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Five Minutes of Baltimore History hosted by Johns Hopkins is a storytelling series that reveals the lives and legacies behind Baltimore’s neighborhoods, landmarks, and leaders. Episodes run as short, ... more
FAQs about Five Minutes of Baltimore History:How many episodes does Five Minutes of Baltimore History have?The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.
June 25, 2026Eastern Avenue Pumping StationCompleted in 1912, the Eastern Avenue Sewage Pumping Station opened as a critical engine of Baltimore’s then brand-new sewer system....more5minPlay
June 03, 2026The Montgomery Ward BuildingDid you know that the Montgomery Ward building, next to Carroll Park, is the largest office building in Baltimore? And a train used to run right through it!...more5minPlay
June 01, 2026Friends Burial GroundContained on a little less than three acres across from Clifton Park in northeast Baltimore, the Friends Burial Ground tells the stories of generations Baltimore's Quaker families across their 300 years of rich history in our city....more5minPlay
May 22, 2026Chromium Pioneer Isaac Tyson Jr.Quaker merchant Isaac Tyson Jr. established the company that became Allied Chemical in 1828, mining chromium ore and supplying chrome pigment....more5minPlay
May 13, 2026The National RoadIf you have ever walked along Lombard Street near Eutaw Street, you have walked along the National Road!...more5minPlay
April 28, 2026Oyster WarsFor about 100 years, from the 1860s to 1959, the Chesapeake Bay was like the Wild West in what was called the Oyster Wars....more5minPlay
April 21, 2026Snowballs!Finally, we get to the bottom of this classic Baltimore summertime treat, one tasty bite as a time....more5minPlay
April 15, 2026The Maryland Line MonumentWhy Baltimore’s Revolutionary War monument called the “Maryland Line Monument,” why it is dedicated to the “Bayonets of the Continental Army"?...more4minPlay
April 08, 2026Painted LadiesCharles Village’s painted ladies literally brighten our lives. But what exactly are Baltimore’s painted ladies?...more5minPlay
March 31, 2026Mondawmin"Mondawmin" is a word the Ojibwe people used for corn. So how did a neighborhood in northwest Baltimore end up with that name?...more5minPlay
FAQs about Five Minutes of Baltimore History:How many episodes does Five Minutes of Baltimore History have?The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.