Description

ELECTRICITY COMES TO BALTIMORE: CHANGING LIVES AND LIFESTYLES – Modern Baltimore arrived when delivering power through wires became a reality. Lighting – first along streets, then inside buildings and finally in homes - pushed gas into the past. Baltimore’s trolleys were electrified, first in America, and soon homemakers were utilizing new appliances like vacuum cleaners and washing machines. Electrical power for machinery and factories modernized manufacturing, adding speed, reliability, and flexibility despite adding often-misunderstood dangers from this new power source. This is the story of how the city and her citizens adopted and adapted to the decades it took to truly electrify Baltimore.

Age Group/Camp

Adults 50+

Location

Glenwood 50+ Center