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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Baltimore,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad BALTIMORE andamp; OHIO RAILROAD [Baltimore andamp; Ohio Railroad] (Bandamp;O), first U.S. public railroad, chartered in 1827 by a group of Baltimore businessmen to regain trans-Allegheny traffic lost to the newly opened Erie Canal.
He was sent over as deputy governor of that province in 1661 by his father, Cecilius Calvert, 2d Baron Baltimore, and at his father's death in 1675 succeeded to the proprietorship.
Calvert, Cecilius, 2d Baron Baltimore CALVERT, CECILIUS, 2D BARON BALTIMORE [Calvert, Cecilius, 2d Baron Baltimore], c.1605-75, first proprietor of the colony of Maryland.
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 AllRefer.com - Calvert, George, 1st Baron Baltimore (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Calvert had been a member of the Virginia Company and a member of the council of the New England Company, but, wishing to found his own colony, he was granted in 1623 the peninsula of Avalon in Newfoundland.
In 1632 the king granted him the territory N of the Potomac River that became the province of Maryland.
Baltimore prepared the charter of his proposed colony but died before it could be accepted.
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 Lords Baltimore
BALTIMORE, LORDS, proprietors of the province of Maryland.
During his life the province was disturbed by insurrections, caused by opposition to the feudal supremacy of the proprietor, and by the influence of the Anglican Church, whose adherents wished it to become the established Church of the country.
The first Lord Baltimore seems to have been a man of much wisdom and moderation, fie was liked by all parties, and, although a strong supporter of royal prerogative in England, he favored popular institutions and liberty of conscience in the colonies.
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 Department of Mental Health: Biography - Page 1
Stephen T. Baron, LCSW-C, became the Director of the DC Department of Mental Health in July 2006, after being nominated by Mayor Anthony A. Williams and confirmed by the Council of the District of Columbia.
Baron played a significant leadership role in establishing a range of community-based psychiatric crisis programs, developed an innovative community-based capitation for adults who are either long-term residents of state psychiatric programs or have had multiple short-term hospitalizations, and implemented a process to monitor provider outcomes.
Baron’s management skills are enhanced by the eight years he spent in the field as a social worker and therapist for Family Services of Montgomery County, Maryland; the Northern Virginia Training Center for the Mentally Retarded; and the University of Maryland Methadone Treatment Program.
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 Maryland - History
Lord Baltimore's main source of income as lord proprietary was the quitrents settlers paid for their land; in return for his authority, Calvert had to give the king only two Indian arrows yearly.
On 19 April 1861, as the 6th Massachusetts Regiment passed through Baltimore, it was attacked by a mob of southern sympathizers in a riot that left four soldiers and 12 civilians dead.
Baltimore, which, though still the hub of the state's economy, had fallen into decay and became the focus of a redevelopment project.
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 Baron Laboratory - Departments of Medicine, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, Gene and Cell Medicine, ...
Baron, M.H. and D. Baltimore (1982) Antibodies Against a Synthetic Peptide of Poliovirus Replicase Protein: Reaction with Native, Virus-Encoded Proteins and Inhibition of Virus-Specific Polymerase Activities in Vitro J. Virol.
Baron, M.H. (2001) Embryonic Induction of Mammalian Hematopoiesis and Vasculogenesis.
Baron, M. (2002) Activation of Hematopoiesis and Vasculogenesis in the Mouse Embryo: Induction and Reprogramming of Ectodermal Cell Fate by Signals from Primitive Endoderm.
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 Celebrating Lord Baltimore's City
Courthouse on St. Paul Street in present day Baltimore City, stands the statue of the founder of Maryland, the second Baron of Baltimore, Cecil Calvert, resplendent in seventeenth century knee breeches and broad-brimmed hat, and exhibiting a surprisingly robust physique,.
Thus, when the newly-created Baron of Baltimore visited Jamestown before his death, he was treated with suspicion by the leaders of Virginia because of his "Romish" religion and the fact that he would be taking lands the Virginians claimed to be theirs.
After Lord Baltimore's reinstatement to rule, Governor Charles Calvert tried to assure the assembly in 1722 that Baltimore stood to them "as a bountyfull Indulgent Father toward a dutiful Deserving son." But Baltimore's veto of acts passed by the assembly, and attempts to reassert his rights such as taxing exports of tobacco, alienated the colonists.
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Created Baron Baltimore of Baltimore in 1625, with large estates in County Longford, Ireland, Calvert devoted the next seven years of his life to colonization projects in America.
