Plaque honors Federal Hill and its Revolutionary War patriots (original) (raw)
AMERICA AT 250 | MARYLAND’S STORY
The Baltimore Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution donated a plaque that was installed in Federal Hill Park to mark America’s semiquincentennial. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)
PUBLISHED: June 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM EDT | UPDATED: June 8, 2026 at 3:46 PM EDT
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Tradition says that in 1776, when the small group of Baltimore settlers feared that British forces could approach, they used Federal Hill as a lookout spot.