Historical Society Headquarters
Since its incorporation in 1959, the Historical Society of Baltimore County (HSBC) has been housed in Baltimore County’s third and last Almshouse (built 1872). HSBC’s mission is to collect, preserve…
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Sparrows Point Rail Mill
An image of the Sparrows Point Rail Mill c1895. Sparrows Point was named for Thomas Sparrow, landowner, and was the site of a very large industrial complex owned by the…
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Baltimore City – Formerly Baltimore Town
The territory of Baltimore Town, officially established in 1729, was originally under the jurisdiction of Baltimore County. Baltimore City was thereafter incorporated as a municipality within Baltimore County’s boundaries in…
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Farmlands Estate, Catonsville, MD c1900
While Catonsville acquired its reputation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a summertime retreat for wealthy Baltimoreans, many of whom built ornate Victorian homes in the City’s…