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Text Box: President Street Station is the oldest surviving big city train station in the country. Outside its doors, at President and Pratt streets, the first deaths of the Civil War occurred on April 19, 1861.

Text Box: USS Constellation was the last tall ship built by the US Navy before steam replaced wind as the standard means of power. It was launched in 1854, just before the Civil War, and was named after the first Constellation, a 1797 frigate built in Baltimore.

Text Box: The World Trade Center, Baltimore, was completed in 1977. Designed by the internationally renowned architectural firm of I.M. Pei, it is the tallest pentagonal building in the world. The Top of the World observation deck, located on the 27th floor, offers a 360 degree view of Baltimore from 387 feet above the harbor.

Text Box: The Baltimore Maritime Museum provides the visitor with the rare opportunity to step aboard three 20th century vessels. The Lightship Chesapeake (above) was a floating light-house that provided safe entrance to Chesapeake and Delaware Bays for over 50 years, using a 1000 watt light on her masthead.

Text Box: Completed in 1912, the Eastern Avenue Pumping Station was the crown jewel of Baltimore City’s ambitious plan to provide its citizens with a modern-day sanitary sewage system. Today the station continues to play a vital role in city sanitation and education. Visit the Museum to learn about important services we all take for granted each day.

Text Box: The premier attraction that focuses on and celebrates the role of African Americans in the history and culture of Maryland and beyond. Discover fascinating permanent and special exhibits, record oral history, research your family’s genealogy, or delve into the Museum Shop’s quality selection of books, arts and crafts, and music.

Text Box: 7 Lewis Museum of Maryland
African American History and Culture

Text Box: Named for its most distinguished resident, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Mansion is the best preserved example of a grand 18th century merchant’s townhouse still standing in Baltimore. Visitors will discover the vital role occupants of the Mansion have played in Baltimore’s history.

Text Box: The largest regional Jewish Museum in the nation is located in the heart of Baltimore’s original Jewish immigrant neighborhood. It features two historic synagogues and a modern museum building which houses two galleries, an extensive archive, and a vast collection of artifacts.

Text Box: Established through a bequest from the estate of Quaker John McKim, the Free School was created in 1833 to educate indigent children regardless of gender or race. Today the building continues to serve children through recreational and educational programs sponsored by the McKim Community Center.

Text Box: The Flag House is the home of Mary Young Pickersgill, the flagmaker who sewed the Star-Spangled Banner. The 30’ x 42’ flag flew over Ft. Mc Henry during the War of 1812, and inspired Francis Scott Key to compose the poem, “The Defense of Ft. McHenry.” That poem would become our National Anthem.

Text Box: Built in the 1790’s this merchant home’s most noted resident was Thorowgood Smith, Baltimore’s second mayor, who lived here in 1802 and 1804. Over the years, the house has functioned as a hotel, a restaurant and an auto parts shop. Today, it serves as the headquarters of the Women’s Civic League, which has faithfully restored the exterior to its original beauty.

Text Box: Established in 1841, St Vincent’s is the oldest Catholic church in continuous use in America’s oldest Archdiocese. As the city’s leading parish in the 1880’s it supported a parochial school and orphanage, a convent and rectory, and a social hall. Today the church continues to play an active role in the community as a leader of the Jonestown Planning Council.

Text Box: Constructed in 1781, this is the oldest religious building in Baltimore and one of the few from the 18th century still standing. This meeting was home to famous Quakers, including: Johns Hopkins, founder of the country’s first research university and hospital, Phillip E. Thomas, first president of the B&O Railroad, and Elisha Tyson, founder of the first abolitionist society in the South.

Text Box: Erected in honor of the 1,752 Maryland citizens who died during World War I, the memorial building carries each of their names etched in marble on the walls inside. In 1977 the building was rededicated to honor all Marylanders who have fallen in our nations’ battles. Today the building is used by veterans groups, patriotic societies, and for other civic gatherings.

Text Box: The spiritual home of German speaking Lutherans since 1755, the church was once known as the “German Cathedral of Baltimore.” It still holds German language worship services on a regular basis and remains a gathering place for the city’s German community. The church sanctuary, erected in 1807, is one of the oldest structures in the downtown area.

Text Box: Construction of City Hall began in 1867. Its architecture reflected the latest style from Europe—Second Empire French made popular by Napoleon III. Built almost entirely by local craftsmen using materials from the area, it was completed eight years later in 1875. The building’s dome was designed by Baltimore engineer Wendell Bollman, who also designed the dome for the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Text Box: This monument commemorates the soldiers who gave their lives defending Baltimore City from British attackers in the 1814 Battle of North Point, during the War of 1812. The Battle Monument is the nation’s first war memorial, and the first to celebrate the common soldier. It stands 39 ft tall. The image of the monument is used as the official symbol of the City of Baltimore.

Text Box: Founded in 1800, the firm Alex. Brown & Sons is the first and oldest continually operating investment bank in the United States. The building was constructed a century after company’s founding in 1901 and claimed to be fireproof. That claim was proven in 1904 when the City’s central business district was ravaged by fire. Today the building houses Chevy Chase bank.

Text Box: A project of Historic Jonestown, Inc.