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Baltimore Civil War Museum
601 S. President StreetBaltimore MaryLand 21202
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Originally the President Street Station, this site and the rail line were key elements of the "underground railroad" by which many slaves escaped to the north before the Civil War.
Current Rating: 3.5 by 2 voters.
Landmark Trivia
- The station was built in 1850 by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad (PW&B) as their Baltimore terminus.
- The vacant station was restored in the 1990s, funded by a public-private partnership, and reopened in 1997 as the Baltimore Civil War Museum.
Categories
- African-American Landmarks
- History Museums and Living History Areas
- Man-Made
- National Register of Historical Places
- Railways, Stations and Train Related
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