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Books : Highlandtown (MD) (Images of America)In association with Amazon.comby: Gary Helton  List Price: $19.99 Amazon.com's Price: $15.99 You Save: $4.00 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 974 EAN: 9780738543383 ISBN: 0738543381 Label: Arcadia Publishing Manufacturer: Arcadia Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: November 20, 2006 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Release Date: November 20, 2006 Studio: Arcadia Publishing Sales Rank: 734804 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Highlandtown's strong roots are nourished by old world traditions of family, culture, and faith. Settlement of the area first known as Snake Hill dates to the 19th century's expansion of the waterfront communities of Fell's Point and Canton. Farms and slaughterhouses soon emerged, relying heavily on immigrant laborers from Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, and Ireland. Fort Marshall was established atop the area's highest point, the present site of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. A military hospital emerged in Patterson Park, which began as a six-acre gift to the city from merchant William Patterson in 1826. After being renamed Highland Town" in 1862, Baltimore City annexed the town from Baltimore County and changed its spelling. By 1915, much of the retail district had been built along Eastern Avenue among row houses. Streetcars traveled down roadways of dirt or cobblestone, passing theaters, bowling alleys, horse-drawn wagons, and first-generation American children at play. Bakeries, barbers, grocers, and bars were on every corner, along with churches that worshipped in European tongues. There was no need to ever leave Highlandtown, and some folks never did." Average Rating:
 Rating: - Great bookThis is an excellent photo coverage of a section of Baltimore that is of historical significance. It is great resource for genealogy and best of all brings back many childhood memories. Browse for similar items by category:
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