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Baltimore bus terminals

The city of Baltimore, Maryland has had a succession of several terminals for interstate bus travel. The main terminal for Greyhound, built in 2016, is located at 2110 Haines Street just off Russell Street south of Downtown Baltimore. This location was chosen following community opposition to construction at a site near Penn Station. Then-mayor Martin O'Malley, who had originally wanted the Penn Station site because of its central location to public transportation in the city, bowed to this pressure. Following the opening of the current location in August 2016, local and state politicians, including O'Malley, then-governor Robert Ehrlich, and Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele scrambled to provide better public transportation to the new site. As a result, the Maryland Transit Administration increased service on MTA Maryland bus route 27, the closest bus line to the new location, and rerouted the line into the terminal. Baltimore Travel Plaza The Baltimore Travel Plaza was a bus terminal located at 5625 O'Donnell Street off I-95 in southeast Baltimore. Several bus companies used this location, including Greyhound and Chinatown bus lines. On January 25, 2011, the Baltimore Travel Plaza ceased operations, with Greyhound and Peter Pan shifting service to their new terminal on Haines St. Former bus stations Prior to the construction of the Baltimore Travel Plaza, the main Greyhound station was located at 210 West Fayette Street, with the buses entering from Merion Street. This had been the Trailways terminal until the acquisition of the Continental Trailways company by Greyhound. The former Greyhound terminal prior to that was at 601 North Howard Street at West Centre Street, with the buses entering from Howard St. and exiting from Centre St. References
Bare Hills House

The Bare Hills House is a historic home built about 1856 in the Mount Washington area of Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story frame dwelling with steep gables and board-and batten siding. The house is an example of the Carpenter Gothic style of architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1980. It is located at 6222 Falls Road in the Bare Hills Historic District. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Baltimore County, Maryland References External links Bare Hills House, Baltimore County, including photo from 1979, at Maryland Historical Trust
Adventure Park USA

Adventure Park USA is a family entertainment center in Monrovia, Maryland, east of Frederick, Maryland, situated on 17.5 acres, which opened in 2005. Roller coasters Other attractions Outdoor attractions: Skycoaster, Road Runner, Blazing Trail Go-Karts, 2 Championship Miniature Golf Courses, Gemstone Mining Co., Rattlesnake, Carousel, Sky Race, Super Slide Indoor attractions: Cafe' Duck Pin Bowling, West World Laser Tag, Rustler's Ridge Rock Wall, Zip and Hang 'Em High Ropes Course, Frog Hopper, Spin Zone Bumper Cars, Gold Rush Soft Playground, Stampede Arcade References
Hurt Gymnasium

The Edward P. Hurt Gymnasium is a 1,000-seat gymnasium on the campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. The gymnasium, built just west of Hughes Stadium, was opened in 1950 and named for Edward P. Hurt, the longtime coach of the basketball, football and track teams at Morgan State. The gymnasium was the home of the Morgan State Bears men's basketball team from 1950 to the opening of Talmadge L. Hill Field House. Hurt Gymnasium was the site of the first interracial American basketball game played south of the Mason–Dixon line on February 12, 1952, which ended with a Bears' 65–63 loss to Loyola College in Maryland. Since the opening of Hill Field House, the building still serves as a field house for Hughes, as well as housing offices for the Health & Physical Education departments, intramural athletics and a practice space for visiting teams. References
Bel Air Armory

Bel Air Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland. It was constructed in 1915 of Port Deposit granite. The building consists of the main block, five bays by three, two stories over a raised basement, and the "drill hall" to the rear of the main block. The front elevation is detailed to recall Medieval fortifications and features two projecting hexagonal towers which rise to three stories and are topped by crenelated battlements finished in stone coping. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. References External links Bel Air Armory, Harford County, including photo from 1980, at Maryland Historical Trust
Belair Stable Museum (Bowie, Maryland)

The Belair Stable Museum is located at 2835 Belair Drive in Bowie, Maryland. It is operated by the City of Bowie, Maryland. The building once housed the Belair Stud Farm until 1957 when the Woodward family sold the Belair Estate to Levitt & Sons for the construction of Belair at Bowie. This U-shaped sandstone equine stable was built in 1907 for James T. Woodward, then owner of the Belair Mansion. The elaborate stable building reflects Belair's long and distinguished association with thoroughbred horse racing and breeding. The stable sits on 2 acres (8,100 m2) located about 1000 feet northeast of the Belair Mansion. Once part of the large estate, the stable building is now surrounded by residential development. The building itself is a U-shaped structure with a 1+1⁄2-story main block and single-story flanking wings, forming an open exercise yard to the center. Further reading Harrison, Fairfax; Lasker, Edward; Lasker, Cynthia (1929). The Belair Stud 1747–1761. Richmond, Virginia: Old Dominion Press. ISBN 9780598509536. OCLC 3367781. : ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) References External links Belair Stable Museum in the City of Bowie, Maryland National Register of Historic Places Archived 2007-01-20 at the Wayback Machine The City of Bowie, Maryland Belair Stable Historical Marker Maryland Historical Trust
Bell House (Colonial Beach, Virginia)

