This map is Plate No. 25 from a J.H. Colton atlas that we believed was published in 1857. This is a digital image of the original map held by the George Peabody Library, Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University. Scale: 1:23,500.
An advertisement from Baltimore Mayor Edward Johnson and James A. Buchanan calling for Baltimore to form a Committee of Vigilance and Safety. The advertisement reads:
"At a meeting of a number of persons convened at the City Council Chamber by the…
Half-length standing portrait shows George Armistead with short curly dark hair, resting left arm on wheel of cannon. He wears War of 1812 uniform: dark blue military jacket with bold buttons and epaulettes, wide red sash, white pants and shirt, and…
Photograph by Auni Gelles.
Learn more about the archaeological dig in Patterson Park – We Dig Hampstead Hill! Searching for the War of 1812 in Patterson Park.
View of the archaeological investigation in Patterson Park from the Patterson Park Pagoda. Photograph by Auni Gelles.
Learn more about the archaeological dig in Patterson Park – We Dig Hampstead Hill! Searching for the War of 1812 in Patterson Park.