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Baltimore's marble lady stepping down from Calvert Street
Lady Baltimore has withstood much in 189 years perched overlooking Courthouse Square.
She has lost both of her arms over the decades — one of them, holding high a wreath that signifies service to the republic, was sheared off by a gust of wind in...Tags: Frederick Douglass, Justice System, Arts, Tourism and Leisure, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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Maryland will feature prominently in Smithsonian's latest museum
When the country's largest museum devoted to African-American history and culture opens in Washington, Maryland people and places will get a healthy share of the limelight.
A two-story log house built by freed slaves from Montgomery County, dubbed the...Tags: Frederick Douglass, Arts, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Montgomery County (Maryland), George W. Bush
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The Dream Began Here
The Dream Began Here
Sunday, February 10, 7PM
Untold Stories of Washington DC’s Early African American Community Examined in “The Dream Began Here” WDCW-TV
Local Black History Month Special on February 10
The White House, the...Tags: White House, Georgetown, Social Issues, History (tv network), Slavery
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Probe expands into attempted theft of Maryland historical papers
At the Maryland Historical Society, they're calling it the Great Cupcake Caper. Before being arrested by police on Saturday and charged with stealing dozens of historical documents, author and collector Barry H. Landau had brought cupcakes for the...Tags: Justice System, White House, CBS Corp., Finance, Tourism and Leisure
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Preserving our past: Ownership isn't the issue
What is the future for Baltimore's city-owned historic properties? The Baltimore Sun has reported that Baltimore City is hiring an appraisal firm to determine the "market value" of 15 city-owned historic properties. Baltimore Heritage has asked...
Tags: Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, H.L. Mencken, Human Interest, Bromo Seltzer Tower, Babe Ruth
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Restoring Mount Vernon
Baltimore's Washington Monument in Mount Vernon Square is one of the city's most recognizable landmarks, a classical Doric column towering 178 feet above its elegant surroundings. But nearly 200 years after its completion in 1829, the building and its...
Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Arts and Culture, Company Privatization, Kandahar Massacre (2012), Architecture
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Pair tried to steal historical documents worth millions, police say
Barry H. Landau has rubbed elbows with presidents, helped plan inaugurations, and claims one of the largest collections of Oval Office memorabilia outside museums and presidential libraries. His Manhattan apartment includes a collection of china from...Tags: Frank Sinatra, White House, Justice System, Gerald Ford, Homes
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Still in business: The 175+ year club
When Augustus Schwatka launched his blacksmithing shop on West Saratoga Street in 1810, the War of 1812 was on the horizon, locomotives were not yet a transportation option and slavery was thriving. Two centuries have passed since then, but you can still...
Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Alcoholic Beverages, Bars and Clubs, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Flowermart embraces the 21st century, but with lemon sticks
The big hats, the beautiful flowers, the maypole, the lemon peppermint sticks — those are the hallmarks of Baltimore's Flowermart, an oasis of old-fashioned gentility that its organizers promise will stay that way.
Which is why it's a little...Tags: Arts and Culture, William Donald Schaefer, Lemons, Mount Vernon, Customs and Tradition
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Flowermart heralds spring with lemon sticks, straw hats and, of course, beautiful blooms
Flowermart, the official start of spring in Baltimore, is as much about food as it is about flowers. So it makes sense that among the women wearing hats covered in blooms there would be a guy dressed as a slice of pizza. Antoine Hays of Baltimore —...
Tags: Annapolis, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Mother's Day, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Place
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The rising Sun
A little more than 175 years ago, an ex-journeyman printer from New England boarded a carriage bound for America's southernmost big city. His hope was to start a newspaper there and run it himself. His friends thought he was out of his mind. Baltimore,...
Tags: Book, Newspapers, New York University, Newspaper and Magazine, Lobbying
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