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An old fashioned gazebo
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  • Gazebo at Tydings Park - Havre de Grace
    Gazebo at Tydings Park
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    Havre de Grace has a beautiful city park located right at the point where the Susquehanna River becomes the Chesapeake Bay. The park is about seven acres. There are shade trees, benches and a childrens play area. Also there is this beautiful old gazebo in the middle of the park. There used to be old bathrooms beneath the gazebo when I was growing up and they never seemed to work properly. So it was not very pleasant to sit on the gazebo or near it from the stench. However the bathrooms have long been closed and the gazebo has benches where you can sit and be transformed back to an earlier time.

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    St. Patricks Catholic Church
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    I think it is safe to say that almost every small town or community in Maryland has a Catholic Church. The original colony of Maryland was founded as a home for Catholics. St. Patrick's is Havre de Grace's Catholic church. At one time there was a large school here for grades one through seven. But the school closed many years ago and the order of nuns who ran the school no longer lives here.

    The exterior of St. Patricks is very beautiful. Much like the Methodist church just one block away, St. Patricks is constructed of stone from the stone quarries just up the Susquehanna River at Port Deposit. The steeple is one of the tallest points in Havre de Grace.

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    The French Connection
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  • The Marquis - Havre de Grace
    The Marquis
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    Much of Havre de Grace's charm comes from its history. The city is very proud of its name and of its French Connection. The Marquis de Lafayette was in Havre de Grace with George Washington during the time of the American Revolution. He remarked about the beautiful harbor and how it reminded him of La Havre in France. So the name Harbor of Mercy or Harbor of Beauty has stayed with the city since that day.

    This statue commerorates LaFayette and standd in Legion Square at the intersection of St. John Street and Union Avenue.

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  • Address: Intersection of St. Johns Street and Union Ave.
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    One of the oldest buildings in Havre de Grace
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  • St. Johns - Havre de Grace
    St. Johns
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    St Johns Episcople Church is one of the oldest buildings in the city of Havre de Grace. During the War of 1812 most of the city was burned down. This building escaped the fire and stands today much as it did back in the colonial days. The church is still open and has worship every Sunday.

    In the 1970's the church took part of their property and built a senior citizens high rise. It is commonly just St. Johns Towers. Although at only six stories it is not quite a tower.

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    United Methodist Church
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    The United Methodist Church in Havre de Grace is a landmark. Its beautiful stone exterior stands out and immediately takes you back to a time and place from many years ago. My grandmother and her siblings were all baptized here back in the late1890's. And it has not changed in appearance a lot since that time. Its located on the corner of Union Avenue and Congress Avenue. The church stil has chimes played from its tower each evening. When I was growing up you could hear the chimes being played everynight just before dusk. This was always my cue to head home for the day before the street lights came on.

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  • Address: Corner of Union and Congress Avenue
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    Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge
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    There are a series of bridges that cross the Susquehanna River at Havre de Grace. The very first one is the B&O Railroad Bridge. Next would be the bridge on Interstate I95. The third bridge is the Rt 40 bridge. The last bridge is the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge. This is also the very last bridge to cross the Susquehanna before it becomes the Chesapeake Bay. This old iron bridge is still in use today. It carries the Amtrack trains that go from Washington DC to New York City and also many freight trains. This railroad bridge is unique in the fact that it has a draw section in the middle. The very center of the bridge rotates and swings the tracks out to open the bridge for large boats to pass. There are no longer that many large boats to come this far north in Maryland so the draw section is not really used any longer. It is still operational and it test each year. The high speed Amtrak trains have to slow down for safety reaons when crossing this bridge due to its age and width.

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    Old style architecture
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    There are many old and unique buildings in Havre de Grace. Most of them have been restored and are being used today for various antique stores. This is an old building on the corner of Washinton Street and Pennington Avenue. There have been many things in this building over the years. When I was a teenager there was a deli in the front of this building which sold submarine sandwiches and pizza. There are apartments on the upper floors today and and antique shop and artist studio in the old store front.

    This building is located about one block from the river and is in the middle of the original shopping district.

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  • Address: Washington Street
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    St. Patrick
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    This is the statue of St. Patrick in the yard of the church. St. Patricks now has a large building built for community use just behind the church. I was glad to see, on my last viist. that is constructed of stone also and accents the original building.

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    Concorde Point Lighthouse
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    Built at the mouth of the Susquehanna river in 1827, it is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation in the USA.

    Now under automatic control, the light was manned by the O'neil family until 1928.

    John O'Neil was named as the first lighthouse keeper in recognition of his heroic defense of Havre De Grace against the British in the War of 1812.

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    The Lock House
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    Another museum is located at the old Lock House. Here you will find the Susquehanna Lock House Museum. Here you can walk along the water front. See a restored lock from the old canel which went from Havre de Grace up north to Pennsylvania. Inside the lock house you will find exhibits on Havre de Grace history. The house itself is from 1836 and is the original home of the lock tender who opened the lock and collected tolls. Before becoming a historical site and museum the house was a private home for many years. How do I know this? Because my fathers cousin lived here for many years from the 1950's - 1970's.

    Here is a picture of the lock keepers house. In the very corner of the picture you can see a part of the lock its self. It looks bridge going over the canal. It has been restored to working order.

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  • Address: Erie and Conesto Streets
  • Phone: 410-939-5780
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