O'Donnell Square - Baltimore, MD
Posted by: bluesnote
N 39° 16.813 W 076° 34.482
18S E 364179 N 4349055
A historic square just east of downtown Baltimore, in the Canton neighborhood.
Waymark Code: WM13V3D
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2021
Views: 1
Located along South Potomac and O'Donnell Street, on the west side of O'Donnell just north of South Lakewood.
The plaque says, "Through the efforts of the Canton Improvement Association this old and densely populated ethnic neighborhood was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The two-story red brick row houses are especially noteworthy for their hand painted screens, white marble steps and occasional movable wooden steps. The U.S. Frigate Constellation, now in the Inner Harbor was launched in 1797 at Major Stodder’s shipyard on Harris Creek. The Canton Ironworks rolled the armor plates for the U.S.S. Monitor in the 1860’s. The Canton Company was involved in the building of the first American locomotive, The Tom Thumb. The first Whig Convention was held at the Canton Race Track on May 4 1840 when Henry Clay and Daniel Webster spoke and William Henry Harrison was nominated for president."
Name: O'Donnell Square
Street Location: O'Donnell Street
Local Municipality: Baltimore
State/Province, etc.: Maryland
Country: USA
Picnic Facilities: Benches
Recreational Facilities: Grassy Field
Monuments/Statues: Yes
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Yes
Fountains: No
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: No
Special Events: No
Traditional Geocaches: No
Web Site: Not listed
Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed
Date Established: Not listed
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