Baltimore: its past and present . r in 1853. The Washington Branch was already completed in 1835. Under the energetic administration of President John W. Garrett, the lines of theBaltimore and Ohio Railroad have been extended through Southern Ohio, reachingCincinnati, offering ihe Great West an outlet to the sea, while its southern lines con-nect with the great system of roads, reaching to the Gulf The Chicago Branch tapsthe great grain markets of the northwest. To this vast area the Baltimore and Ohio The cornerstone wasemonies on the 4th ofment is a graceful Doricmarble. The base is 50high,
Baltimore: its past and present . r in 1853. The Washington Branch was already completed in 1835. Under the energetic administration of President John W. Garrett, the lines of theBaltimore and Ohio Railroad have been extended through Southern Ohio, reachingCincinnati, offering ihe Great West an outlet to the sea, while its southern lines con-nect with the great system of roads, reaching to the Gulf The Chicago Branch tapsthe great grain markets of the northwest. To this vast area the Baltimore and Ohio The cornerstone wasemonies on the 4th ofment is a graceful Doricmarble. The base is 50high, and the column iswhole structure rises tofeet above tide water. In 1816 Baltimore hadthe first city in thisgas. The Western trade,led it to Baltimore, waswagons, and some ofremember the long trainsto enter the City by thea company of gent emen,its President, and to the Legislaturerailroad from the City ofof the Ohio; it was graii-named the Baltimore and4th of July, 1828, the cor-imposing ceremonit s,same year the work. W ILDEY MONUMENT, BROADWAY —^ i t u offers the shortest and cheapest route to the Atlantic. Piers have been constructed atLocust Point, spacious and substantial warehouses built and grain elevators erectedwith a capacity of over 2 millions of bushels Not satisfied wiih the sp endid resultsand seeing the necessity to have an outlet over their own Road, the New York Branchwas laid out in 1884, and is already finished as far as Philadelphia. The benefits whichour City has r*=aped from this great road are simply inestimable The Northern Central, the Baltimore and Potomac the Philadelphia, Wilmingtonand Baltimore, and the Western Maryland Railroads afford additional lines of commu-nication with other parts of the country. The first Newspaper, the Marylmid Journal and Advertiser was established byWilliam Goddard of Philadelphia. The first issue appeared on the morning of August2oth, 1773; a folio sheet containing twelve columns. It was published weekly fr
Size: 1252px × 1996px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookidbaltimoreits, bookyear1887
