Only the Instrument of the Law”: Baltimore's Whipping Post
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(This post was made on October 3, 2013 to the Maryland Center for History and Culture’s “underbelly” library blog.) On…
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Whipping Post: A Brutal Chapter in Punitive History - Rare Historical Photos
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Baltimore's Key Bridge was built in the '70s, but has a deep and patriotic history
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Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses after strike
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