Baltimore MD
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2021, May 13-17
Baltimore Maryland After enduring two and a half hours of a screaming car ride, we arrived frazzled and hungry in the inner harbor of Baltimore, Maryland.
In Maryland, I MUST have crab. It's what they're known for, afterall. So, to Bubba Gump Shrimp Company we went. Yes. Bubba Gump, as in Forrest Gump. It's right on the water, and our window table was smack in front of the tied three masted ship the Constellation. Absolutely gorgeous.
Built in 1797, and rebuilt in 1854, the US Naval Sloop of War boasted 38 guns. She was the last sail-only warship designed and built by the United States Navy.
*She served in the blockade of Tripoli in May 1802.
*In 1813 she warded off attacks from the British, during the War of 1812.
*During the Barbary War, 1815, she joined in the capture of the Algerian frigate Mashuda.
*From 1918 to 1825, Constellation served as flagship, protecting American commerce in Venezuela and Peru against privateers and pirates.
*In October 1835, Constellation sailed for the Gulf of Mexico to assist in defeating the Seminole uprising.
*In the 1840s she circumnavigated the globe, safeguarding American interests during the Opium War, and defending Hawaii from the British.
*In 1853 she was disassembled, rebuilt from the keel up. She was decommissioned in 1864.
*She's rested in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore Maryland since 1968. She was designated a National Historic Landmark on 23 May 1963
-Wikipedia
Bubba Gump Shrimp Company:
The restaurant is full of movie memorabilia. Stills from the film, quotes, even recipes. There was a gift shop, alas, closed. It's definitely a tourist trap and has nothing to do with Maryland, but it was on the water and open for dinner.
One huge crab cake sandwich with Old Bay (signature spice of the region) and an iced tea, and I was ready to move to Maryland.
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