Baltimore Monuments :
Baltimore's best known and tallest monument has to be the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon. Located at the intersection of North Charles Street and Monument Street, the monument can be seen for miles around. But Baltimore has plenty other "lesser known" monuments around town, which we would like to present to you as well. 

Washington Monument
Mt Vernon , Baltimore City
Charles Street  & Monument Street

.......... Baltimore's Washington Monument
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Washington Monument Baltimore Maryland
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Baltimore's Washington Monument
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  ...................Baltimore's Washington Monument
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..................................................Baltimore's battle Monument
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..................................Baltimore's Battle Monument
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Battle Monument
Calvert and Fayette Streets
Downtown Baltimore City


..................................................................................................Battle Monument Baltimore Maryland
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Fallsway Monument
Guilford Avenue and Biddle Street

  Before the JFX expressway came along in the 1960's,  it was The Fallsway covering up the stream known as the Jones Falls, on the bottom end where the expressway today curves around ( just south of Chase Street ). Baltimore had a massive road & sewer project back in the 1920's known as the Fallsway, which included a curvy roadway, with part of the roadway still existing along side of the Expressway. When it was built, a monument was erected on the northern part of the road. While Fallsway is little more than a smaller downtown street today, the monument still stands today. The image on the ( right below ) is located southeast of the monument, next to Central Bookings, at Monument Street. 

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Fallsway Monument Baltimore
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Francis Scott Key Monument

Francis Scott Key Monument
Eutaw Place and Lanvale Streets


    Eutaw Place in the 1920's was a boulevard
which had gardens in the center and large rowhouses on each side. At the intersection of Eutaw and Lanvale Streets, the Francis Scott Key Monument stands.

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Indian Monument - Clifton Park
" On The Trail " by Edward Berge  -  circa 1900's

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    Have you ever had the feeling you were being watched ?  Deep inside Baltimore's Clifton golf course, you can find the statue of a Indian looking out of the bushes. This monument can be found just off of Belair Road, inside of the Lake Clifton Golf Course.




Clifton Park Indian
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Reese Monument Baltimore
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Reese Monument - Lake Clifton High School
 
Not far from" On The Trail "  Monument, the Reese Monument sits in front of Lake Clifton High School. The monument had been located in front of Eastern High School (the 33rd Street school) for years before it was moved to it's new location
. There's word the monument will be moving it's way back to the old Eastern High School on 33rd Street in the near future.

....................................................Martin Luther Monument Baltimore
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Martin Luther Monument
Hillen and 33rd Street - SE Corner
Northeast Baltimore City , Maryland



      Located in a small park just south of Lake Montebello, a monument of Martin Luther stands.
 


Armistead Monument (  Circa 1828-1882 )
Federal Hill Park
South Baltimore City
 Located in Federal Hill, The Artistead Monument can be seen at the right in this turn of the century postcard.  The tower seen behind the Monument has long since been torn down.

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....Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument Baltimore ....

Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument
29th and North Charles Street  ( Charles and Wyman Park )

   Erected in 1909, this monument can be found on the Northwest corner of Charles Streets and 29th Street .
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Lee - Jackson Monument   ( Circa 1948 )
Civil War Monument
Wyman Park Drive and Art Museum Drive
Baltimore City, Maryland

   Located on the Southeast corner of Wyman Park Drive and Art Museum Drive.

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Confederate Women's Monument
Civil War Monument
North Charles Street and University Parkway
North Baltimore City, Maryland

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Wells  & McComas Monument
War of 1812 Monument
Monument Street and Aisquith Street





.....................................Wells mcComas Monument Baltimore
..............................Old Postcard View - Wells McComas Monument - East Baltimore City
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Columbus Monument
Harford Road and Walther Blvd
Northeast Baltimore City


 The Columbus Monument can be seen in the postcard below on the campus of the Samuel Ready School, on the Northeast corner of Harford Road and North Avenue. That campus was razed years ago for a Sears Store, and the monument was moved to the Hamilton Section of Baltimore.



