ScAvEnGeR HuNt 2002
OlD BoUnDaRy StOnEs OfBaLtImOrE!
Copy of the 1897 City Atlas showing location where a city boudary stone was placed near Dead Run and Wetherdsville Road.  Could it still be there?!? Maybe you can help!

UPDATE!!! AFTER RECEIVING NO REPLIES, I INVESTIGATED THIS SITE AND THINK THAT I'VE FOUND THIS STONE - CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS!

A lot of people have visited the site and offered a tremendous amount of leads to keep the site refreshing.  Still others have shown an extreme interest in exploring Baltimore in search of many of the old artifacts the city has to offer.

Therefore, when I came across a remarkably detailed 1897 City Atlas in the library and found that it showed the locations where the boundary stones for the old City boundary of the late 1800's  can be found, I figured it to be the perfect project to open the doors for the budding "ghost hunters" out there to try their luck at finding some goodies.

While these boundary stones, labeled "B.S." on the survey maps covered all 4 sides of the city, I thought it best to pick the best side to concentrate on for this scavenger hunt.  I opted on the West Side, since some of the boundary stones would be in the realm of parkland and cemeteries, and would hopefully have withstood a better chance for survival.  Most of the other sides had seen significant redevelopment along their length since 1897, though there always remains the possibility that some may have survived there as well.

Below are two topographic maps annotated with the bondary of 1897, and showing the approximate location of the stones on the 1897 atlas.  I have quickly checked both locations on Yale Avenue, as well as the old Southwest corner in Loudon Park cemetery, but have yet to find anything conclusive.  It's still quite possible that I overlooked them.  I seem to feel that the stones in Gwynns Falls Park may have withstood the best odds at survival, but have deliberately left the areas unchecked to allow an eager site or two time to check the location and "win" this scavenger hunt by submitting a report or preferably a photo!

I don't have any idea however, just what these boudary stones are supposed to look like, but I had heard reports of older boundary stones suviving to this day.  I haven't formed any prize as of yet either, but if this garners some interest, I might just have to create an iron-on T-Shirt or something to herald the winner's prowess as a Scavenger Hunter extrordiniare!


The Western boundary of the city followed the yellow line shown in this map, while the yellow squares show the approximate location where boudary stones were placed.  The one nestled between Wetherdsville Road and Franklintown Road is represented on the old map at the top of the page.


The Southwest Corner is represented here.  The Frederick Road stone was supposed to be just North of the street crossing, but appears to have vanished.  Some Southern boundary stones might be found at Wilkens Avenue or the crossing of the old Claremont Branch.

NOTE: THE WESTERN BOUNDARY SHOWN ON THESE MAPS IS APPROXIMATED, AND MAY VARY IN ACTUALITY BY ABOUT 100 FEET, PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT THE BORDERLINE DOES NOT FOLLOW A TRUE CARDINAL NORTH-SOUTH DIRECTION.
 


Is it the base of the old Southwest Corner stone, or simply a jutting rock?!?  This stone in Loudon Park appears to be in about the right spot as shown on the map, but is it related?


FOUND ONE?!? KNOW OF ONE?!? CONTACT US!!!