Bell House, also known as the summer home of Alexander Graham Bell, is a historic home located at Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay Stick Style frame dwelling originally built between 1883 and 1885 for Helen and Colonel J.O.P Burnside. It features a wraparound porch with turned posts and sawn brackets and a central projecting tower with a pyramidal roof and balcony overhang. Also on the property are a contributing privy and garage (c. 1930). Alexander Graham Bell inherited the property in 1907 from his father Alexander Melville Bell, who acquired it in 1886, and held it continuously until 1918. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. References
Casa Bell (Virginia)

Casa Bell, también conocida como la casa de verano de Alexander Graham Bell, es una casa histórica ubicada en Colonial Beach, condado de Westmoreland, Virginia. Vivienda con estructura de madera estilo palo de cinco bahías, construida originalmente entre 1883 y 1885 para Helen y el coronel JOP Burnside.​ Cuenta con un porche envolvente con postes torneados y ménsulas aserradas, y una torre central saliente con techo piramidal y alero. La propiedad también cuenta con un retrete y garaje (c. 1930). Alexander Graham Bell heredó la propiedad en 1907 de su padre Alexander Melville Bell, quien la adquirió en 1886 y la conservó hasta 1918.Fue incluido en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en 1987. Referencias
Bellevue (Accokeek, Maryland)

Bellevue is a historic plantation house located at 200 Manning Road East, in Accokeek, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. This Greek Revival style home was constructed in about 1840. It is one of only three surviving examples in Prince George's County of the once-popular Tidewater house style, typical of small plantations of that period. Bellevue is in excellent condition, and retains its freestanding chimneys with brick pent, as well as a roughly contemporary kitchen wing. The house stands on a five-acre, partially wooded lot which exemplifies its original plantation setting. Bellevue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Slavery Bellevue was part of a tobacco plantation landscape in southern Prince George’s County during the first half of the 19th century. Contemporary and later descriptions identify the property as a "tobacco plantation," with the present house built c. 1840 for planter John H. Hardisty. Like other plantations in the county, Bellevue’s agricultural operations would have relied on enslaved labor before Maryland’s 1864 abolition of slavery. County planning and historical studies note that Prince George’s County had one of the largest enslaved populations in Maryland, and that enslaved people’s housing, work spaces, and burial areas were integral but often poorly documented parts of plantation complexes. Names and counts of enslaved people connected to plantations in Prince George’s County are commonly documented in the 1850 and 1860 federal slave schedules, which list slaveholders by name at the election-district level (the schedules do not usually name enslaved people). Researchers seeking to identify enslaved people associated with Bellevue during the Hardisty period can consult those schedules and related records compiled by the Maryland State Archives and regional databases. Burials Countywide scholarship on plantation sites observes that enslaved burials were frequently placed in marginal areas of the landscape and are often unmarked or marked with perishable materials, making them difficult to locate today. Archaeological syntheses for Prince George’s County describe unmarked cemeteries, occasional use of simple fieldstones, and the rarity of durable markers prior to emancipation. While a specific enslaved burial ground at Bellevue has not yet been documented in published sources, the property context matches regional patterns that warrant further investigation. Historical features A large engraved marble block bearing the surname "MUDD" was discovered on the Bellevue property. Local accounts suggest that the Mudd family, including Dr. Samuel Mudd, who lived nearby, may have had ties to the stone. It is speculated that tombstones or memorial stones may have been produced on or near the property, though this has not been verified in published sources. References External links Bellevue, Prince George's County, including photo in 1985, at Maryland Historical Trust website
Marenka House

The Marenka House is a historic house at 7300 Radcliffe Drive in College Park, Maryland. Built in 1958, it is a distinctive local example of Modern Movement architecture. It is a single-story brick structure in a basically rectangular form, with a broad low-pitch gabled roof. It has projecting gable sections to the north and south, and an integrated garage. The front projecting gable has floor-to-ceiling windows in its center, and a deep projecting eave. Although its architect is unknown, it is considered one of the area's finest Mid-Century Modern houses, an application of Frank Lloyd Wright's principles of organic architecture. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. References
Beltway Plaza Mall

