The U.S. Government hires a Baltimore company created by Robert Poole (1818–1903) and German H. Hunt (1828-1907) to provide materials for an improved U.S. Capitol.
The company makes possible the construction of essential structural elements of the dome and the House and Senate wings. It also provides the derricks, steam engines and lifting equipment for the project.
Poole and Hunt becomes a sprawling cluster of buildings in the Jones Falls Valley after the Civil War. This industrial hub produces turbines and boilers for mills and important components for lighthouses, railroads and cable cars. At its height, it has over 700 employees and Poole becomes known as a “Captain of Industry.” The surviving buildings have been adapted as Clipper Mill Park.
Georgetown College sells 272 enslaved individuals from Southern Maryland plantations
Georgetown College, originally located in MD, arranges sale of 272 enslaved people from its Southern MD plantations to Louisiana buyer for $115,000. It is among the largest and best documented slave sales in US history.
