B&O First Stone Ceremonial Marker - 1828 (Site) (Baltimore, Maryland)

USA / Maryland / Lansdowne-Baltimore Highlands / Baltimore, Maryland
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This is the location of the ceremonial first stone laid by the B&O. Charles Carroll of Carrollton, last living signer of the Declaration of Independence, turned the first spadeful of dirt to begin the construction of the railroad. The military and civic procession was the largest and most imposing that Baltimore had ever seen.

The original stone has been moved inside the B&O museum and this marker took its place. The marker is shrouded to discourage vandalism. The inscription reads "Site of the First Stone, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad erected July 4, 1828. Marking the 1st mile Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Given by CSX Transportation to the B&O Railroad Museum March 18, 1992."

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Coordinates:   39°16'39"N   76°39'9"W
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