The city of Baltimore is located on the East Coast of the United States between two important cities of this country, New York, Washington. Its many attractions and the friendly character of its inhabitants have earned him the nickname of the city’s charm, making trips to Baltimore, one of the oldest American cities, is one of the best options if you visit this country .
It belongs to the state of Maryland, being the largest of the cities as Baltimore travel are quite common for tourists to visit this part of the United States. There is also a county with the same name that makes it normal to be called the city as Baltimore City with the intent to clearly differentiate the state.
It was founded on July 30, 1729, and its name derives from the founding of the colony Cecilius Calvert, Baron of Baltimore. It proved to be one of the first U.S. cities and since its inception in the year has not stopped growing. But the time was the highest population explosion was in the last years of the nineteenth century when the port received and stored the deposits of sugar from the Caribbean Sea, which was made necessary an increase of workers in the area .
The history of Baltimore is one of the most eventful and important country and is especially prominent events in the port city where the Fort McHenry, which was attacked by English troops in the war of 1812 and was defended with a lot of courage for its inhabitants. As a result of the heroic defense, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem inspired by these events that would lead to the lyrics of the national anthem of the United States, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Baltimore’s climate has many variations throughout the year, so there is no other than a warm place in the summer months when it is common to reach 27 º C. But yes the winters are very cold and it is common for temperatures below 0 º C, so if you visit the city at this time, should be well prepared to withstand the cold.
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