Having sponsored a small colony at Ferryland in his Province of Avalon, Newfoundland, as early as 1620, Lord Baltimore visited his American possessions in 1627 and 1629, and by the latter date, was determined to obtain lands in a friendlier climate.
Lord Baltimore purchased a plantation in Newfoundland in 1620, which he called Avalon, and quasi-royal authority was given him.
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 VZ Local - Baltimore, Maryland City Guide
Baltimore grew swiftly in the mid-late 18th century as the granary for sugar producing colonies in the Caribbean.
Though the crime situation in Baltimore is considered one of the worst in the nation, city officials are quick to point out that most violent crimes, particularly murders, are committed by people who know their victims and who are often associated with the illegal drug trade.
The Baltimore Washington Metropolitan area Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is the 4th largest in the United States, with a population of 7.6 million.
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 THE BALTIMORE STORYLINE:
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Baltimore Harbor is choked with debris and a sickening pallid slime.
It was not a pretty battle as The Baron and his faction ate their way through Baltimore.
Having bled his way to the Crown of Baltimore, The Baron quickly dispatched the last of the Malkavian antitribu and secured his name in the annals of Baltimore lore as the undisputed Leader of Baltimore…The Baron of Baltimore.
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 Birds: The Baltimore Oriole
BALTIMORE Orioles are inhabitants of the whole of North America, from Canada to Mexico.
The name of Baltimore Oriole has been given it, because its colors of fl and orange are those of the family arms of Lord Baltimore, to whom Maryland formerly belonged.
The Baltimore Oriole is one of the most interesting features of country landscape, his movements, as he runs among the branches of trees, differing from those of almost all other birds.
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 Vineyard Gazette - Bird News
By SUSAN B. The first Baron of Baltimore must have issued the okay for the birds that bear his name to move north.
The first Baron of Baltimore was Sir George Calvert, a colonist in Maryland in the 1800s.
Maryland not only took the Baltimore bird (another name for this oriole) as its state bird, but also named it after the baron due to the colors of his coat of arms and to honor him.
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 Live in Baltimore - Books - History
So much has happened in Baltimore since its inception in 1729 that it’s doubtful city founder Caecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, would even recognize the place.
Perhaps no other American city is so defined by an indigenous architectural style as Baltimore is by the rowhouse, whose brick facades march up and down the gentle hills of the city.
In Journeys to the Heart of Baltimore, veteran journalist Michael Olesker writes of the American melting pot specifically Baltimore's, in all its rollicking, sentimental, good-natured, and chaotic essence.
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 Baltimore Tickets Broker - Baltimore City Tickets, Venue Information, Event Schedules Tickets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Baltimore is an independent city located in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Because there is also a Baltimore County adjacent to (but not including) the city, it is sometimes referred to as Baltimore City when a clear distinction is desired.
Baltimore's harbor is the location of Fort McHenry, which came under attack by British forces in the War of 1812 and whose defense inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," which furnishes the lyrics to the United States national anthem.
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 Baltimore Tv
As of July 1, 2002, the population is 638,614, down from 651,154 in the 2000 Census.It is the largest city in Maryland, named after the founding proprietor of theMaryland Colony, CæciliusCalvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore.
Because there is also a Baltimore County adjacent to (but not including) the city, it is sometimes referred to as Baltimore City when a clear distinction isdesired.
Baltimore was founded on July 30, 1729 andis named after CæciliusCalvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore who wahttp:/.
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 Charles Calvert Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography
The English proprietor of colonial Maryland, Charles Calvert, 3d Baron Baltimore (1637-1715), tried unsuccessfully to impose feudal authority on his colony in the late 17th century.
Charles Calvert was born on Aug. 27, 1637, the son of Cecilius Calvert, 2d Baron Baltimore, and Ann Arundell, daughter of a prominent Catholic aristocrat.
The Calverts secured limited political authority in the province under the 5th Baron Baltimore, who had been raised as a Protestant, but the full proprietary power under the old charter was never restored.
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 Documents relating to Ferryland, 1597-1726: Colony of Avalon
The Lord Baltimore's Case, concerning the Province of Avalon in Newfoundland, an Island in America.
The now Lord Baltimore did often represent to the late King Charles [King Charles I] the great and high injustice done to him herein and made often and earnest addresses and supplications to him to take it into consideration and to do him right, but he was insensible thereof.
And thereby the Lord Baltimore was left destitute of any kind of relief, until now of late, that he understood Sir David Kirke was arrived here.
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 Visit Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore info
Baltimore, the 12th largest city in the United States, is named "Charm City" for its residents well-established concern for the quality of life.
