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- Country: United States
- State: Maryland
- Mayor: Sheila DixonOfficial Site: Baltimore Mayor
- Population: 637,455 (2007)U.S. Census: Baltimore Population
- Founded: 1729
- Area code: 410, 443
- Time zone: EST (UTC-5)
- Area: 92.07 sq m
- Origin: Baltimore comes from Lord Baltimore, the founder and proprietor of the colony of Maryland. The name "Baltimore" means "Town of the Big House".Baltimore City Guide: Baltimore Facts
- Annapolis was known once served as the capital of the United States.
- First Community of the United States: Greenbelt
- Baltimore sits near Washington D.C.
- Industries: Oil, electronics, computers, automobile manufacturing, aerospace industries, agriculture, telecommunications, chemicals, mining.
- Maryland is highly known as the top producer and processor of seafood and a national leader in the production of blue crabs and soft clams.50states.com:Maryland Fast Facts and Trivia
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History
Baltimore was founded by Irishmen Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore on June 20, 1729. A sea port grew up around the area and the town became a bustling metropolis through most the 1800s and early 1900s. Ultimately economic the climate changed from shipping and industry to more of a customer service and health care economy fueled by the nearby John Hopkins Hospital. -
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Director John Waters was born in Baltimore and raised in the nearby Lutherville, Maryland. Many of his films including the 2007 John Travolta vehicle Hairspray. -
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