Collection: Baltimore MD
BALTIMORE MARYLAND
Baltimore fortuitous location on the northern Chesapeake Bay has been at the heart of its social and economic development . Father inland than other eastern seaport, the city is convenient to landlocked areas. Water - related industry quickly developed around Baltimore harbor, and when tracks for the nation's first railroad were laid there in 1829 , the thriving port city increased both its accessibility to other cities and its attractiveness to immigrants and investors.