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History · Dundalk · established 1856

4 landmarks tell Dundalk’s story

The public archives hold no old photos of Dundalk yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1856established
0old photos & papers
4historic places
6famous people

What stands out about Dundalk’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · On the National Register

4 listings protect 1,077 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
4
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1,077
each building in a district counts
first listed
1977
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
in Maryland
#49
by listings
BuildingsDistricts

Architectural styles listings

Colonial Revival2
Neoclassical1
Tudor Revival1
Art Deco1
Art Moderne1
Gothic Revival1
All 4 listings

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

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The story

How Dundalk came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Dundalk.

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The area now known as Dundalk was explored by John Smith in 1608. Up until this time, the area was home to the tribes of the Susquehanna.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Dundalk, 1856 to 1994

Woven from the archive, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1856
    FoundingDundalk is established
  3. 20th century
  4. 1932BuiltU.S. Post Office and Courthouse is built
  5. 1933Born hereJoseph J. Minnick is born here
  6. 1958Born hereDeborah Rudacille is born here
  7. 1972Born hereBucky Lasek is born here
  8. 1994Born hereScott Seiss is born here
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Famous people

6 famous people were born in Dundalk

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History across the town line

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From Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (4), Wikipedia and Wikidata for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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