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The History of Baltimore City Government (3242 words) |
 | When the legislative act creating Baltimore was passed in the summer of 1792, there was no guarantee that the town would be a success, since few of the hundreds of towns founded since the late seventeenth century ever survived. |
| The Baltimore Town Commissioners (seven residents of Baltimore County appointed by the governor) were to negotiate the purchase of 60 acres of land from Charles and Daniel Carroll, to survey and lay out 60 lots, and to decide property disputes within the town limits. |
| The last land addition to Baltimore was made by the Annexation Act of 1918 by which the boundaries were extended to include the thickly populated suburban sections of Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties adjacent to the city line. |
| Baltimore, Maryland at AllExperts (5696 words) |
| Baltimore Harbor is one of the best protected deepwater seaports in the world, with the Delmarva Peninsula shielding the area from most hurricanes and tropical storms, and the Appalachian Mountains protecting the city from much of the winter cold that would freeze the harbor. |
| Baltimore grew swiftly in the mid- to late 18th century as the granary for sugar-producing colonies in the Caribbean. |
| Baltimore is split between three congressional districts — the 2nd, represented by Dutch Ruppersberger; the 3rd, represented by Ben Cardin; and the 7th, represented by Elijah Cummings. |
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