#fell's point

[the-golden-vanity]

@ltwilliammowett's post about ship caulking reminded me that in Fell's Point, Baltimore, there are two 18th century ship caulkers' houses that still stand and are being preserved as a historical site! My current project I'm working on for my land job is giving me renewed interest in shipwrights, caulkers, longshoremen, and other shore-based workers in the maritime world of the Age of Sail.

(all photos from shipcaulkers.org)

[fuckyeaholdsigns]

[awellrespectedcavetroll]

This week’s Views From The Potomac Patapsco, in which I try and fail at fighting the urge to point out every landmark from The Wire to myself.

[secondsofpleasure]

Mr. Boh Jan 15, 2017

[greatestmoves]

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5 Things To Know BEFORE Moving to Fell's Point in Baltimore City, MD

Find out why we love the neighborhood of Fell's Point in Baltimore City, MD. This place has history, architecture, restaurants, night-life,

[tvb1852-1853]

(T.V. Brundige Diary, Jan 8th & 9th, 1852.)

In which something actually happens! A counterfeit bank note. Resolved too quickly; this narrator clearly doesn't understand dramatic tension.

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Transcript & Notes:

THURSDAY, January 8th, 1852.

Weather. Clear and cold.

Rose at 1/4 past 7 o'c, with a sick head ache, from which, I was relieved, however, soon after eating a light breakfast, which having finished I repaired to my usual place of business, where I have been engaged throughout the morning˷

After dinner I started on a Collecting tour, in the north eastern section of the City, and after walking some 2 hours found myself at my Counting room, after having met with as much success as I anticipated, and more than I have found for some time. Did not remain at my store long, being late, but wended my way homeward, in an omnibus, where I arrived safely about dark, and remained there the balance of the evening, engaged in reading until about 1/2 past 9, when I retired to rest for the night.

FRIDAY, January 9th, 1862,

Weather. Light sprinkle of Snow throughout the day˷

Rose at my usual hour and after eating my breakfast went to the Lexington Market, to procure my daily supplies, which having done, I repaired to my place of business, where I have been engaged, with the cares and troubles of business, throughout the day. Left my Counting room, this afternoon, about 1/2 past 4 o'c, to find an individual from whom I this morning received a Counterfeit Bank Note, which I did not succeed in doing, until I walked through the snow to Fells Point, where I found him, and had it rectified, I then jumped in an omnibus + reached home at dark, where I remained the balance of the evening, engaged in reading the newspaper until I became sleepy. Retired to rest at 10 o'c˷˷˷

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[Ed notes: Finally a few specifics on TVB's work. I'm not sure if Collecting has to do with unpaid bills, collecting for the church, or some kind of hobby. But he mentions a store— Dad said he was an importer— and Fell's Point was an old shipbuilding and shipping hub, originally its own town but by this time incorporated into Baltimore. It says something about the size of the city and the state of the currency that he was able to hunt down someone who'd paid with counterfeit money and press him for a different bank note. Just checked the 1850 census: Population for Baltimore was 169,054.]