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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. HARBOR_141231_001.JPG: Baltimore Riot Trail "Keep back ... or I Shoot" Baltimore - A House Divided On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city's role in the Civil War, and railroad history, please visit the Baltimore Civil War Museum - President Street Station, at the corner of President and Fleet Streets. Open daily 10 a.m - 5 p.m. A stone-throwing secessionist mob attacked Capt. Albert S. Follansbee's four companies of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment here as they marched to Camden Station to change trains for Washington on April 19, 1861. Just to the east, the harassed troops finally opened fire. Here, the violence reached a crescendo. Massachusetts Corp Sumner H. Needham was struck in the head, fell to the pavement, and died. Earlier, he told a comrade, "We shall have trouble today, and I shall never get out alive. Promise me, if I fall, that my body will be sent home." Pvt. Luther C. Ladd was shot and killed, proclaiming "All Hail to the Stars & Stripes" as he collapsed. The mob shot Addison Whitney dead and beat Charles Taylor to death. The rest of the soldiers marched at the double-quick down Pratt Street, dragging their muskets between their legs and reloading as they ran. Baltimore Mayor George W. Brown learned of the riot and hastened first to Camden Station, where all was calm. Then he heard shots coming from Pratt Street. He met Follansbee at the head of the marching column near here and told him, "You must defend yourselves." Brown picked up a dropped musket and brandished it, threatening the mob. Police Marshall George P. Kane and a company of policemen soon arrived to hold the crowd at bay as Kane shouted, "Keep back, men, or I shoot!"
2. HARBOR_141231_031.JPG: Baltimore's Maritime Heritage USS Constellation and Lightship Chesapeake Baltimore's shipbuilding heritage dates back nearly 300 years. By the 1790s, Maryland led the nation in shipbuilding and Baltimore was the undisputed industry leader on the Chesapeake Bay. Launched in 1854, USS Constellation is the only remaining Civil War-era Sloop of War afloat today. The original Constellation, and namesake of this ship, was built in 1797 in Stoddard Shipyard in Baltimore's Canton neighborhood just a few miles along the Promenade. As the flagship of the US Africa Squadron, Constellation patrolled the West African coast and intercepted slave ships to rescue men, women, and children from slavery. The last all-sail ship built by the US Navy before the conversion to steam power, she served as a training ship for midshipmen at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis. Her last active duty was to serve as the "relief flagship" of the US Atlantic Fleet during World War II. Today, Constellation serves another mission -- as a vital link to our nation's nautical past. Lightship Chesapeake: Beacon of the Bay: Aptly named the Baltimore's gateway to the world, the Lightship ... Chesapeake was ... in ... to help protect and guide ships to safe harbor with its ... watt light ... foghorn and bell. ... floating lighthouses played a critical role in early 20th century navigation, and even ... patrol boats during World War II. With its then state-of-the-art diesel-electric engines, all-steel body and powerful signaling equipment, Lightship Chesapeake's ragged construction allowed it to serve in even the ... weather. Retired in 1970, the Lightship Chesapeake is today a National Historic Landmark and a .. addition to Baltimore's Inner Harbor "fleet". Chesapeake Connection: Throughout the first half of the 20th century, lightships like the Chesapeake were once a common sight along the Bay, marking the entrances to channels and warning of hazards to navigation for commercial shipping. Manned by the US Coast Guard, these lightships also provided weather information and helped in rescue operations.
Wikipedia Description: Inner Harbor
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The Inner Harbor is a historic seaport, tourist attraction, and iconic landmark of the City of Baltimore, Maryland. The harbor itself is actually the end of the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River and includes any water west of a line drawn between the National Aquarium in Baltimore and the Rusty Scupper restaurant. The term "Inner Harbor" is used not just for the water but for the surrounding area of the city, with approximate street boundaries of President Street, Lombard Sreet, Light Sreet, and Key Highway. The harbor is within walking distance of Oriole Park at Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium and has a water taxi that connects the Inner Harbor to Fells Point, Canton, and Fort McHenry.

