“Visit Baltimore”
Come visit us today, in Baltimore. Most people don’t realize how much interesting history we have to explore. We offer excellent entertainment, festivals and night life. At the present time we have two pro teams, they are the “RAVENS” and the “ORIOLES” We also have several sports event, with brand new stadium for our pro teams. I you like seafood, please to pick up a bowl of our famous “Maryland Crab Soup”. Spend the day at the Inner Harbor, Go to a Raven’s football game, stay at on of our five star hotel, and experience our famous “Crab Cakes” and all of this things can be done walking taking an underground train(subway), or our above ground trains(light rail) . Walking will help you save money on gas and having to rent a car. Just to give you an idea of how far our city has come, I did and overview of Baltimore history and growth from the 17th century to now.
Baltimore is an independent the largest city in the state of Maryland.The city is named for the founding proprietor of the Maryland Colony,” Lord Baltimore. During the “17th century”, various towns called "Baltimore" were founded as commercial ports at various locations on the upper Chesapeake Bay. The Maryland colonial General Assembly created the port, in 1706 as a tobacco port of entry. Baltimore grew swiftly in the mid- to late “18th century “as a granary for sugar-producing colonies in the Caribbean. The profit from sugar encouraged the cultivation of cane and the importation of food. During the War of 1812, the British declared Baltimore a "nest of Pirates." The city's Fort McHenry came under attack by British forces near the harbor after the British had burned Washington, D.C. Known today as the” Battle of Baltimore”, U.S. forces won by repulsing joint land and naval attacks. Francis Scott Key, a local lawyer being held captive on a British ship near the fort, observed the bombardment and wrote what became "The Star-Spangled Banner" as a poem...