I’ve decided to write a blog post about Goliath simply because while writing about the Baltimore Fire and searching for photos, I remembered the stories that my grandmother used to tell me about the positively enormous fire horse. Some of this will be a rehash of some of the things I wrote about in the … More Goliath – Baltimore’s Horse (1893-1913)

I feel compelled to write about the Baltimore Fire, not just because it was awful and terrible and burned most of what is now Baltimore’s business district to the ground, but because my family was directly involved. On Sunday, February 7, 1904, an explosion at the John E. Hurst & Company building. broke windows and … More My Great-Grandfather, Wise Brothers Co., the bucket brigade and the The Great Baltimore Fire

In a discussion with my boss on other subjects to populate my blog with, the shot tower came up – so I figured I’d add it. It’s always just kind of been “there”.  I’ve always known that it was the “shot tower”, and I’ve always known what it was used for (dad explained it to … More Baltimore’s Shot Towers