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Re: Brickfest Questions
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lugnet.org.us.wamalug
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Wed, 7 Jun 2000 14:31:40 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.wamalug, Marc Nelson, Jr. writes:
> > Mobtown?
> It's a name for Baltimore that came from the 19th century. Baltimore was a
> pretty violent place then (oh wait, it still is), mostly from political
> conflicts. Every election was like a huge battle in the streets between rival
> factions, which had names like "Plug Uglies" and such. The American
> (Know-Nothing) Party was a pretty big deal in Baltimore, and one the
> Know-Nothing mayors turned cannons on the mobs once. Edgar Allen Poe died in
> Baltimore after being filled full of booze and dragged to the polls during one
> election. Also, some of the first violence in the Civil War happened when
> Lincoln's Train came through Baltimore and was assaulted by mobs who were then
> engaged by Federal troops. Mobtown sounds tougher than Charm City, and The
> City That Reads is a bad joke.
Thanks for the very cool local history. I knew Baltimore was a tough town now
but I had not idea that its violent history went so far back in time.
My personal nickname for it would more likely be "The city that kicks my Butt
everytime I go up there for Preakness", but this is family oriented group, and
somethings I just do not want to put down in writing forever...
Will
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| (...) It's a name for Baltimore that came from the 19th century. Baltimore was a pretty violent place then (oh wait, it still is), mostly from political conflicts. Every election was like a huge battle in the streets between rival factions, which (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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