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Thursday, August 9, 2018

There Is Also a George Armistead Monument on Federal Hill in Baltimore


This marble monument was dedicated in  in 1882 and designed by architect G. Metzger.  It features an outline of Armistead's career on the shaft.  It stands 14 feet tall and is on a base of a foot and a half.

This monument is a substitute for an earlier, circa 1828 tablet of commemoration which had become defaced by time.

This monument was moved from its original place at Eutaw Place to federal Hill.

This is one of two memorials to the major.  The other is at Fort McHenry.  This one sits atop federal Hill overlooking Baltimore's Inner Harbor.    The Samuel Smith Monument and a large American flag are nearby.

--Brock-Perry

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