Baltimore: its past and present . timore tookother steps for intellectual advancement. A number of societies were incorporatedand in 1821 the first Public School was opened in our City and the system inaugurated,which has proved materially useful to thousands of our citizens. On the 18th of October, 1867, the corner-stone of the City Hall was laid with appro-priate festivities and finished in 1875. It is one of the most elegant structures in theUnited States, occupying the entire square on which it is erected; it stands out in boldrelief, impressing the observer at every point of view, with it
Baltimore: its past and present . timore tookother steps for intellectual advancement. A number of societies were incorporatedand in 1821 the first Public School was opened in our City and the system inaugurated,which has proved materially useful to thousands of our citizens. On the 18th of October, 1867, the corner-stone of the City Hall was laid with appro-priate festivities and finished in 1875. It is one of the most elegant structures in theUnited States, occupying the entire square on which it is erected; it stands out in boldrelief, impressing the observer at every point of view, with its gracefulness and front length of the building is 239 feet, the width 149 feet. It covers squarefeet. Its general style is Rennaisance. The cost of the building, etc. was 52, Baltimore richalso rich in cha-names of J. Pat-Donogh, and be engra-letters in thecity. The Peabodypre-em inen t,truly sublimedonor. It isMount Vernontains one of thein the land,overfree for every-Gallery and a. ENTRANCE TO DKUID HILL PARK. in enterprise, isrity, and theterson,John Mc-Peabody,, will for-ved with goldenhistory of our Institute standsbecause of thecharacter of itss i t u a te d onSquare andcon-largest libraries64,000 volumes;body, an ArtConservatory of Music, a gift to the city by its founder, for which he donated the sum of 1:1,500, benefactor, Johns Hopkins, left to the city the magnificent sum of|6,ooo,ooo, to be invested in a University and Hospital, and the Johns Hopkins Uni-versity, one of the youngest universities has already gained a name all over the Johns Hopkins Hospital, situated on the elevation of the northern Broadway,promises to become one of the largest and best equipped hospitals of the world. The gift of Mr. Enoch Pratt, |i,500,000 for the establishment of a free circulatinglibrary, is still fresh in the memories of our citizens and thousands who find amuse-ment and instruction in the perusal o
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