History: From commerce to culture:

While Baltimore has been a major U.S. seaport since the 1700s, the historically shallow water of Baltimore's Inner Harbor (prior to manipulation through dredging) was not conducive to large ships or heavy industry, most of which was concentrated in Locust Point, Fell's Point, and Canton. The Inner Harbor was chiefly a light freight commercial port and passenger port until the 1950s, when economic shifts ended both the freight and passenger use of the Inner Harbor. Rotting warehouses and piers were eventually torn down and replaced by open, grass-covered parkland that was used for recreational purposes and occasional large events, such as city fairs and the significant 1976 bicentennial visit of tall ships. This initial renewal of the harbor area and its continued transformation into a major cultural and economic area of the city was spearheaded by Baltimore Mayor William Donald Schaefer (1971-1987). Harborplace, the waterfront festival marketplace, officially opened on July 1, 1980. Since being reincarnated as a cultural hub, the Inner Harbor has become the home to many tourist attractions. The two anchor attractions, in addition to Harborplace, are the National Aquarium in Baltimore and the Maryland Science Center.

In recent years, the area along the waterfront to the east of the Inner Harbor (in the direction of Fells Point and Little Italy) has been developed with condominiums, retail space, restaurants, and hotels; this ongoing project is known as Inner Harbor East (or simply HarborEast).

Ongoing projects:

While little development-appropriate land remains around the Inner Harbor, what land is available has attracted much interest and many plans, many of which have never been realized. In recent years, there has been a decided push by developers to construct projects on the remaining parcels. The ongoing, proposed, and recently completed projects include many mixed-use developments incorporating office space, street-level retail, and condominiums as well as some hotel projects.

Recent or proposed projects of note include Lockwood Place, a mixed-use project on Pratt St. between Market Pl. and Gay St. featuring Best Buy, Filene's Basement, Panera Bread, Famous Footwear, and P.F. Chang's; the Ritz Carlton Residences, a condominium project on Key Hwy. at the southeast corner of the Inner Harbor; and 10 Inner Harbor, a proposed mixed-use project at southwest corner of Light and Conway Sts. that includes a 59-story tower, which would be the tallest building in Baltimore (a title currently held by the Legg Mason Building).

Significant recent events:

In September 2003, the Inner Harbor area was flooded by Hurricane Isabel. The Baltimore World Trade Center remained closed for a month.

On March 6, 2004, a water taxi on the Seaport Taxi service operated by the Living Classrooms Foundation capsized during a storm on the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River near Fort McHenry. A total of 5 passengers died in the accident, which the National Transportation Safety Board determined was caused by insufficient stability when the small pontoon-style vessel encountered strong winds and waves. While occurring over a mile downstream of the Inner Harbor, it nonetheless was associated with the Inner Harbor by news reports and casual observers. The company no longer operates water taxi vessels in the harbor.

Attractions in and around the Inner Harbor:

Museums:

* American Visionary Art Museum
* Baltimore Museum of Industry
* Geppi's Entertainment Museum (opened September 2006)
* Civil War Museum
* Port Discovery Children's Museum (on the site of the historic Baltimore Fishmarket and the 1988-1989 Fishmarket dance/music complex)

Ships:

* SS John W. Brown - one of two Liberty ships afloat
* Baltimore Maritime Museum:
o USCGC Taney - last fighting ship still afloat that survived the attack on Pearl Harbor
o USS Torsk - Tench-class submarine; last ship to sink enemy vessel in World War II
o Lightship Chesapeake
o Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse
* USS Constellation - last Civil War-era ship still afloat

Entertainment venues:

Sports:

* Camden Yards Sports Complex
o Oriole Park at Camden Yards (home of the Baltimore Orioles)
o M&T Bank Stadium (home of the Baltimore Ravens; formerly known as PSINet Stadium and then as Ravens Stadium)
o Sports Legends at Camden Yards
o Babe Ruth birthplace and museum

Concert halls and arenas:

* Baltimore Convention Center
* 1st Mariner Arena (formerly known as the Baltimore Arena)
* Pier 6 Concert Pavilion
* Power Plant Live! (a collection of bars and clubs)

Other attractions:

* National Aquarium in Baltimore
* Harborplace and the Gallery
* Maryland Science Center
* The "Power Plant" (containing Barnes & Noble, Hard Rock Cafe, and the world's first ESPN Zone, among other offerings; in the late 1980s, contained an indoor Victorian era "fun house"-themed Six Flags amusement park)
* World Trade Center Baltimore
* Holocaust Memorial
* Columbus Center, home of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
* Lockwood Place
* Baltimore Visitors Center
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