Lazaretto Point
Lazaretto Point is a cape in Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland. Lazaretto Point is situated nearby to the locality Canton Industrial Area, as well as near Colgate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Gorsuchs Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lazaretto Lighthouse and Fort McHenry.
Lazaretto Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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The Lazaretto Point Light was a historic lighthouse in Baltimore harbor. Though long demolished, a replica stands near its original site.
Fort McHenry
Fort
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Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy from Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814.
NS Savannah
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NS Savannah was the first nuclear-powered merchant ship, launched on July 21, 1959, two years after the Soviet ice-breaker Lenin, the first nuclear-powered civilian vessel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Locust Point and Canton.
Locust Point
Neighborhood
Locust Point is a peninsular neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland. Located in South Baltimore, the neighborhood is entirely surrounded by the Locust Point Industrial Area; the traditional boundaries are Lawrence street to the west and the Patapsco River to the north, south, and east.
Canton
Neighborhood
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Canton is a historic waterfront neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The neighborhood is along Baltimore's outer harbor in the southeastern section of the city, roughly 2 miles east of Baltimore's downtown district and next to or near the neighborhoods of Patterson Park, Fell's Point, Highlandtown, and Brewers Hill.
Southeast Baltimore
Southeast Baltimore, fittingly, covers the areas in the southeast of Baltimore, ranging from industrial wastelands to charming neighborhoods both quiet and hip.
Lazaretto Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Canton Industrial Area and Colgate.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Baltimore Harbor Tunnel and Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine.
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