Baltimore now ranks fifth among United States ports, with major railways and trucking lines carrying cargoes to and from docks at Canton and Curtis Bay, as well as raw materials to the city's many factories.
In 1992, the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball moved downtown to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and six years later the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League moved next door into the newly renamed M&T Bank Stadium.
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 Thomas's Glassware Tour --- Baltimore, MD (USA)
Baltimore is situated in the north central part of Maryland, on the Patapsco River, not far from the Chesapeake Bay.
Baltimore is an independent city with a population of about 630,000 (2005), which makes it the largest city in Maryland.
After the riot, Union troops occupied Baltimore and Maryland came under direct federal administration—in part, to prevent the state from seceding—until the end of the war in April 1865.
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 Baltimore Sports Tickets and Baltimore Concert Tickets @ BuySellTix
Baltimore was founded on July 30, 1729 and is named after Colius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore who was the first Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland.
Baltimore is the location of the Baltimore World Trade Center, the world's tallest equilateral five-sided building.
Baltimore houses a number of universities, both private and public such as: Johns Hopkins University, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore Hebrew University, Morgan State University, University of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College.
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 Exploration and Settlement of Maryland
In 1632, George Calvert, first Baron Baltimore and a recent convert to Roman Catholicism, obtained a charter from King Charles I that granted feudal rights in the land north of the Potomac River.
Baltimore was founded in 1730, Frederick in 1745, and Georgetown in 1751.
The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania was settled according to the survey done by Mason and Dixon in 1763-67.
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 Maryland Colleges Guys - Maryland College - Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The territory was named Maryland in honor of Henrietta Maria, queen consort of Charles I. Before the great seal was affixed to the charter, George Calvert died, but his son Cecilius Calvert, 2d Baron Baltimore, undertook development of the colony as a haven for his persecuted fellow Catholics and also as a source of income.
The War of 1812 was marked for Maryland by the British attack of 1814 on Baltimore and the defense of Fort McHenry, immortalized in Francis Scott Key's “Star-Spangled Banner.” After the war the state entered a period of great commercial and industrial expansion.
Southern ways and sympathies persisted among the plantation owners of Maryland, and as the rift between North and South widened, the state was torn by conflicting interests and the intense internal struggles of the true border state.
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 Maryland Indian Land Cessions
The King's right of granting lands in the province being thereby fully and completely transferred to Lord Baltimore, his heirs and assigns, without any reservation or exception in regard to the natives, gave him full authority to deal with them in his own way in reference to their title to and possession of the lands.
The first settlers under Leonard Calvert, brother of the Baron, as leader and governor, landed on the 27th of March, 1631, on the north bank of the Potomac and planted themselves in the Indian town of Yoamaco (probably Wicomoco), which they named St Mary's.
As it does not appear that the Indian title to this island was subsequently purchased or extinguished by the Maryland government, the inference is that, although the lords commissioners of the plantations decided the dispute in Lord Baltimore's favor, the purchase by Clayborne was accepted as an extinguishment of the Indian title.
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 Portrait of George Calvert - Enoch Pratt Free Library - Baltimore, MD
George Calvert, the virtual founder of Maryland, was born at Kiplin, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and grew up in an age that witnessed the defeat of the Spainsh Armada, the exploits of Drake and Raleigh, and a flowering of literature, including Spenser and Shakespeare.
In 1625, however, Calvert's career reached a turning point when he had announced that he had become a member of the Roman Catholic Church, an event that in England of the seventeenth century was likely to put an end to political preferment.
Calvert's zeal for American colonization was foreshadowed early in his career when he became a member of both the Virginia and the New England companies.
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 BALTIMORE ORIOLE
The Baltimore race is a sparkling colored harmonious oriole and is the state bird of Maryland.
The Baltimore Oriole breeds in the eastern temperate zone of North America from Texas to the Carolinas.
It now becomes necessary to explain that it is Lady Baltimore and not his lordship who designs and makes this picturesque and appropriate habitation.
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 Calvert, George, 1st Baron Baltimore - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
CALVERT, GEORGE, 1ST BARON BALTIMORE [Calvert, George, 1st Baron Baltimore] c.1580-1632, colonizer.
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 George Calvert Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography
He received the powers of a "Bishop of Durham," a medieval authority, which meant that the proprietor could exercise feudal control over the land, award titles of nobility, and dominate the government of any colony he established.
Lord Baltimore's activities in America indicate the profound impact which the New World had made in England.
Moreover, the proprietary grants which Baltimore sought reveal that an interest in establishing feudal estates in America provided important motivation for colonization.
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