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2. Give several examples of monuments in Maryland / DC / PA that might be familiar to folks who live here but which would not be understood by outsiders without an explanation. Please include your own or public domain photos.

There are many examples of monuments in Maryland, D.C., and PA that are familiar to folks who live here but would not be understood by outsiders without and explanation. For example, in Baltimore between Camden Yards, the baseball stadium, and M&T Bank Stadium, the football stadium, is a monument dedicated to war veterans. This memorial was originally on the front the old Orioles and Colts Stadium. The stadiums moved from this location to Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium. “Outsiders” would not understand the significance of the monument or the origin because it was an old Baltimore landmark. Another example is the numbers outside Camden Yards. There is a number “5” and a number “8”, which are dedicated to Brooks Robinson and Cal Ripken Jr., who are two of the most famous Baltimore baseball players ever. People know that they are great players, but only Baltimoreans know the importance and influence these players and their numbers had on their community. In Havre de Grace, Maryland, there is a monument dedicated to General Lafayette. Most people know that he was an important general in the Revolutionary War, but outsiders would not know the importance he had on this town. When he visited he loved the town, eventually giving it its name, which literally means Harbor of Grace in French. There are many more examples of monuments that only people who lived in Maryland, D.C, or Pennsylvania would understand.These monuments mean a lot to the people who live there, without them there would not be much of a history. 

 Lafayette in Havre de Grace, Maryland From:http://wn.com/lafayette_havre_de_grace (public domain photo)