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Bishop Walsh School

Bishop Walsh School is a K-12 Catholic school located in Cumberland, Maryland, and under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Approximately 350 students attend. History The school was founded by the Christian Brothers, a monastic order, and is named in honor of the Bishop James Walsh, a Cumberland-born missionary and member of the Maryknoll order, who preached in China and was imprisoned in solitary confinement by its Communist government for twelve years. When Walsh was finally released from prison in 1970 he was greeted by Pope Paul VI on August 25, 1970. He died at the age of ninety on July 29, 1981. Opening in 1969, the school was originally Bishop Walsh High School (BW) and replaced four other Catholic high schools: La Salle, Ursuline Academy, Girls Central, and St. Peter's. In the mid-1980s, St. Mary's Elementary school closed and St. Patrick's and St. Peter & Paul reorganized as a grade school and middle school. Later, the grade school became St. John Neuman and BW became a middle/high school. In the 2001-2002 school year, it combined with St. John Neumann Elementary School and St. Peter's Elementary School in Westernport, to form a K-12 school. (St. John Neumann school, located on the corner of Fayette and Smallwood streets, has since been torn down.) The school is run in part by the Catholic organization the School Sisters of Notre Dame. The Christian Brothers served the Cumberland, MD area for over 100 years until 2011 when the last of the remaining Brothers were reassigned from Bishop Walsh. The school's sports teams are called the Spartans after the warriors of ancient Sparta. Notable alumni Samuel Perlozzo - professional baseball player and MLB manager (Baltimore Orioles) (class of 1969) Kevin Kelly - (D) 1B, Maryland House of Delegates, (class of 1971) Jason C. Buckel - (R) 1B, Maryland House of Delegates Athletics Bishop Walsh's athletic teams compete in the Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference (AMAC) in all sports except football. They also compete against rivals Fort Hill High School and Allegany High School for Cumberland City championships in all sports except football. In 2016, a former girls' soccer coach was granted probation in a sex offense case involving a 17-year-old player student at the school. See also National Catholic Educational Association References External links Official website Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
BlackRock Center for the Arts

The BlackRock Center for the Arts, officially the Germantown Cultural Arts Center (d.b.a. BlackRock Center for the Arts), is a cultural, visual and performing arts center in Germantown, Maryland. The center is named after the nearby historic Blackrock Mill. Overview BlackRock Center for the Arts was founded in 2002 after the developer of Germantown town center donated land for the facility. It has an annual budget of $1.6 million. Since 2022 Katie Hecklinger has served as Chief Executive Officer. The 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) facility includes an art gallery, a 210-seat proscenium theater, a dance studio, a black box studio theater, a second-floor display gallery, music rooms, and visual art classrooms. It has 11 full-time and 23 part-time staff members. The center provides a range of music, dance, and arts classes, and camps, and presents a season of music, dance, and family-oriented performances. In April 2013 it was announced that blues singer and guitarist John Hammond would provide a guitar workshop at the center. References
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Le Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge est un sanctuaire de la vie sauvage situé dans la Maryland. Histoire Le site fait partie du Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex (en). Il est créé en 1933 en tant que sanctuaire de la sauvagine pour les oiseaux migrateurs le long de la route de migration critique appelée Atlantic Flyway (en). Caractéristiques Le refuge est situé sur la côte est du Maryland, sur la péninsule de Delmarva à 12 mi (19 km) au sud de Cambridge dans le comté de Dorchester, et se compose de plus de 110 km2 de zones humides, de marécages saumâtres, de champs ouverts et mixtes à feuilles persistantes et forêts de feuillus. Il est l'une des plus de 540 unités du National Wildlife Refuge System, qui est géré par la United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Il est alimenté par la Blackwater River et la Little Blackwater River. Le nom eaux noires vient des eaux couleur thé des rivières locales, qui sont assombries par le tanin qui est capté lorsque l'eau s'écoule à travers la tourbe des marais. Le refuge abrite plus de 250 espèces d'oiseaux, 35 espèces de reptiles et d'amphibiens, 165 espèces de plantes menacées et en voie de disparition et de nombreux mammifères que l'on peut observer tout au long de l'année dans les marais, forêts, prairies et champs. Pendant la migration hivernale, le refuge abrite également plus de 15 000 oies et 10 000 canards. Le refuge abrite actuellement trois espèces en cours de repeuplement: l'écureuil renard de Delmarva, anciennement en voie de disparition, le faucon pèlerin migrateur et le pygargue à tête blanche américain. Galerie Voir aussi Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge » (voir la liste des auteurs). Voir aussi Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Patuxent Research Refuge Liens externes (en) Site officiel Ressources relatives à la géographie : Geographic Names Information System World Database on Protected Areas Site de l'association Friends of Blackwater Portail du monde maritime Portail de la conservation de la nature Portail de la zoologie Portail du Maryland
Blakistone Island Light

