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1830s

Drawings, advertisements and newspaper reports record Baltimore in the 1830s, including a proposed canal to Washington and an account of a cavern near Federal Hill.

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Rows of Union army tents on top of Federal Hill in 1861, with Baltimore harbor and the city behindThe Real Tunnels Under Federal Hill in Baltimore12 min readHistoric American Buildings Survey E. H. Pickering, Photographer June 1936 VIEW FROM NORTHEAST - Waterloo Row, 606-628 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MDWaterloo Row in 1831 and 19361 min readBaltimore in 1837Baltimore in an 1837 Drawing1 min read

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Newspaper advertisement offering rewards for a missing horseA Reward for a Strayed or Stolen Horse1 min readAn 1838 Canal Route Between Baltimore and Washington1 min read
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