Baltimore

===Port of Baltimore===
{{Main|Port of Baltimore}}
[[File:Baltimoreharborview.jpg|thumb|The [[Inner Harbor]] in Baltimore]]
[[File:Washington Monument, 1849, from Federal Hill 1a.jpg|thumb|The [[Port of Baltimore]] with the [[Washington Monument (Baltimore)|Washington Monument]] in the background in 1849]]
[[File:The Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore).jpg|thumb|[[Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)|Francis Scott Key Bridge]] crossing the [[Port of Baltimore]] in 2015]]
The port was founded in 1706, preceding the founding of Baltimore. The Maryland colonial legislature made the area near [[Locust Point, Baltimore|Locust Point]] as the [[port of entry]] for the [[tobacco]] trade with England. Fells Point, the deepest point in the natural harbor, soon became the colony's main ship building center, later on becoming leader in the construction of [[Baltimore Clipper|clipper ships]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.baltimoremd.com/monuments/sea01.html| title=Fells Point: The Port of Early Baltimore| author=Christopher T. George| work=Baltimore A Link to the City| access-date=March 16, 2011}}</ref>

After Baltimore's founding, mills were built behind the wharves. The [[California Gold Rush]] led to many orders for fast vessels. Many overland pioneers also relied upon canned goods from Baltimore. After the Civil War, a coffee ship was designed here for trade with [[Brazil]]. At the end of the nineteenth century, European ship lines had terminals for immigrants. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad made the port a major [[transshipment]] point.<ref name=Stover>{{cite book | last = Stover | first = John F. | title = History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | publisher=Purdue University Press | year = 1987 | location = West Lafayette, IN | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=IEPCqQErPHAC&q=History+of+the+Baltimore+and+Ohio+Railroad&pg=PP1 | isbn = 978-0-911198-81-2}}</ref>{{rp|17,75}} The port has major [[roll-on/roll-off]] facilities, as well as bulk facilities, especially steel handling.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mpa.maryland.gov/content/types-of-cargo.php | title=Types of Cargo| publisher=Maryland Port Administration | access-date=January 19, 2011}}</ref>

[[Water taxi]]s operate in the Inner Harbor. Governor Ehrlich participated in naming the port after [[Helen Delich Bentley]] during the 300th anniversary of the port.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.teslasociety.com/bentley.htm | title=Governor Ehrlich Names Port of Baltimore After Helen Delich Bentley | publisher=Tesla Memorial Society of New York | access-date=January 5, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100104174645/http://teslasociety.com/bentley.htm| archive-date= January 4, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

In 2007, [[Duke Realty]] Corporation began a new development near the Port of Baltimore, named the Chesapeake Commerce Center. This new industrial park is located on the site of a former General Motors plant. The total project comprises {{convert|184|acre|km2}} in eastern Baltimore City, and the site will yield {{convert|2800000|sqft|m2}} of warehouse/distribution and office space. Chesapeake Commerce Center has direct access to two major Interstate highways ([[I-95]] and [[Interstate 895 (Maryland)|I-895]]) and is located adjacent to two of the major Port of Baltimore terminals. The Port of Baltimore is one of two seaports on the U.S. East Coast with a {{convert|50|ft|m|adj=on}} dredge to accommodate the largest shipping vessels.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mpasafepassage.org/safe.html| title=Safe Passage| publisher=Maryland Port Administration| access-date=January 19, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320042637/http://www.mpasafepassage.org/safe.html| archive-date=March 20, 2011}}</ref>

Along with cargo terminals, the port also has a passenger cruise terminal, which offers year-round trips on several lines, including Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas and Carnival's Pride. Overall five cruise lines have operated out of the port to the Bahamas and the Caribbean, while some ships traveled to New England and Canada. The terminal has become an embarkation point where passengers have the opportunity to park and board next to the ship visible from Interstate 95.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/02/AR2009100202643.html |title=Baltimore Port to Open Year-Round for Cruise Traffic |work=Washingtonpost.com |date=October 4, 2009 |access-date=October 13, 2015}}</ref>

Passengers from [[Pennsylvania]], [[New York (state)|New York]], and [[New Jersey]] make up a third of the volume, with travelers from Maryland, [[Virginia]], [[Washington, D.C.]] and other regions accounting for the rest.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/02/AR2009100202643_2.html |title=Baltimore Port to Open Year-Round for Cruise Traffic |work=Washingtonpost.com |date= October 4, 2009|access-date=October 13, 2015}}</ref>
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