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Baltimore (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 17 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.2833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 076 36 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -76.6000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located at the head of Patapsco river estuary above Chesapeake Bay; settlement founded as outlet for local tobacco, developed as producer of clipper ships in 18th century; many citizens had Southern sympathies in Civil War, though state was pro-Union. |
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| Baltimore (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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............ | named after Irish barony of Baltimore, seat of the Calvert family who were proprietors of the colony of Maryland in 18th cen. |
| בלטימור (C,U,Hebrew )
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Baltimore (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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established in 1729, incorporated in 1745, damaged by fire in 1904 but rebuilt |
| city (C) |
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| seaport (C) |
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| shipbuilding center (C) |
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since 18th cen.; US Navy's 1st ship, Constellation, was launched here & is still moored in harbor |
| administrative center (C) |
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especially noted as headquarters for national Social Security Administration |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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nation's 1st railroad, Baltimore & Ohio, started here in 1827; now hub for water, road, rail & air traffic |
| university center (C) |
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for John Hopkins University since 1876, & for several other universities & colleges |
| episcopal see (C) |
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was first diocese of Roman Catholic Church in the US |
| cultural center (C) |
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has museums of art, symphony orchestra, civic opera & stage theater; was home to essayist HL Mencken & novelist EA Poe |
| sporting center (C) |
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noted for professional baseball team, Orioles, & as home of Babe Ruth; also for lacrosse, derived from an old Amerindian game |
| battlefield (H) |
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was successfully defended in 1814 during War of 1812, this was inspiration for composer FS Key's "Star Spangled Banner" |
| political center (H) |
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Continental Congress met here 1776-1777, after British occupied Philadelphia |
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