The Beltway Plaza mall is located in Greenbelt, Maryland. It was developed by Sidney J. Brown and First National Realty, opening on October 17, 1963. It was originally composed of a massive S. Klein department store separated by a large parking lot from an A&P Supermarket located in a strip shopping center along with a barbershop, single screen movie theater, and Drug Fair store. By 1972-73, a small indoor mall was created, situated between the strip shopping center and the S. Klein store, that included a 6-screen theater, steakhouse (Emerson's Steakhouse), a branch of George's appliance store chain, an ice cream shop, and in-house catalog store. Within a few years of the S. Klein closing in 1975, the mall underwent major renovations. In the course of renovations, the space occupied by S. Klein was split up to create new spaces for different stores. Small fountains were added. The renovations included an additional 8-screen cinema and a Giant supermarket that was added to one wing of the former shopping strip. The renovation also enclosed the area from the original mall to the supermarket. The mall has 115 stores and restaurants and anchors include a Giant supermarket, Burlington Coat Factory, Marshalls, JoAnn Fabrics, Target, Shoppers World, and TJ Maxx (opened May 2014). (Shoppers World and the former Big Lots replaced a space formerly occupied by Value City until 2010.) The Target cannot be reached from the mall without going outdoors, though it shares a common roof. History On July 15, 1962, The Washington Post and Times-Herald published a sketch of the 320,000-square-foot (30,000 m2) department store of the S. Klein chain, to be constructed in the Beltway Plaza Regional Shopping Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. At the time the two-story and basement structure would be the largest Washington suburban department store and was expected to open the following Easter. Maryland Governor J. Millard Tawes witnessed the signing of the 30-year lease (the store would last only 13) between the plaza developer and S. Klein. The store opened on Oct 17, 1963. The Beltway Plaza property is home to some perilous slopes that have periodically given way. During construction of the store, in December 1962, five men died and 11 were injured in a basement earth slide and the mall was forced to close for a short period in 1966. S. Klein was at Beltway Plaza until 1975, when the chain decided to close the store. The Washington Post of Feb 6, 1975 (p. G14) reported: S. Klein Department Stores, a New York retailer that was a pioneer in the discount business, is closing its two big Washington area stores within six weeks, industry sources said yesterday. Officers of the company, a subsidiary of McCrory Corp., refused to conform [sic] or deny the reports. In the weeks prior to September 11, 2001, all five of the terrorists who hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 and flew it into the Pentagon had frequently visited Beltway Plaza mall, including Giant Food, Gold's Gym, and Burlington Coat Factory. References External links Beltway Plaza Mall website
Benson–Hammond House

The Benson–Hammond House is a historic house located on Aviation Blvd in Linthicum, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Description and history It is a 2+1⁄2-story, six-by-two-bay brick farmhouse constructed in the Greek Revival style in several stages at various times between about 1820 and 1870. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1990. On June 18, 2026, The Benson Hammond House was the site of a gathering of next of kin and members of the media for the announcement of the DNA identification of Private John Pumphrey, a Maryland teen killed at the Battle of Camden in 1780. References External links Benson-Hammond House, Anne Arundel County, including photo from 1984, at Maryland Historical Trust Ann Arrundell County Historical Society website
Benson Building (Baltimore, Maryland)

Benson Building, also known as the IPC Building, is a historic retail and office located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is on the corner of East Franklin and North Charles Streets. The main side is on Charles Street and has seven bays with store windows and entrances on the first floor, and office windows on the upper floors. The recessed storefronts feature bronzed aluminum infill panels above and below the glass panes. It was constructed in 1911 and the principal original occupant was C.J. Benson and Company, a local interior decorating and furniture establishment. The Benson Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. References External links Benson Building, Baltimore City, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
Berlin Commercial District

The Berlin Commercial District is a historic district in Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland. It consists of a collection of approximately 47 late-19th-century commercial buildings. They are small-scaled, one-to-three-story buildings that occupy both sides of the main thoroughfare and its secondary arterials. The buildings form a visually cohesive and pleasing streetscape, the majority of which are constructed in the row fashion with party or common walls. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. References External links Berlin Commercial Historic District, Worcester County, including photo dated 1989, at Maryland Historical Trust Boundary Map of the Berlin Commercial Historic District, Worcester County, at Maryland Historical Trust
Beth Israel Congregation (Salisbury, Maryland)

Beth Israel Congregation (Hebrew: בית ישראל) is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 600 Camden Avenue, in Salisbury, Maryland, in the United States. History Founded in 1925, it was organized by I.L. Benjamin upon the death of his father, and originally called Kahelas Israel Congregation. At the time there were only nine Jewish families in Salisbury. Beth Israel moved to its current building in 1951. In 2006 the congregation was recognized by both the Wicomico County and Salisbury councils for eighty years of providing services and programs to "residents of the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, Delaware and Virginia". See also History of the Jews in Maryland References External links Official website
Beth Shalom Congregation (Columbia, Maryland)