The Blackistone Island Light was a lighthouse located on what is now St. Clement's Island on the Potomac River in Maryland. It is best known as the target of a Confederate raid in the Civil War. Completed in 1851, the structure was destroyed by fire in 1956 and its shell was razed; a replica was completed in 2008. The lighthouse replica can be visited on weekends from June through October. After driving to the St. Clement's Island Museum, one may take a water taxi on weekends and walk the grounds. A 50-foot (15 m) cross is also on the island. The lighthouse is open on Saturdays and the first Sunday of every month from June through October. History Congress appropriated $3,500 for the construction of a lighthouse on the island in 1848; John Donahoo was awarded the contract, which cost $4,535. He designed an integral lighthouse, a two-story brick keeper's dwelling with a tower through its center, which sat on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) plot at the southern tip of the island. Construction was completed, and the light lit, in 1851. The lighthouse, like many in the South, was a target for Confederate raiders. In 1864, CSA Captain John Goldsmith, a former owner of the island, led a party which destroyed the lighthouse lens and confiscated the oil used to light it; the group then declared its intent to destroy the structure. Keeper Jerome McWilliams, an acquaintance of the captain's, succeeded in convincing the men not to destroy the lighthouse because his wife was pregnant; he argued that destroying the family home would leave both her and the baby vulnerable. The United States Navy purchased the island in 1919 and razed most structures on it, leaving only the lighthouse and building piers and a landing strip. The light was automated in 1932 and left unattended, gradually decaying over the next twenty years. Fire gutted the structure on July 16, 1956; to this day, the cause of the blaze is uncertain, but many suspect that a stray artillery round fired from the proving ground at Dahlgren, Virginia, may have been to blame. In any event, the Navy viewed the shell as a hazard and ordered it razed. Through the efforts of the St. Clement's Hundred, a local community organization created for the preservation of St. Clement's Island, a replica of the Blackistone Lighthouse was constructed and completed in June 2008. Gallery References External links "Blakistone Island Light". Chesapeake Chapter, USLHS. 2001. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Greenwell, Megan (April 22, 2007). "Rebuilt Lighthouse To Crown St. Clement's". Washington Post. Blackistone Lighthouse Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Phare de Blackistone Island

