. National star-spangled banner centennial, Baltimore, Maryland, September 6 to 13, 1914 . Picturesque Lazaretto Light, at the Entrance of Baltimore Harho 115. j) TM& BALTlMOR^e^ BOOK BALTIMORE HISTORY 1608-1913 To begin at the very beginning of direct historical informa-tion concerning Baltimore, one must go back to the year 1 608. June 2ncl, 1 608, Capt. John Smith, whose life is reputed tohave been saved by Pocahontas, having settled Jamestown,started from the vicinity of Cape Henry, on the first of histwo famous explorations of the Chesapeake Bay. During thisexpedition, which lasted ninete
. National star-spangled banner centennial, Baltimore, Maryland, September 6 to 13, 1914 . Picturesque Lazaretto Light, at the Entrance of Baltimore Harho 115. j) TM& BALTlMOR^e^ BOOK BALTIMORE HISTORY 1608-1913 To begin at the very beginning of direct historical informa-tion concerning Baltimore, one must go back to the year 1 608. June 2ncl, 1 608, Capt. John Smith, whose life is reputed tohave been saved by Pocahontas, having settled Jamestown,started from the vicinity of Cape Henry, on the first of histwo famous explorations of the Chesapeake Bay. During thisexpedition, which lasted nineteen days, he visited every inleton both sides of the Bay, from the Capes to the PatapscoRiver (named by Smith, Bolus), sailed up that stream, andfrom him we get the first information concerning the region,now Baltimore. Smith and his followers were, therefore, thefirst white men to set eyes on the present site of the City. Thereis no question about Smiths visit to this locality. He preparedan excellent map of the Chesapeake and its tributaries. ThePatapsco River, then, of course, unnamed, he called Bolus,because of the red clay resembling bole armoni
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