Five Minute Histories: Masonville Cove

Did you know Baltimore is home to the nation’s first urban wildlife refuge partnership? Join us at Masonville Cove to hear about the creation and clean-up of this beautiful waterfront area, the bald eagles that call it home, and the 2018 addition of Captain Trash Wheel, a member of our city’s beloved garbage eating wheel family. We also delve into the history of the little town of Masonville which thrived on this site until the 1950s. Thanks for watching and see you next week with another video!
This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." Every week, we’ll record a short video about a different historic place in Baltimore and post it on our Facebook page and RUclips channel.
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[@michaelbrand8279]

Wow, yet another of Baltimore's "hidden gems"!

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

We love the hidden gems!

[@lykkend]

Great content! I will check this place out!!😀

[@UncleSam-USofA]

Well done episode

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Thank you!

[@skipbrooks6595]

Great history presentation, Johns. I left Charm City in 1965 but still have fammily and personal history there as well. Bald Eagles in Balmer! Wonderful!!!

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Thanks for watching!

[@jacquelinecapel5282]

Wow! I never knew this place existed! That's interesting to know. Thanks for this education about this place!

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Thanks, Jacqueline!

[@ms.donaldson2533]

There is so much more to the story of Masonville!
When it started all of the families in the community were related and worked at the Biscuit factory, so it was known as Craker town. It is the example of how a NATURAL woodland and waterway can be turned into a dump site for the big industry and local dirtballs.
The Terrapins used to naturally spawn on the waters edge, but the became extinct from the area..... too much turtle soup served up during the Gilded Age.

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Wow--thank you for all of this!

[@bradjtrains]

These videos are great! There was recently a nesting pair of eagles in Rosedale. I know this is the county and not the city, but its close enough and ties into this video because of the cleanup that is being done near there. Its on a cell tower over the EPA superfund site.

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Good to know!

[@russellhenninger3277]

You really should have something for Henry Gunther

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

We talk about him in the Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery video, where he is buried. ruclips.net/video/71EE1cGZ4CE/видео.html