Le phare de Blackistone Island (en anglais : Cobb Point Bar Light), était un phare situé sur ce qui est maintenant le St. Clement's Island State Park (en) sur la rivière Potomac dans le Comté de Saint Mary, dans le Maryland. Historique Le Congrès a affecté 3.500 dollars à la construction d'un phare sur l'île en 1848. John Donahoo (en) s'est vu attribuer le contrat et il a conçu une maison-phare, une demeure de gardien en briques sur deux étages avec une tour en son centre, qui repose sur un terrain de 2 hectares à la pointe sud de l'île. La construction fut terminée et la lumière allumée en 1851. Le phare, comme beaucoup dans le sud, était une cible pour les pillards confédérés. En 1864, le capitaine John Goldsmith, un ancien propriétaire de l'île, dirigea un raid qui détruisit la lentille du phare et confisqua le pétrole utilisé pour l'allumer. Le groupe a ensuite déclaré son intention de détruire la structure. Le gardien Jerome McWilliams, un ami du capitaine, a réussi à convaincre les hommes de ne pas détruire le phare car sa femme était enceinte. il a soutenu que la destruction de la maison familiale la rendrait vulnérable, ainsi que le bébé. La United States Navy a acheté l'île en 1919 et a rasé la plupart de ses structures, ne laissant que le phare, les piliers de construction et une piste d'atterrissage. La lumière a été automatisée en 1932 et laissée sans surveillance, puis s’éteint progressivement au cours des vingt prochaines années. Un incendie détruit la structure le 16 juillet 1956. A ce jour, la cause de l'incendie est incertaine, mais beaucoup soupçonnent qu'un obus d'artillerie errant tiré depuis le banc d'essai à Dahlgren, en Virginie, aurait pu être mis en cause. En tout état de cause, la marine considéra le phare comme un danger et ordonna de le raser. Grâce aux efforts de St. Clement's Hundred , une organisation communautaire locale créée pour la préservation de l'île, une réplique du phare de Blackistone a été construite et achevée en juin 2008. La réplique du phare peut être visitée les week-ends de juin à octobre. Le phare est ouvert le samedi et le premier dimanche de chaque mois de juin à octobre. Identifiant : ARLHS : USA-060 . Voir aussi Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Blakistone Island Light » (voir la liste des auteurs). Lien connexe Liste des phares du Maryland Liens externes (en) Maryland Lighthouses (en) Lighthouses of the United States : Maryland Eastern Shore (en) Lighthouses of the United States : Maryland Western Shore (en) Maryland - ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL) (en) Maryland - Online list of lights Portail des phares Portail de l’océan Atlantique Portail du monde maritime Portail du Maryland
One North Charles

One North Charles, formerly known as The Blaustein Building, is a highrise building located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The building stands at 360 feet (110 m), containing 30 floors. The building was constructed in 1962, and was developed by Vincent Kling & Associates. The Hub Department Store was destroyed in order for this building to be built. The Blaustein Building was constructed for the Blaustein, to move into a larger headquarters. Corinthian Realty Partners LLC of Bethesda acquired the firm for the building in 2005 for US$10 million. The building changed hands again in 2017 for $8.725 m to Northern Capital of New England. The building was later re-branded as One North Charles, the technical address of the tower, and remains branded as such as of September 2023. See also List of tallest buildings in Baltimore References External links Blaustein Building drawings
Bloodsworth Island

Bloodsworth Island is an island in the Chesapeake Bay. It lies in southern Dorchester County, Maryland. Historic research suggests that sites discovered in an archaeological investigation of the northern third of the island were associated with families who worked in the nineteenth-century Chesapeake Bay oystering industry, with settlements dating as far back as 1672. In 1799 the entire island became the property of Robert Bloodsworth, Sr., but the island did not become known as Bloodsworth Island until about 1850. The island was inhabited by Bloodsworth descendants until 1918, when the last residents moved to the mainland. Bloodsworth grave sites still exist on the island in a small cemetery at the northern end of the island. The island was purchased by Albanus Phillips on behalf of the Phillips Packing Company of Cambridge, Maryland. The company operated small crabbing ventures on the island. In 1923 the island became the Bloodsworth Island Game Preserve. History Bloodsworth Island Range The island was acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1942. From 1942 to 1995, the United States Navy used the island as a shore bombardment and bombing range for firing and dropping live ordnance from ships and aircraft. This included bombs, small and large caliber ammunition, rockets, and missiles that contained explosives, propellants, and other energetics. Due to extensive contamination by unexploded ordnance, the island is currently off-limits to the public, as are the waters within 75 yards of the shoreline. Navy administration of the island passed from Joint Expeditionary Base–Little Creek to Patuxent River Naval Air Station in 2001. In popular culture The episode "What We Become" in the AMC original series The Walking Dead features the island as a major location. Newcomer Virgil says he is from a community living on Bloodsworth Island and he is trying to return. The episode ends with Michonne (Danai Gurira) accompanying Virgil, presumably to return to Bloodsworth Island to obtain weapons. External links Bloodsworth Island Range Safety Bulletin Gallery References Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster Incorporated, 1997. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.
Bloody Point Bar Light

