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Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station

Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station is a historic place in Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 66000906.

Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, MarylandListed October 15, 1966NRIS #66000906★ National Historic Landmark
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What is Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station?

The National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation is a museum and historic railway station exhibiting historic railroad equipment in Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) company originally opened the museum on July 4, 1953, with the name of the Baltimore & Ohio Transportation Museum. It has been called one of the most significant collections of railroad treasures in the world and has the largest collection of 19th-century locomotives in the U.S. The museum is located in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's old Mount Clare Station and adjacent roundhouse, and retains 40 acres of the B&O's sprawling Mount Clare Shops site, which is where, in 1829, the B&O began America's first railroad and is the oldest railroad manufacturing complex in the United States.

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Listing details

Name
Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station
City
Baltimore (Independent City)
County
Baltimore County
State
Maryland
Listed on the National Register
October 15, 1966
NRIS reference number
66000906
Resource type
building
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
39.28492, -76.63198
When was Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station listed on the National Register?

Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.

Where is Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station located?

Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station is located in Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland at approximately 39.28492, -76.63198. See the map above.

Is Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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