Many people know that President Street Station has its roots in
the Civil War, but few know that Civil War history can be found
throughout the city, including many sites in West Baltimore. In
fact, West Baltimore neighborhoods served a central role in the
conflict– housing Union troops on their south to fight, caring
for injured soldiers, and witnessing the many ways in which the
conflict on the battlefield came home to the city 150 years ago.
As the home to the B&O Railroad, West Baltimore supported the
movement of troops by train (a key advantage for the Union) and
protected the city from invasion by Confederate troops through a
ring of camps, hospitals and fortifications in Carroll Park, on
Baltimore Street, in Lafayette Square and more. October 29,
2011, 10:00 am to 11:30 am $10 for members & non-members, RSVP
today! This 90-minute bicycle tour starts and ends at the Mt.
Clare Museum House rolling past rowhouses, parks, stables, and
shops, scores of historic places grand and modest, where people
lived and