Bloody Point Bar Light is an early sparkplug lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay near Kent Island, Maryland. History Although a light at this location was first requested in 1865, funds were not appropriated until 1881. Based on experience with ice damage to screw-pile structures, a caisson design was chosen similar to that at Sharps Island Light, which was under construction at the time. Ironically, the newly completed light began to list its first winter due to scouring from storms. Riprap was laid immediately to halt further damage, and in 1884-85 a program of dredging and additional stone was successful in bringing the light to with a few degrees of vertical. In the same period a room was added to the side to house a fogbell and its ringing mechanism. In 1960, the interior of the light was destroyed by a fire that started from an electrical short in the equipment room and spread throughout the light. The two coastguardsmen stationed at the light were unsuccessful in fighting the fire and eventually had to abandon their post, narrowly escaping when their dinghy was caught at the end of its lines on the davits. A large wave lifted them free in time to avoid being caught in the explosion of the light's fuel tanks. The interior of the light, including the lens, was a total loss, and it was completely gutted and automated with a new acrylic lens the following year. In 2006, the light, like many others on the bay, was offered at auction, and it was purchased by Michael Gabriel, a Nevada-based lawyer who announced plans to renovate the interior. Nothing was ever done though to rehabilitate or stabilize the lighthouse. In 2017, a gaping hole was discovered in the side of the lighthouse. References "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Bloody Point Bar Light, from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society Bloody Point Bar Lighthouse, from Lighthousefriends de Gast, Robert (1973). The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 122–125. ISBN 9780801815485. External links Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Project - Bloody Point Bar Light
Bloomingdale (Queenstown, Maryland)

Bloomingdale is a historic home located at Queenstown, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It is a Federal style, 2+1⁄2-story, Flemish bond brick mansion. The main block measures approximately 51 feet long by 37 feet deep, and was built in 1792. A brick hyphen and wing are attached on the southeast. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. References External links Bloomingdale, Queen Anne's County, including photo from 1968, at Maryland Historical Trust
Bloomington Viaduct

The Bloomington Viaduct is a viaduct that spans the Northern Branch of the Potomac River, connecting Bloomington, Maryland to Mineral County, West Virginia. The sandstone railroad bridge features three full center arches, each with a 56-foot (17 m) span and a 28-foot (8.5 m) rise. It is owned and operated by CSX Transportation on its Mountain Subdivision. History When built in 1851, it carried a double track of the original Baltimore and Ohio Railroad main line. In 1916 the viaduct was widened to accommodate two more tracks. The addition is a Melan-type reinforced concrete bridge of identical configuration built against the south face of the original stone bridge. As the state boundary follows the southern bank of the Potomac, nearly all of the bridge is located in Garrett County, Maryland. The Bloomington Viaduct was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1976. References External links Bloomington Viaduct, Garrett County, including photo in 1975, at Maryland Historical Trust
Crisfield

Crisfield és una població dels Estats Units a l'estat de Maryland. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia 2.723 habitants. Demografia Segons el cens del 2000, Crisfield tenia 2.723 habitants, 1.172 habitatges, i 723 famílies. La densitat de població era de 645 habitants per km². Dels 1.172 habitatges en un 30,3% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 32,9% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 25,4% dones solteres, i en un 38,3% no eren unitats familiars. En el 34,3% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 18,9% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 2,3 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 2,92. Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 27,8% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 8,3% entre 18 i 24, un 24,5% entre 25 i 44, un 21,2% de 45 a 60 i un 18,1% 65 anys o més. L'edat mediana era de 37 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 71,3 homes. La renda mediana per habitatge era de 17.979 $ i la renda mediana per família de 23.929 $. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 30.078 $ mentre que les dones 20.670 $. La renda per capita de la població era de 12.387 $. Entorn del 30,5% de les famílies i el 34,2% de la població estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa. Poblacions més properes El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes. Referències
Crisfield (Maryland)