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................................Pulaski Monument Baltimore City 2007
Pulaski Monument ( Circa 1951 )
Revolutionary War

Patterson Park
Southeast Baltimore City , Maryland

     



Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Mt Royal Avenue just south of West North Avenue

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War Monuments


World War I  :
  There are several World War Monuments still located in Baltimore that I have found. The image on the right is a monument located in Carroll Park in Southwest Baltimore. The markers below are located in Druid Hill Park, just north of the entrance to the Baltimore Zoo.

   
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World War II :
        In the late 1940's, Baltimore City had over 50 monuments to World War II service men. The first was dedicated on April, 25 1943 at the intersection of Payson Street and Ramsey Street in Southwest Baltimore. The granite Monument has a flagpole on one side of the plot, and was in honor of men in that area who had served or been lost in the War . That monument still stands and can be seen below.

...........  Southwest Baltimore Monument ............................................. Southwest Baltimore monument
Nearby at the intersection of Wilkens and Gilmor, a 10' tall monument was erected and dedicated on June 17, 1945. This monument was made out of Indiana Limestone ( We have been unable to locate that one to date, but we are still looking ) . At the intersection of  Frederick Road and Brunswick Street, there had been a plot of land which was to serve as a monument, but that was torn down in the late 1940's. It was replaced by a monument , a 8' tall granite shaft, honoring Southwest Baltimore Citizens who served or died in WWII. That monument was dedicated on April 28, 1948, in Gywnn Falls Park, at the Dukeland Street entrance of the park.

      The West Baltimore Post 476 VFW at 2550 McHenry Street converted the old Leydecker Mansion into a " living memorial " to the War's Dead. At York Road and Bellona Avenue in Northern Baltimore City, 5 bronze plaques were put up and dedicated in July 1947,  with the names of soldiers from the Govans Area.


Govans Baltimore WWII Monument
   Baltimore's Govans WWII Monument - Thomas Paul Photos 2007
Govans WWII Monument
Above  , the Govans Monument to W.W. II , located at the intersection of York Road and Bellona Avenue ( on the triangle, northwest corner ) . Erected in 1947, to those in the Govans neighborhood who died fighting War World II.


...........In Wyman Park, just across from the old Marine Hospital ,( above left )  a monument  was dedicated on September 30, 1945, for those servicemen from the Remington-Wyman Section of Baltimore City. It was constructed out of Butler's Stone, which was brought in from Baltimore County.

     

..........................Wyman park WWII Monument Baltimore

Weldon Avenue and Falls Road ( Weldon Circle )

....................................................Weldon Place Monument WWII Baltimore

Sientz Field in Irvington
World War II Monument


   Located on Frederick Road in Irvington, just across the street from the old Irvington Theatre, and a little to the West. .

Monument _WWII Irvington Baltimore

1315 Poplar Grove - ( Marble Tablets )

   Not quite in the best shape, this monument is located in a rougher area of Baltimore. I believe this monument was the eastern end of Ellicott Driveway, a once popular scenic drive through Leakin Park. There is another stone tower identiical to this one on Frederick Road, also in poor condition.
Ellicott Drive Poplar Grove Monument

Keswick and 33rd Streets.


   On the southeast corner of Keswick Road at 33rd Street , you can find the monument for WWII soldiers who were killed in WWII. The monument is located on  Keswick Road and follows out to a City Park as you walk East.

Keswick and 33rd Baltimore WWII Baltimore monument

Esskay Park

   Believed to have been in a small park near the Esskay Meat Company building in East Baltimore City. Sorry for the fuzzy picture,but at this point, it's all I can find. I am looking for more details, and a better picture. The monument was put up by Esskay in honor of those employees who fought in World War II and lost their lives.

...............Esskay Park Baltimore






The World War II Monument located on the corner of Edison Highway and Monument Street , in East Baltimore.  The monument can be found by the flag pole next to it.









The  condition of this monument in East Baltimore on Wolfe Street,  on the southwest corner of Clifton Park is in sad shape. The nameplate that once listed the names of those lost is missing and the monument sits on the corner, and appears to have been forgotten.







Still Looking for :
34th And Roland Avenue
( Still looking ) ?? Checked twice, nothing found.
Falls Road and Roosevelt Park
( Still looking )?? Checked, nothing found .
Park Heights and Belvedere
I've been by this location several times. Anyone know where it might be ?


Please feel free to email Kilduffs with any questions or comments
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Updated 5-25-2008