At Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore
Showing posts with label Baltimore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baltimore. Show all posts
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
The Death of Ross
Beside the North Point Road, September 12, 1814
At this spot, on September 12, 1814, General Robert Ross died. He had been mortally wounded in conflict approximately 1-1/2 miles northwest of here, at the present site of the Aquila Randall monument, and carried by stretcher to this point. He was later interred in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Erected by the Dundalk Patapsco Neck Historical Society and Patapsco Neck Bicentennial Committee.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Monday, October 17, 2011
Sunday, July 31, 2011
How Beautiful is Death
The Aquila Randall Monument in Dundalk
This small monument was erected in 1817 by the comrades of Aquila Randall who at age 24 was killed defending Baltimore at the battle of North Point on September 12, 1814. It stands on North Point Road in Dundalk near Old Battle Grove Road.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Belfort Meteorological Observatory
and the Baltimore Rescue Mission
Along East Baltimore Street, at the corner with Central Avenue, in the Jonestown neighborhood of Baltimore, we find this intriguing building. It identifies itself as Belfort.
Labels:
Achitecture,
Baltimore,
Historic Sites,
Maryland
Location:
Jonestown, Baltimore, MD, USA
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