Fun Facts about Baltimore

From the coat of arms of the House of Baltimore the family motto is translated ‘Deeds are masculine, words feminine’. This is Maryland’s motto as well, and can be seen on their license plates, although it has been abbreviated to ‘Manly Deeds, Womanly Words’.

Baltimoreans call their town ‘Charm City’.

Francis Scott Key's poetic commemoration of the 1814 bombardment of Baltimore’s Fort McHenry was later set to music to become America's national anthem.

Baltimore is the 12th largest city in the United States.

Edgar Allen Poe once called Baltimore his home. His house is now open for viewing by the public, and the first monument in his honor was erected in this city.

Billie Holliday, the all time greatest female voice in jazz, was born in Baltimore and her monument stands on the corner of Lafayette and Pennsylvania Avenues.

The NBC series “Homicide” was filmed in the Fell’s Point district of Baltimore.
Baltimore is home to the first Catholic cathedral in the United States.