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Baltimore County History and Landmarks

8 Locations ~ Curated by The Explore Baltimore Heritage Team
A selection of historic sites, museums, and landmark buildings in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Literary Heritage in Baltimore

12 Locations ~ Curated by Baltimore Literary Heritage Committee
This tour is produced in partnership with CityLit, the Maryland Humanities Council, Maryland State Arts Council, and the University of Baltimore.

Mount Vernon Pride

7 Locations ~ Curated by Baltimore Heritage
Many know Mount Vernon as the long-time home of Baltimore’s Pride Parade as well as the city’s oldest gay and lesbian bars and businesses. But that only is only a small part of the LGBTQ history and historic places found in this neighborhood!

Jewish East Baltimore

11 Locations ~ Curated by Jewish Museum of Maryland
This tour was adapted from the Jewish Museum of Maryland tour of historic sites and buildings in the neighborhood of the Lloyd Street Synagogue.

Baltimore's Slave Trade

21 Locations ~ Curated by Richard Messick
After its incorporation in the late 18th century, the population of Baltimore grew very quickly along with the expansion of the new country. One of the many “trades” that grew along with the city was the sale of enslaved people, for which there was a burgeoning market in early 19th century Baltimore. Several things contributed to this development. First, local Maryland farmers had shifted from a labor-intensive tobacco crop to the growing of cereal grains that required less work and contributed…
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Explore Baltimore Heritage helps historians, students, and residents tell the stories behind Baltimore's buildings and neighborhoods. Read on to learn more about historic parks, theaters, rowhouses and more! Do you have an idea for a story? An old photograph you'd like to share? Please get in touch.

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