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The Art of Acquiring: A Portrait of Etta and Claribel Cone The Architecture of Baltimore: An Illustrated History
Baltimore & Ohio Passenger Service: Route of the Capitol Limited (Baltimore & Ohio Passenger Service, 1945-1971, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (Railroad Color History) 
Baltimore's Patterson Park (MD) (Images of America)
The Cone Sisters of Baltimore: Collecting at Full Tilt
Baltimore Then and Now (Then & Now) The Jewish Community of Baltimore (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) Baltimore & Ohio's Capitol Limited and National Limited (Great Passenger Trains)
The Gwynns Falls: Baltimore Greenway to the Chesapeake Bay
From 33rd Street to Camden Yards : An Oral History of the Baltimore Orioles Baltimore's Two Cross Keys Villages: One Black. One White
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Firsts Baltimore 21201 - The Vertical Neighborhood Baltimore: The City of Firsts Interesting and amazing accounts covering some of Baltimore's firsts (and a few special key happenings) - this list is compiled from various websites and directories... the best creative use of "Baltimore's Firsts" are on the menus at Tug's Restaurant at the Tremont Plaza Hotel. 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 Ellicott 1784 First balloon ascension in the US with a person on board - Edward Warren 1792 The first monument to Columbus in the United States was built 1792 First water company chartered in the United States - Baltimore Water Company 1796 First sugar refinery in the United States - founded by Garts & Leypoldt 1797 First war ship from the United States to capture an enemy vessel: Constellation 1803 First electric refrigerator – named and invented by Thomas Moore  The Refrigerator Patent - U.S. Patent Office 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 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  Tom Thumb Racing the Horse and Rail Wagon 1830 First operating railroad depot in the United States - 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, DC - Samuel Morse 1848 First ice cream freezer - patented by W. G. Young 1856 First Elevator to be operated by electrical power using the revolving drum method to store and release the hoisting cable - invented by James Bates 1869 First candy factory to produce licorice - J.S. Young Company 1875 The first monument to Edgar Allan 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 Venetian blinds first produced in the United States by the 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 * OK, a few of these still need to be verified.  |
