Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland Genealogy

United States &gt; Maryland &gt; Baltimore City

City Hall
100 N. Holliday Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202

History

 * Founded 30 July 1729, named for Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore, Proprietor of Maryland.
 * Baltimore is anglicanized name for the Irish Gaelic name, Baile an Tí Mhóir, meaning the Town of the Big House referring to the O'Driscoll castle that still domains the town.
 * In the War of 1812, the British troops attacked Baltimore after the burning of Washington, D.C., on the night of 13 September 1814 in the Battle of Baltimore. It was the scene of the poem "The Star-Spangled Banner."
 * The Union troops occupied Baltimore to prevent the secession of Maryland from the Union during the Civil War, after the Confederate sympatizers attacked the Union troops in the Baltimore riot of 1861. Maryland came under direct Federal administration.
 * 7 February 1904, the Great Fire of Baltimore destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.

Parent County

 * The City broke off from surrounding Baltimore County, 13 May 1851 as an Independent City.

Neighborhoods

 * Abell, Belair, Coppin Heights, Inner Harbor, Waverly, Wyndhurst, more...

Neighboring Counties
Anne Arundel | Baltimore

Web Sites

 * The Baltimore City MDGenWeb Project, a member of The MDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Baltimore City.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Baltimore City. (Mirror site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Baltimore City.