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PORT VIEW 1972 | CURTIS BAY
c. mid-1960s
BY TINA IRGANG LEADERMAN
More Than a Century of Service
This 1972 photograph shows an aerial view of
origins trace back to the purchase of farmland owned and
operated by William Hall, a former enslaved person who
the workers who helped to propel this city to greatness. thebmi.org
was reputed to be the largest African American farmer
the United States Coast Guard Yard in Curtis
in Maryland at the time. The purchase was made by the
Bay. Since 1899, the Coast Guard Yard has
Revenue Cutter Service, which along with the U.S. Life-
built, repaired and renovated ships for the
Saving Service eventually formed the Coast Guard in 1915.
Coast Guard, making it a centerpiece of the
The Yard’s facilities were constantly improved and added
service’s naval engineering.
to over the ensuing years. Today, the Coast Guard Yard is the
According to a history by the Coast Guard, the Yard’s
largest industrial facility under the Department of Homeland
Security’s umbrella. It also remains the Coast Guard’s sole
shipbuilding and major repair facility.
The display image above is provided by The Baltimore Museum of Industry.
Visit the museum for exhibitions and collections that document the lives of
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