Baltimore (Md.). Burnt District Commission; City planning; Eminent domain--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904; Statutes;
Document 68 pages long containing the fifth semi-annual report of the Burnt District Commission ending September 11, 1906. Created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly approved March 11, 1904, the Burnt District Commission issued its fifth...
Fire resistant materials; Fireproofing; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904;
Document 130 pages long that contains the report of the Committee on Fire-Resistive Construction of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Established in 1896, the NFPA publishes fire and building safety standards designed to help reduce...
Postcards--Maryland--Sharpsburg; Burnside's Bridge (Sharpsburg, Md.); Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Antietam National Battlefield (Md.)--Pictorial works; Antietam Creek (Pa. and Md.); Bridges--Maryland--Sharpsburg
Burnside's Bridge is a landmark of Civil War history and a part of the Antietam National Battlefield. On September 17, 1862 over 22,000 soldiers on both sides were killed, wounded or listed as missing, making it the bloodiest day of the Civil war....
Postcards--Maryland--Sharpsburg; Antietam Creek (Pa. and Md.); Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Antietam National Battlefield (Md.)--Pictorial works; Rivers--Maryland--Washington County
Antietam Creek, near Sharpsburg in Washington County, is part of the Antietam National Battlefield, a National Park Service protected area. At that Civil War battle on September 17, 1862, over 22,000 soldiers on both sides were killed, wounded or...
At the Antietam Civil War battle on September 17, 1862 over 22,000 soldiers on both sides were killed, wounded or listed as missing, making it the bloodiest day of the war. The battle took place by the Antietam Creek, located near Sharpsburg in...
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects;
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects;
World War, 1939-1945--War Work--Maryland;
Printed copy of address titled "Maryland's Contribution to the War Effort." The address was given by Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord at the Maryland Historical Society on January 11, 1943. In the address, Reckord describes the state's wartime...
