Five Minute Histories: The B&O Railroad in Baltimore

Welcome back! For today’s Five Minute Histories video, we look at the beginnings of the B&O Railroad in Baltimore.
This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." Each day, we’ll record a short video about a different historic place in Baltimore and post it on our Facebook page and website. We are honoring Governor Hogan’s request and are doing this from home.

[@calliecooke1817]

What hath God wrought !!!

[@wendybrackett2131]

I love these 5 minute histories. Part of my family has deep roots in the city. In fact, my 3rd great grandfather, William Carroll (no ties to the wealthy Carrolls that I’ve found) died in a workplace accident at Mount Clare Station in 1866.

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Wow! What a story. Thanks for watching.

[@WootTootZoot]

I use to own a large portion of the B&O Railroad. But, things got tight and I sold it when I had to pay rent on several houses and then buy a hotel on Marvin Gardens.

[@bhatsayali11]

Thanks for the history and information!
Our trip to the city is going to be great 😊 thanks to you!

[@MikeCasey311]

Thank you for the video.
Dates and maps of B&O expansion during the 1800 would be interesting. 👍👍

[@lightbulb1952]

Thanks for this. Imho, a roof such as the roundhouse's that has weathered 102 years of snow storms, heavy and light, and, I'm certain, a number of hurricanes, is a pretty good track record. As my late father said, if a man built it, it's gonna break sometime. Again, good job.

[@brianwolle2509]

was a volunteer at ellicott city for years and as such, i was invited to a dance on that very same roundhouse turntable.

[@googoo-gjoob]

"what hath GOD wrought?"

[@philminion3675]

The full quote was was has god wrought i don't know but he wrought it to baltimore

[@ralphclayton1886]

in the latter 1940s there was a new addition to the roundhouse that came from Hope Slatter's old slave pen. As it was torn down historians preserved the huge oven that had been in the yard of the pen. it was reconstructed in the roundhouse. Since then it has disappeared and b
no one remembers it. The greatest mystery?

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Ralph, thank you for all of your research on the slave trade in Baltimore. We have a Facebook group about this and would love for you to be a part of it. If you want to, you can join here: facebook.com/groups/4976979452388523