. National star-spangled banner centennial, Baltimore, Maryland, September 6 to 13, 1914 . tion of £100 by citizens for building a market-house andtown-hall, erected 10 years later, at northwest corner Gay and Baltimore streets 23 April, 1751 32 acres annexed, known as Halls addition to Baltimore Town. 1753Mount Clare House erected by Charles Carroll, banister, built of imported brick 1754 A number of Acadian exiles settle in BaUimore 1756 Baltimore made the county seat, and courthouse erected where Battle Monument now stands 1 768 Mechanical company organized, and a fire-engine purchased 1769
. National star-spangled banner centennial, Baltimore, Maryland, September 6 to 13, 1914 . tion of £100 by citizens for building a market-house andtown-hall, erected 10 years later, at northwest corner Gay and Baltimore streets 23 April, 1751 32 acres annexed, known as Halls addition to Baltimore Town. 1753Mount Clare House erected by Charles Carroll, banister, built of imported brick 1754 A number of Acadian exiles settle in BaUimore 1756 Baltimore made the county seat, and courthouse erected where Battle Monument now stands 1 768 Mechanical company organized, and a fire-engine purchased 1769 First umbrella in the U. S. (brought from India) used 1772Baptist Church erected corner Front and Fayette streets, afterwards site of the shot tower 1773 First newspaper, the Maryland Journal and Baltimore Advertiser, established by William Goddard; first issue 20 August, 1773 Stage route opened to Philadelphia 1773 First Methodist meeting-house in Baltimore built in Strawberry alley November, 1 773 Lovely Lane Methodist Meeting-house erected in Baltimore. Oct., 1774 121. ) THe- BALTlIMOF^e^ BOOFx Capl. William Perkins arrives at Marblehead with 3000 bushels ofIndian corn, 20 barrels of rye and 21 barrels of bread sent by the people of Baltimore for the poor of Boston 28 Aug., 1774 Baltimore contains 564 houses and 5934 inhabitants 1775 St. Peters Church (Roman Catholic), on Saratoga and Charles streets, built and occupied I 770-1 775 Contmental Congress holds its session in Congress Hall, corner Balti-more and Liberty streets 20 Dec, 1776, to 20 Jan., 1777 First notable riot in Baltimore. Mr. Goddard of the MarylandJournal beset in his office by excited members of the WhigClub, who took exception to an article in his paper laudingKing George and Parliament 25 March, 1777 Count Pulaski organizes his corps in Baltimore March, 1778 First custom-house erected 1780 Paving of the streets begun 1781 First brick theatre in Baltimore erected on East Baltimore street,nearly o
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