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20 The City of Baltimore Comprehensive Master Plan (Draft)The History of Baltimore 2120 The City of Baltimore Comprehensive Master Plan (Draft)The History of Baltimore 21 The History of BaltimoreFour centuries of decisions made by millions of people have created Bal-timore City. Sometimes, these decisions local, national, or global in scale have challenged the very existence of Baltimore City. At other times, these decisions have seized opportunities that allowed Baltimore to grow, trans-form, and this continual sea of decision making, Baltimoreans have successfully steered their City through global turmoil, economic booms and busts, wars, political and social upheaval, and the extraordinary consequences of techno-logical change. Baltimoreans have invented and reinvented their City in a num-ber of different ways: brilliant Baltimoreans have invented and improved upon a vast range of technologies; shrewd businessmen have seized mercantile ad-vantages; philanthropists have dramatically improved the lives of people within Baltimore and across the globe; and civic-minded citizens have organized and re-organized local government and the City s civic institutions.
22 The City of Baltimore Comprehensive Master Plan (Draft) The History of Baltimore 23 But not all newcomers started at a disadvantage. During this period,
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