Beth Shalom Congregation is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 8070 Harriet Tubman Lane, in Columbia, Maryland, in the United States. It is the only Conservative congregation in Howard County. History When the town of Columbia was formed in the 1960s, in accordance with an idea of James Rouse, an Interfaith Center was created where all places of worship in the town would initially share a hall. The attempt to first organize a Jewish community in the Columbia area began in 1967. Temple Solel (now known as Temple Isaiah) became the area's Reform temple, and Beth Shalom became the area's Conservative congregation. Both have since obtained their own buildings. Beth Shalom was founded in 1969. It has since grown to approximately 250 families. Rabbinical leaders The following individuals have served as rabbi of Beth Shalom: Grossman was ordained in 1985 at a time when female rabbis in the Conservative movement were considered to be unusual. Grossman is known for authoring works on the Conservative view of ritual purity. See also History of the Jews in Maryland References External links Official website
Bethesda Meeting House

The Bethesda Meeting House is a historic Presbyterian church complex in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, US. Its name became the namesake of the entire surrounding community in the 1870s. It sits on Maryland Route 355 (known as Rockville Pike at this point) just inside the Capital Beltway. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977. Description The Bethesda Meeting House property includes the 1850 meeting house itself, the mid-late 19th-century parsonage to the south, and the associated cemetery. The church is a large, wood-frame structure built in the Greek Revival "temple" form, albeit with Gothic-style windows. To the south of the church is a two-story frame Victorian parsonage built on a cruciform plan, with some Queen Anne-style embellishments. History The church was built on the foundation of an 1820 Presbyterian church that burned down in 1849. Opened in 1850, it served as the Bethesda Presbyterian Church until 1925, when the congregation erected a new church on Wilson Lane, farther south in Bethesda. When the church moved to its new location in 1925, the trustees sold the building and 7 acres (2.8 ha) of land to Mrs. May Fitch Kelley. The Presbyterian congregation, however, retained ownership of the cemetery. Mrs. Kelley lived in the church building for many years. In 1945, the property was sold to a French Algerian Catholic missionary group called the Missionaries of Africa, commonly known as the White Fathers. In the 1950s, the property was transferred again, this time to the trustees of the Temple Hill Baptist Church. Its pastor ,Rev. Phillip Buford, who lived on and maintained the property, died in February 2022. Since Buford's death, the congregation no longer met regularly in the Meeting House and could no longer maintain it properly. On January 8, 2024, the Bethesda Meeting House Foundation purchased the church with plans to restore it and preserve it for the future. Legacy In the 1860s, the church's pastor, Rev. Edward Henry Cumpston, began lobbying the local postmaster, Robert Franck, to rename his post office from "Darcy's Store". Franck did so in 1871, and the surrounding community took the name as well. References Citations Other sources The Spirit of Captain John, by Eugene and Edythe Clark, Carlton Press, New York, NY, 1970 Old Bethesda by Dorce Germaine Holman and Not So Old, by Gertrude D. Bradley, Franklin Press, Gaithersburg, MD, 1956 Bethesda: A Social History, by William M Offutt, The Innovation Game, Bethesda, MD, 1995 External links Bethesda Meeting House, Montgomery County, Inventory No.: M: 35-5, including photo in 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust website Bethesda Meeting House, history of Bethesda Meeting House at https://bethesdahistoricalsociety.org/bethesda-meeting-house/ Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park

Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park (formerly the Choptank River Fishing Pier) is a Maryland state park on the Choptank River in Trappe, Maryland. The park preserves portions of the former Choptank River Bridge as a pier, and includes 25 acres (10 ha) of land upriver from the pier in Talbot County. The fishing pier was created after the Emerson C. Harrington Bridge, which had been dedicated in 1935 by President Franklin Roosevelt, was replaced with the Frederick C. Malkus Bridge in 1987. In 2011, the pier was renamed to honor Bill Burton, a long-time outdoors writer and Chesapeake Bay fishing advocate, who played a significant role in preserving the old bridge as a fishing pier when the new bridge was constructed. The discovery of structural weakness below the waterline in 2022 resulted in the piers in both Dorchester and Talbot counties being closed until further notice. References External links Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park Maryland Department of Natural Resources Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park Trail Map Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Bingham-Brewer House

The Bingham-Brewer House is a historic home located at Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story, Federal-style brick house, with a Flemish bind front facade, dating to 1821. Also on the property is a late-19th century smokehouse, privy, and a late-19th or early-20th century chicken house. The Bingham-Brewer House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. References External links Bingham-Brewer House, Montgomery County, Inventory No.: Bingham-Brewer House, including photo in 2000, at Maryland Historical Trust website