Baltimore Factoids

Population (2010): 620,961

Namesake: Lord Baltimore (Cecilius Calvert), a member of the Irish House of Lords, and one of the original proprietors of the Maryland Colony

Date Settled:  1729

Nicknames:  Charm City
                      Monumental City
                      Birdland
Famous Citizens: 
  • Johns Hopkins (our hero)
  • Babe Ruth
  • Edgar Allen Poe (his poem inspired name of football team)
  • Frederick Douglass
  • Harriet Tubman
  • Francis Scott Key
  • Jane Porter (Tarzen's mate)
  • Billie Holliday
  • Thurgood Marshall
  • Jeff Koons
  • Reggie Lewis
  • Emily Post
  • Spiro Agnew
  • Nancy Pelosi
  • Edward Norton
  • Michael Phelps
Famous Buildings:
  • Baltimore Bascilica (1806) oldest Catholic Catherdral in US
  • Phoenix Shot Tower (1828 ) was the tallest building in the US until the Civil War
  • World Trade Center (1977) designed by I. M. Pei
Professional Sports Teams:
  • Orioles
  • Ravens
Unofficial Beer
  • National Bohemian (Natty Boh)