First Catholic Basilica in U.S.
First Catholic Basilica in the US, designed by Benjamin Latrobe, opens in Baltimore City in 1823.
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1817 – 1860
Battle Monument in Baltimore is the first public war memorial
Baltimore’s Battle monument, designed by Maximilian Godefroy, is the first stone monument and the first public war memorial in the US. In 1822 the statue of Lady Baltimore is hoisted atop the monument.
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Oldest Unitarian Church
The oldest Unitarian Church in the country, designed by Maximilian Godefroy, is opened in 1818, and is dedicated to “Unitarians” who “cherish the liberal sentiments on the subject of religion”.
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Gaslight installed on Baltimore streets
Baltimore is first US city to light streets with gaslight in 1817 after Rembrandt Peale uses the innovation to light his museum galleries.
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