Baltimore, the 12th largest city in the United States, is named "Charm
City" for its residents' well-established concern for the quality of life
When you buy real estate in Baltimore City, you buy into the wonderful
American history of this "charming" city.
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Baltimore Facts
On August 8, 1729, a bill establishing Baltimore as a town was signed into
law.
Baltimore "Firsts":
1743 - First professional sports organization in the United States - Maryland Jockey Club
1773 - First US stage coach route - Baltimore to Philadelphia
1783 - First dredger in the world - the "Baltimore Mud Machine," was invented by Andrew and John Ellicot.
1784 - First balloon ascension in the US with a person on board - Edward Warren
1792 - In Baltimore, the first monument to Columbus in the United States was built in the United States.
1792 - First water company chartered in the United States - Baltimore Water Company.
1796 - First sugar refinery in the U.S. - founded by Garts and Leypoldt
1797 - First US war ship to capture an enemy vessel - "Constellation"
1803 - First electric refrigerator- invented by Thomas Moore
1814 - Birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner* - written by Francis Scott Key at Fort McHenry
1815 - First manufacturers of silverware in the United States - Samuel Kirk Company.
1815 - The first permanent monument to George Washington was built in Baltimore.
1816 - First city to illuminate streets with hydrogen gas
1828 - First American umbrella factory - William Beehler
1828 - First railroad for commercial transportation of passengers and freight B & O railroad
1830 - First coal burning steam locomotive built - "Tom Thumb"
1830 - First operating railroad depot in the US - Mt. Clare Station
1837 - Baltimore Sun began publication
1840 - First steam boating company in the US - Baltimore steam packet Co.
1844 - World's first telegraph line established between Baltimore and Washington - Samuel Morse
1848 - First ice cream freezer - patented by W. G. Young
1856 - First Elevator to be operated by electrical power - invented by James Bates
1859 - First YMCA - Pratt and Schroeder Streets
1869 - First candy factory to produce licorice - J.S. Young Company
1875 - The first monument to Edgar Allen Poe
1876 - Johns Hopkins University founded
1878 - First animal welfare association - American Humane Society
1879 - First synthetic sweetening agent - Saccharine, developed at Johns Hopkins University
1885 - First commercial electric street car line - Baltimore to Hampden
1886 - First public Library System with branches - Enoch Pratt Free Library
1890 - First steam tanker built in America "The Maverick" by W.T.Malster
1891 - First commercial stomach antacid seltzer - Bromo-Seltzer, made by Captain Isaac E. Emerson
1892 - First Ouija board* - invented and patented by Isaac and William Fuld
1897 - First practical submarine in the US - "Argonaut," invented by Simon Lake
1900 - First time duck bowling introduced - at Diamond Bowling Alleys
1904 - Downtown Baltimore destroyed by fire - The Great Baltimore Fire
1916 - First portable electric drill with pistol grip - Black & Decker
1916 - First municipal orchestra supported by public funds - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
1920 - First factory to manufacture stainless steel - Rustless Iron & Steel Company
1921 - First Black musical on Broadway - written by Baltimorean Eubie Blake, "Shuffle Along"
1925 - First triple combination fireboat in service - operated by Baltimore City Fire Dept
1932 - First producer of venetian blinds in the United States - Eastern Venetian Blind Company
1946 - First photograph of earth from space - produced at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
1966 - First baseball player to be named MVP in both leagues - Frank Robinson
1967 - First African-American to serve on the US supreme Court - Baltimorean Thurgood Marshall
1995 - First American city to win championship in the Canadian Football League - Baltimore Stallions
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