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Baltimore City
Offering culture and economic diversity is the waterfront town located in
Chesapeake Bay. Filled with history, it is the home to Babe
Ruth, resting place of Edgar Allen Poe, and the place where the "Star
Spangle Banner" was composed. Offering many sites and attractions such as
Little Italy with a genuine Italian taste, downtown Inner Harbor with shops and
restaurants, historic naval vessels, and a water
taxi to Fort McHerry all help to define the "Charm City."
Baltimore boasts many other attractions such as the Washington Monument,
B&O Railroad Museum Stadium, and Camden Yards.
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Jewish Museum of Maryland
Telling the story of the American Jewish experience in Baltimore
is the Jewish Museum. Leading the country in Jewish history, the
Museum provides two galleries of exhibits of national educational
interest. Works of art include memorabilia, oral histories,
documents, rare books, ceremonial items, clothing, and historical
photographs. Explore two synagogues where you can find restored matzoh
oven, mivehs, hand-carved Torah Ark, women's balconies and archeological digs.
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Baltimore Orioles
Founded in 1882, then a major league, the Orioles
experience almost a decade of change until they became a National league
in 1892. Prior to winning three consecutive pennants, the team stayed
at rock bottom for nearly two years. Managed by Ned Hanlon, they became
the most storied team in the history of the game. Winning NL
pennants in 1894, 1895, and 1896 they sported the most talented
players including John McGraw, Wee Willie Keeler, Hughie Jennings, Joe Kelley,
Wilbert Robinson, and Dan Brouthers. Popularly known for defining their
own signature of the "home run", they played a tactical
baseball game consisting of the "small bat", tight pitching, hit and
run tactics, stolen bases, and precise bunting. Today the Orioles play at
their home in Baltimore's Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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Baltimore Museum of Industry
From the early days of being a port city with vessels carrying goods and
services into the harbor, the technology and industry that forged that
industrial revolution has changed. Explore a new world of recreated workshops
filled with machining, printing, garment-making and metalworking.
Recognized as one of the busiest docks of America, exhibits are now
available to revisit the industrial processes of early days. Explorer
replicas of an historic early dock and dock-master's shed, the original 1865
Platt Oyster Cannery structure, a surviving cannery building. Browse recreated
workshops including an 1886 bank building, a 1910 Blunting Pharmacy, the first
gas company, and the glass making industry. Marvel at the wonderful milestones
and accomplishments that native Baltimoreans have made to our country.
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