Excerpt from Washington Monument, Baltimore: Account of Laying the Corner Stone, Raising the Statue, Description, &C, &C, 1849 Events arc the landmarks of history; a day, here and there, conspicuous for some great name, or stirring achievement, are the telegraphic posts that sustain the continuity between the present, and the history and traditions of the past. There are acts, which, at intervals, distinguish the Statesman, or the State, a Commonwealth, or a City. The 4th of July, 1815, rendered the more brilliant from a peace which had secured what our arms had vindicated, was a memorable day to the City of Baltimore. It was upon this day that her patriotic citizens decreed that a Monument, suited to the dignity and exalted character of the Sage, the Statesman, and the Hero, whom the people delighted to honor, should tower in the midst of their beautiful city. The conception and the resolutions were promptly followed by the execution of the work. A column, designed to perpetuate, in prominent relief, the gratitude of a portion of a great people to "Pater Patriæ," the Father of his Country, whose name and character peculiarly does belong, not to this nation, or this age, but to all nations, to the world, and to Time. This honorable memento of Baltimore, this becoming and appropriate tribute of her people, has been followed up by other cities, or States, to the revered leader through our Revolutionary ordeal, and to the brave spirits who cheerfully sacrificed their fortunes and their lives upon the sacred altar of our country's rights, and to the happiness of their posterity. This is the true test. While a free people remember the price of their liberties, their value will be held inestimable; and it is only when the sacrifices at which they were purchased shall be forgotten, that those immunities will be lost. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Tells the stories behind Baltimore's monuments. From the twentieth-century sculpture of the Inner Harbor's Baltimore Renaissance to the nineteenth-century splendor of Mount Vernon Place, this work invites us to see Baltimore in a fresh perspective.