Crisfield ist eine Stadt mit dem Status „City“ im Somerset County im US-Bundesstaat Maryland. Das U.S. Census Bureau hat bei der Volkszählung 2020 eine Einwohnerzahl von 2475 ermittelt. Geographie Die Stadt liegt am Ostufer der Chesapeake Bay, etwa 40 Kilometer südwestlich von Salisbury und 160 Kilometer südöstlich von Baltimore. Geschichte Die Annemessex, ein zu den Algonquin zählender Indianerstamm waren die Ureinwohner der Gegend. Daran angelehnt trug der Ort zunächst den Namen Annemessex Neck. Im Jahre 1663 ließ sich der Siedler Benjamin Summers (zuweilen auch Somers geschrieben) aus Yorkshire dort nieder, woraufhin der Ort den Namen Somers Cove erhielt. Schon bald erwiesen sich die umfangreichen Austern- und Blaukrabbenvorkommen in der Chesapeake Bay als lukrativer Geschäftszweig und weitere Siedler ließen sich nieder. John W. Crisfield, ein Politiker und Präsident der Eastern Shore Railroad schaffte 1866 eine Anbindung an diese Eisenbahnlinie, wodurch der Ort einen gewaltigen Aufschwung erlebte, im Jahre 1872 die Rechte einer City erhielt und zu seinen Ehren in Crisfield umbenannt wurde. Bald wurde Seafood auf dem Schienen- und Seeweg in alle Teile der Vereinigten Staaten transportiert und der Ort erhielt den auch heute noch verwendeten Spitznamen Seafood Capital of the World (Welthauptstadt der Meeresfrüchte). 1904 war die City of Crisfield mit 25.000 Einwohnern nach Baltimore die zweitgrößte Stadt im Bundesstaat Maryland. Als die Erträge der Meeresfrüchte nachließen, verließen auch viele Bewohner die Stadt und einige Fabriken gaben den Betrieb auf. Folgende historisch wertvolle Gebäude und Plätze sind im National Register of Historic Places aufgeführt: Crisfield Armory, Crisfield Historic District, Cullen Homestead Historic District, Make Peace, Nelson Homestead, Capt. Leonard Tawes House und Ward Brothers’ House and Shop. Heute ist Crisfield ein touristisch aufblühender Ort, der in kleinerem Maßstab das Seafoodgeschäft mit vielen Spezialitätenrestaurants und kleineren Verarbeitungsbetrieben aufrechterhält. Veranstaltungen In Crisfield finden alljährlich mehrere Veranstaltungen statt, die in den meisten Fällen mit der Seafood-Industrie in Zusammenhang stehen. Dazu zählen: Die National Hard Crab Derby Fair, das Scorchy Tawes Pro-Am Fishing Tournament, der J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake Contest, ein Boat Docking Contest, das Freedom Fest, eine Parade durch die Innenstadt sowie der Crisfield Maryland Crab Derby Carnival mit einem Krabben-Rennen (Crisfield Maryland Crab Derby Race). Demografische Daten Im Jahr 2013 wurde eine Einwohnerzahl von 2695 Personen ermittelt. Das Durchschnittsalter lag zu diesem Zeitpunkt mit 39,3 Jahren in der Größenordnung des Wertes von Maryland, der 38,2 Jahre betrug. 36,2 % der Einwohner sind Afroamerikaner. Söhne und Töchter der Stadt John Millard Tawes (1894–1979), Politiker William W. Quinn (1907–2000), Generalleutnant der United States Army Weblinks crisfieldevents – Krabben Derby crisfieldheritagefoundation – J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum Einzelnachweise
Crisfield (Maryland)

Crisfield es una ciudad ubicada en el condado de Somerset en el estado estadounidense de Maryland. En el año 2010 tenía una población de 2726 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 349,49 personas por km².​ Geografía Crisfield se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas 37°59′3″N 75°51′8″O.​ Demografía Según la Oficina del Censo en 2000 los ingresos medios por hogar en la localidad eran de $17.979 y los ingresos medios por familia eran $23.929. Los hombres tenían unos ingresos medios de $30.078 frente a los $20.670 para las mujeres. La renta per cápita para la localidad era de $12.387. Alrededor del 34,2% de la población estaba por debajo del umbral de pobreza.​ Referencias Enlaces externos Portal:Maryland. Contenido relacionado con Maryland. Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Crisfield.
Crisfield

La ville de Crisfield (en anglais [ˈkrɪsfiːld]) est située dans le comté de Somerset, dans l’État du Maryland, aux États-Unis. Sa population s’élevait à 2 726 habitants lors du recensement de 2010, estimée à 2 615 habitants en 2018. Démographie Notes et références Liens externes (en) Site officiel Ressource relative à la géographie : Geographic Names Information System Portail du Maryland