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In 1797, Baltimore Town merged with Fells Point and incorporated as the City of Baltimore. Baltimore grew rapidly, becoming the largest city in the Southern United States.
Baltimore[a] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census, it is the 30th-most populous city in the United States.[15] Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland[b] in 1851, and is currently the most populous independent city in the nation. As of the ...
20 小時前 · Baltimore was established in 1729 and named for the Irish barony of Baltimore (seat of the Calvert family, proprietors of the colony of Maryland). It was created as a port for shipping tobacco and grain, and soon local waterways were being harnessed for flour milling.
officially incorporated as a city, which allowed local officials to create and pass laws. In 1798 George Washington described Baltimore as the “rising-est town in America” (A.T. Morison, George Washington). Baltimore City at the beginning of the 19th century
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 18th century. 1729 - Town of Baltimore founded. 1752 - 25 houses and 200 inhabitants. [1] 1763 - Mechanical Fire Company organized. [2] 1767 - Baltimore designated county seat. [1] 1770 - Henry Fite House built.
HISTORICAL CHRONOLOGY. 1600 - 1699. 1700 - 1799. 1800 - 1899. 1900 - 1999. 2000 - Fells Point historical marker, Fells Point, Baltimore, Maryland, July 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks. 1700-1799. 1706, April 19. Whetstone Point (now Locust Point) made port of entry. 1729, Aug. 8.
Baltimore, City (pop., 2020: 585,708), north-central Maryland, U.S. Located at the head of the Patapsco River estuary, 15 mi (24 km) above Chesapeake Bay, it is Maryland’s largest city and economic hub. Established in 1729, it was named after the Irish
