall line between the Piedmont Plateau and the Atlantic coastal plain , which divides Baltimore into "lower city" and "upper city". Baltimore's elevation ranges from sea level at
6536-562: Was commissioned on August 20, 1883, when the first lightkeeper, Benjamin Gray light the light for the first time. Lightkeepers were provided with a copy of Instructions to Light-Keepers as well as other publications. The Instructions provided detailed instructions on how to operate the lighthouse as well as what was allowed to be had in the lighthouse. It declared that"articles known as luxurious are forbidden to be provided." According to John Hanson, Drum Point lightkeeper between 1942 and 1960,
6622-541: Was constructing a bridge over the Patuxent River near Solomons at the time and a contract was signed to move the structure. A new foundation was prepared with work starting in February 1975. Due to the weather, construction was delayed by a month. Finally in March 1975, the move could begin. The area had to be "backwashed" with the tugboat in order to create a channel to access the now landlocked lighthouse. The cutting of
6708-432: Was embossed with its maker: "McShane Bell Foundary, Henry McShane and Co. Baltimore , Maryland, 1880." It was sounded with "2 blows at intervals of 15 seconds during thick and foggy weather." The responsibility of ringing the bell fell on the assistant light keeper who happened to have the room closest to the bell. According to an eye-witness, foxes would come to the beach to bark at the bell on foggy nights. The light
6794-525: Was erected by his son Isaac in 1822 after a design by William Howard and William Small. It reflects the popular interest in Greece when the nation was securing its independence and a scholarly interest in recently published drawings of Athenian antiquities. The Phoenix Shot Tower (1828), at 234.25 feet (71.40 m) tall, was the tallest building in the United States until the time of the Civil War, and
6880-426: Was lowered on the lighthouse with only inches to spare from the roof. The cables were attached to the metal structure under the cottage and the final piles cut. The structure was raised under the eyes of people present including John Hansen, a former keeper.Two tug boats were used to pull the barge holding the 41 ton structure suspended. The trip took only 30 minutes as the lighthouse was moved to its new location where
6966-601: Was selected for the school's new home. After the building's opening in 2013, the design won additional honors including an ENR National "Best of the Best" Award. Baltimore's newly rehabilitated Everyman Theatre was honored by the Baltimore Heritage at the 2013 Preservation Awards Celebration in 2013. Everyman Theatre will receive an Adaptive Reuse and Compatible Design Award as part of Baltimore Heritage's 2013 historic preservation awards ceremony. Baltimore Heritage
7052-494: Was these riots that led to the city being nicknamed "Mobtown". Soon after the city created the world's first dental college, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery , in 1840, and shared in the world's first telegraph line , between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. , in 1844. Maryland, a slave state with limited popular support for secession , especially in the three counties of Southern Maryland, remained part of
7138-434: Was to be listed under Drum Point Lighthouse and not be used by the keeper for his "convenience". A privy on the edge of the gallery walkway was the only sanitary facilities on premise for some time. Later on, a bathroom was added to the main floor and sanitary facilities were installed probably in the 1950s. Fresh water was collected from rainwater with pipes on the roof. It was then collected in four 200 gallon cisterns in
7224-492: Was transferred to the United States Coast Guard in 1939 and the lighthouse was one of the first to be automated in 1960 as part of a formal program of automating lighthouses. The light originally stood in 10 feet of water. The light was needed in the first place because of the considerable shoaling around the point. This gradually shifted the shoreline to the point where the light was entirely on land by
7310-572: Was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock living in the lower Susquehanna River valley. This Iroquoian-speaking people "controlled all of the upper tributaries of the Chesapeake" but "refrained from much contact with Powhatan in the Potomac region " and south into Virginia. Pressured by the Susquehannock, the Piscataway tribe , an Algonquian-speaking people , stayed well south of
7396-402: Was used at the time in the lighthouse along with Mr Hansen original chair. The original lens is on display at the museum. The Drum Point Lighthouse was rededicated as an exhibit on June 24, 1978, with Governor Blair Lee III in attendance. Fortuitously, the complete logbooks from 1883 to 1943 survive as well, providing an excellent glimpse into the life of a lighthouse keeper. The life of
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