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#27 May 15 2004 at 12:09 AM Rating: Decent
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Too many damn yankees up there. ^_-


What they moved the Mason-Dixon Line on us???

Actualy only the fact that Wash. D.C. is south of Most of Maryland kept the state from Joining the South. That and the fact that They were able to delay any vote by Maryland long enough to make it moot. I'm too tired to go into the detail of Maryland history in the Civil War, but Jonwin can give ya a detail lecture if you want one. Ok, he says we wouldn't have seceded, but I'm a Yankee transplant so what would I know?

As to Rt 32 the extra lane for the most part is done ands means only another lane for cars to fill. Maryland has now worst traffic then California. Long are the days when you could go on a nice drive in the country along Rt. 32.
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#28 May 15 2004 at 12:16 AM Rating: Decent
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yeah, the reason we didn't straight up revolt and leave the Union was the cannons at Fort McHenry were turned around to point at the city. Not to mention all the local officials including the mayor being locked up there with thousands of others.(that's a small place for thousands to be locked up in)

I find it amusing that this was the original home of our precious "Star Spangled Banner". MOst people that live here don't even know where it is..... you mention Ft. McHenry they thik you're talking about the I-95 Tunnel..

god damn I'm rambling tonight

for the record, around that time Baltimore was like the 2nd or 3rd biggest city in the country.... yeah I'm ******* Cliff Clavin..
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#29 May 15 2004 at 1:30 PM Rating: Decent
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Uh no you"re not Cliff Claven.
Baltimore's population in 1860 made it the 3rd largest city in the country and it had the largest free black population. It was the largest and most industrialzed city in the South. It was, and is, the east coast RR hub of the country.
While southern in tradition and heritage Md's economic ties were with the North. With the cash crops being wheat, the number of slaves in Md. had been decreasing every year sinc the 1830's. Thats why the legislature in April of 1861 never voted on secession. They actually stated in a resolution that the legislature had no authority to consider seccession.
There werent enough pro seccession folks in the legislature to force a vote.
(Of course the presence of 22 regiments along the Md/Pa border aka the Mason-Dixon line may have had some influnence.)

Yes the city was occupied on May 13 1861 and remained so until the end of the war.
For a more detailed discussion on the Secession "Crisis" of 1861 please feel free to visit the Baltimore Civil War Museum at 601 President St. But you have to come M-F as the weekend employee is not a Civil War buff.


/ooc I am a boy of Parkville a rider of.......
#30 May 15 2004 at 1:38 PM Rating: Decent
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I always like to go to the Baltimore Civil War Museum on days that the museum manager.. I mean the Station Master is giving a talk to a tour group.

Couse I'm biased, but I've seen him hold a roomfull of middle schooler's attention for a full hour.
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#31 May 15 2004 at 2:36 PM Rating: Decent
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If you look in the roof of Dominicks Pizza, and see strange flashes coming from the window..... it's just me planning world domination.

I bet I've made your pizza before..
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#32 May 16 2004 at 10:24 PM Rating: Decent
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No Jonwin never had dominoes growing up. He hasnt lived in Parkville since 1975. Just spent 11 years there and is the only one of the 7 children in his family not to graduate from Parkville HS.

However he did drive for Dominoes while in grad school 1996.


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#33 May 17 2004 at 12:53 AM Rating: Decent
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Parkville is Mad Ghetto anyway.
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#34 May 18 2004 at 6:55 AM Rating: Good
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I've been gone too long! When did you leave Georgia?

Pretty sure you're confusing me with our DD Board Lesbian, Angua.
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