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Identifier: bookofroyalblue16balt (find matches)
Title: Book of the Royal blue
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Baltimore and Ohio railroad company. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Middle Atlantic States -- Description and travel
Publisher: Baltimore
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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k andOld Point Comfort; two hours to the Gettys-burg and Antietam battlefields; two hoursand a half to Harpers Ferry—althoughthose coming to Baltimore via the Balti-more & Ohio pass through this historicplace. With these side-trip attractions,and not mentioning the delightful oppor-tunities afforded immediately by the Chesa- is pointed out as one of the ancientcities of the New World, and consequentlyis full of historic interest. It was oncethe capital of the United States; and theattack of the British fleet in 1S14 upon oldFort McHenry was the occasion for thewriting of the famous Star SpangledBanner, by Francis Scott Key. Thefamous Battle Monument, commemorativeof the heroes of this war with Great Britain,is in an attractive down-town location. In18()1 the unfortunate attack upon theSixth JIassachusetts Regiment by a mob onPratt Street was made a prominent featurein history, but the United States historyof to-day happily tells the story of the r.ALTIMitRK AS .1 CONVEXTIOX CITY
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BALTIMORE AS A CONVENTION CITY. second visit of the Sixth MassachusettsRegiment en route to Tampa in 1898 tofight against Spain, in which the wholecity turned out to give this historic regi-ment such a reception of a joyous naturethat would wipe out forever any recollec-tion of the mob and riot of 61. The townis full of historic landmarks. Of the institutions of learning the JohnsHopkins University and the Womans Col-lege have students from all over the world.The Johns Hopkins Hospital is one of thegreatest medical institutions in the world. Famous among its public buildings isthe new court house of granite and marble,and the city hall of marble. While there are not many sky-scrapersthere are some that vie with New Yorkand Chicago. A noticeable feature in thecitys architecture is that many of thebanks and trust buildings are not more thantwo stories in height and are magnificentin their finishings. Baltimore is a city of churches. It isthe home of the American Cardinal of theRoman Cat

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  • bookyear:1897
  • bookdecade:1890
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Baltimore_and_Ohio_railroad_company___from_old_catalog_
  • booksubject:Middle_Atlantic_States____Description_and_travel
  • bookpublisher:Baltimore
  • bookcontributor:The_Library_of_Congress
  • booksponsor:Sloan_Foundation
  • bookleafnumber:194
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