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Menace of the Susquehanna Historically, though not exclusively associated with the Chesapeake Bay and other areas of the mid-Atlantic seaboard, “Punt Guns” were primarily used by market hunters whose primary purpose was to satisfy the insatiable demand for wildfowl in the finest restaurants up-and-down the east coast. With bores typically measuring 1½ to 2 inches…
The 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment (CSA) was organized at Raleigh, North Carolina, in May of 1861. In November of that year after six months of service, the 1st, also known as the “Bethel Regiment,” returned home, having fulfilled their tour-of-duty. Many of the veterans from this regiment would re-up in the newly formed 11th North Carolina Infantry…
Battle of North Point, 12 Sep 1814 Did Pvt. Aquila Randall fire the shot that mortally wounded Gen. Ross? History records, with caveat, that Major General Robert Ross, the commander of the British invasion force that landed at North Point in Baltimore County on 12 Sept 1814, was killed by a “musket ball” fired from the rifle…
On display in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., is the historic “Garrison Flag” flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore on Sept. 13 &14, 1814: the flag that would inspire Francis Scott Key to pen his iconic poem, “Defence of Fort M’Henry,” that would ultimately become our national…
Produced and Presented By: The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered, 14 Apr 2017
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Presented By: Bill Hoibroten: 9 Sep 2008
Five Minute Histories: Produced and Presented By Baltimore Heritage, 26 Apr 2022
This video, the second in a series about settling the American colonies, is about the experiment known as Maryland. Maryland was dreamt up by Sir George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, as a refuge for English Catholics in a period when they were unable to practise openly. Like certain other colonies, Maryland was part of an elite…