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|   FIRST - Order of Black Nuns in the world-Oblate Sisters of Providence - Baltimore MD
in First of its Kind St. Frances Academy-Father James Joubert and Elizabeth Lange founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence—a religious order of black women dedicated to educating the children of their race. This was the first order of black nuns anywhere in the world. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/24/2022 last visited: 4/24/2022 |
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| OLDEST - Maryland Historical Society Continuously Operating Cultural Institution - Baltimore MD in First of its Kind Maryland Historical Society-he Maryland Historical Society (MdHS) is the state's oldest continuously operating cultural institution. Founded in 1844, it was first located in the Athenaeum at St. Paul and Saratoga Streets. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 1/7/2022 last visited: 1/8/2022 |
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| First black Catholic Parish in the United States-St Francis Xavier Church - Baltimore MD in First of its Kind Blacks from Santo Domingo formed a Eucharistic community that would become known at the time of the emancipation as the parish of St. Francis Xavier-The first black Catholic Parish in the United States. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/20/2021 last visited: 10/23/2021 |
 view gallerySW1.1 km | FIRST - Cathedral in the United States - Baltimore, MD in First of its Kind The Baltimore Cathedral, also known as the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and the Baltimore Basilica, is known for being the First Cathedral in the United States. posted by:  Marine Biologist location: Maryland date approved: 7/4/2008 last visited: 6/13/2022 |
 view gallerySW1.3 km | FIRST - Place of worship in Baltimore - Baltimore, MD in First of its Kind Rectory of Old St. Paul's Parish was Baltimore's first place of worship. posted by: saopaulo1 location: Maryland date approved: 5/13/2009 last visited: 8/14/2022 |
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| Corpus Christi Catholic Church - Baltimore MD in First of its Kind On January 1, 1891, Corpus Christi Church was consecrated. This was the first church in the United States to be named Corpus Christi. It was erected in memory of the Thomas Courtney Jenkins family, prominent in business, philanthropy, church affairs. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/20/2021 last visited: 9/9/2021 |
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| OLDEST - 1781 Friends Meeting House - Baltimore MD in First of its Kind The Friends Meeting House is the oldest religious building in Baltimore. In 1781, the Patapsco Friends Meeting, formerly located on Harford Road two miles north of the Inner Harbor, moved to this site. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 1/10/2022 last visited: 1/11/2022 |
 view gallerySW1.4 km | St. Mary's Seminary Chapel - Baltimore MD in First of its Kind Saint Mary's Seminary Chapel was built by the French architect Maximilien Godefroy between 1806 and 1808. It is the first church in the NeoGothic style to be built in the United States. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/20/2021 last visited: 9/9/2021 |
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| FIRST -- Roman Catholic Signer of the Declaration of Independence - Baltimore, MD in First of its Kind One of many historical markers in downtown Baltimore. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 12/23/2018 last visited: 8/13/2022 |
 view galleryS1.8 km | FIRST -- City in the Country to Complete Demolition of all its Family High Rise Public Housing Projects - Baltimore, MD in First of its Kind One of many historical markers in downtown Baltimore. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 12/23/2018 last visited: 8/13/2022 |
 view galleryS1.8 km | FIRST -- Confederate Casualty of the Civil War - Baltimore, MD in First of its Kind One of many historical markers in downtown Baltimore. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 12/27/2018 last visited: 6/21/2022 |
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| OLDEST - Elks Lodge in Baltimore - Baltimore MD in First of its Kind Established in 1900, Monumental Lodge No. 3 is the oldest fraternal lodge of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World in Baltimore. In 1929, the lodge purchased its present home at 1528 Madison Avenue. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 1/10/2022 last visited: 1/11/2022 |
 view galleryS1.9 km | FIRST -- American Commercial Railroad - Baltimore, MD in First of its Kind One of many historical markers in downtown Baltimore. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 12/23/2018 last visited: 8/14/2022 |
 view galleryS2.1 km | FIRST -- Bloodshed of the Civil War - Baltimore, MD in First of its Kind One of many historical markers in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 2/10/2021 last visited: 6/13/2022 |
 view galleryW2.1 km | FIRST- Thurgood Marshall became the first black to sit on the Supreme Court - Baltimore MD in First of its Kind President Lyndon B. Johns named Thurgood Marshall Solicitor-General, responsible for deciding which cases the Supreme Court will hear. In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first black to sit on the Supreme Court. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/6/2021 last visited: 1/8/2022 |
 view galleryS2.3 km | FIRST -- Crowned King of Poland - Baltimore, MD in First of its Kind One of two historical markers at the base of the memorial. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 7/2/2020 last visited: 7/2/2020 |
 view galleryW2.6 km | FIRST - Parren Mitchell, the first African American to represent Maryland in the U.S. Congress - Baltimore MD in First of its Kind Parren Mitchell House-This stately rowhome at 828 North Carrollton Avenue has served many notable residents. One was Parren Mitchell, the first African American to represent Maryland in the U.S. Congress. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/6/2021 last visited: 8/26/2021 |
 view gallerySW2.9 km | FIRST - American Built Steam Engine Locomotive - Baltimore, MD in First of its Kind The Tom Thumb was the first American built steam engine locomotive. The Tom locomotive is on display at the B&O Railroad Museum at 901 West Pratt Street in Baltimore, MD. posted by:  neoc1 location: Maryland date approved: 8/11/2022 last visited: 8/14/2022 |
 view gallerySE4.8 km | FIRST -- Engagement of the 5th Regiment of Maryland and the British - Baltimore, MD in First of its Kind One of many dedicated trees at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 4/7/2022 last visited: never |
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| FIRST - Catholic Seminary in the U.S.- St Mary's Seminary - Baltimore MD in First of its Kind Founded in 1791, St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore is the first Catholic seminary established in the United States. For over two hundred years, St. Mary’s has been owned and operated by the Sulpician Fathers. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/6/2021 last visited: 8/26/2021 |
 view galleryNW8.5 km | FIRST - First Boy Scout Armory - Baltimore MD in First of its Kind First Boy Scout Armory-On this site, May 20, 1911, Ernest Thompson Seton, founder of the Boy Scouts of America, laid the cornerstone of the first Boy Scout Armory in the United States. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/23/2021 last visited: 8/29/2021 |
 view galleryN12.9 km | FIRST -- Master of Hampton - Towson, MD in First of its Kind One of many historical markers at Hampton National Historic Site in Towson, Maryland. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 8/13/2021 last visited: 8/16/2022 |
 view galleryN13.4 km | FIRST -- Master of Hampton - Towson, MD in First of its Kind One of many historical markers at Hampton National Historic Site in Towson, Maryland. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 12/18/2021 last visited: 8/16/2022 |
 view galleryS14.6 km | FIRST -- Fighter Plane to be Used on Operations by the United States Army Air Service - Baltimore, MD in First of its Kind A biplane on display inside the Southwest Terminal at Baltimore/Washington International Airport. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 1/13/2021 last visited: 1/13/2021 |
 view galleryNW16.4 km | First - Church of Baptists in Maryland - Lutherville-Timonium, MD in First of its Kind In 1742 on land granted by the Fifth Lord Baltimore, Henry Sater, gentleman planter, founded this first church of Baptists in Maryland. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/3/2021 last visited: 8/31/2021 |
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