Walk Historic Baltimore

Baltimore, as an old town, is replete with history and with buildings and sites where events in our nation's history took place. Being a major seaport town after the Revolutionary War, it was a center of trade with Europe and a link between the north and south cotton trade. Baltimore was the second largest point of entry to immigrants from Europe and further east. As such, it is filled with ethnic neighborhoods, much like the borough of Queens in New York. It was also a hub of immigration of blacks after the Civil War. Frederick Douglas lived and worked here and there is a vibrant and forceful African-American community living here today.

http://www.baltimore.org/groups_tours/gt_wt_bonds_hist.html
Fell's Point was a center of the country's slave trade and the tour leaving from Fells Point details the painful history of what took place along this walk. Professional historians lead the tour and guide visitors along the routes. People are advised to call them at 410-675-6750, ext.16 to schedule a tour here or ask any questions. This tour lasts about 1 1/2 -2 hrs. and the price for individuals is $10. They also have several othe tours, including a "heritage tour" which takes walkers around the most historic sites around the harbor and some of the ethnic neighborhoods.

http://www.mgs.md.gov/esic/features/walking/index.html
One tour I found that was fascinating may not be for many people is a Geologic Walking tour that focuses on the unique buildings that were created using stones quarried from the "geologic part of Maryland known as the Piedmont Plateau
Province." This tour takes about two hours and I couldn't find the cost, but this is information the Maryland Geological Survey that presents this tour. It may sound crazy, but I think this is a fascinating opportunity. I know that in Memphis, we had a lot of building of public places and homes that were constructed of a strange, pinkish sandstone, and also some beautiful polished limestone buildings. I would love to learn the source and history of these building materials.
Jeffrey P. Halka, Acting Director
2300 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
(410)554-5500

http://home.earthlink.net/~wschaumburg/
wschaumburg@earthlink.net
410-666-1878
Wayne's Walks is an informative site that tells quite a bit about Baltimore history.
All programs take place at the Almshouse located at 9811 Van Buren Lane in Cockeysville. They have some very interesting specific walks that concentrate on railroad workers' history, Baltimore row houses, a walk detailing the area's famous cathedrals and churches, and a Green Mount Cemetery walking tour. This is a very detailed web site that offers some fascinating areas of history many of the standard tours don't get into. Look into the site because they don't have any links for payment or advanced scheduling for tours. I'd sure look at this one if I wanted to know as much as possible about Baltimore. You just need to contact them by phone or email to find out about getting on the tour you favor.