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Established | July 04, 1851 |
Disbanded | Still Active |
Last Modified | RP March 18, 2020 08:59pm |
Description | Baltimore City was incorporated in 1796 (Chapter 68, Acts of 1796). The City name was derived from the Proprietary's Irish Barony. As a governmental unit, the City separated from Baltimore County in 1851.
All-America City Winner 1952, 1976-77 and 1991.
All-America City Finalist 1960, 1978-79 and 1990.
Site of Crusade by Dwight Moody in 1878-1879.
Site of Crusades by Billy Sunday in 1916 and 1932.
Visited by Pope John Paul II in October 1995.
Site of Crusades by Reverend Billy Graham 1949 and 1981. |
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March 29, 1918 -
Baltimore City (Ind. City) gained from ANNE ARUNDEL and BALTIMORE.
(Md. Laws 1918, ch. 82, sec. 1/p. 135)
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June 01, 1888 -
March 29, 1918
Baltimore City (Ind. City) gained from BALTIMORE.
(Md. Laws 1888, ch. 98, secs. 1-4/pp. 113-117)
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July 04, 1851 -
June 01, 1888
Baltimore City became an independent city, separate from BALTIMORE County.
(Md. Laws 1838, ch. 22, secs. 1, 4; Swindler, 4:413)
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