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1693:Carroll Park
1572:Little Italy
1549:Highlandtown
1529:Fell's Point
1509:Brewers Hill
1467:Pratt Monroe
1458:Mount Winans
1453:Locust Point
1433:Federal Hill
1397:Yale Heights
1379:Union Square
1351:Morrell Park
1331:Franklintown
1243:Four By Four
1239:Ellwood Park
1161:Mount Vernon
1151:Madison Park
1141:Inner Harbor
1106:Barre Circle
788:The Orchards
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233:39°19′28.1″N
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1747:Leakin Park
1727:Hanlon Park
1650:Mason Homes
1544:Harbor East
1420:Cherry Hill
1384:Violetville
1366:Saint Agnes
1326:Dickeyville
1289:Orangeville
1270:Middle East
1111:Bolton Hill
1014:Harlem Park
972:Wilson Park
937:Morgan Park
898:Gardenville
811:Roland Park
797:Poplar Hill
764:Lake Walker
690:Cold Spring
614:Mount Holly
594:Howard Park
584:Greenspring
574:Garwyn Oaks
569:Forest Park
444:November 8,
431:"NPS Focus"
361:Oriole Park
248: /
224:Coordinates
48:introducing
1782:Categories
1767:Wyman Park
1582:St. Helena
1559:Joseph Lee
1438:Harborview
1425:Curtis Bay
1316:Beechfield
1181:Seton Hill
1078:West Hills
1043:Penn-North
967:Waltherson
952:Ramblewood
932:Mid-Govans
922:Loch Raven
917:Lauraville
846:Wyman Park
821:Stone Hill
783:Oakenshawe
682:Cedarcroft
559:Dorchester
417:References
337:row houses
31:references
1672:Poe Homes
1623:Claremont
1610:Allendale
1554:Jonestown
1539:Greektown
1491:Southeast
1429:Fairfield
1388:Wakefield
1375:Ten Hills
1346:Irvington
1308:Southwest
1166:Otterbein
1146:Koreatown
1136:Chinatown
1048:Poppleton
1033:Mondawmin
1018:Lexington
1005:Edmondson
942:Northwood
894:Frankford
861:Northeast
851:Wyndhurst
841:Woodberry
806:Remington
755:Koreatown
710:Glen Oaks
705:Evergreen
604:Levindale
564:Fallstaff
554:Cheswolde
539:Ashburton
534:Arlington
526:Northwest
292:Baltimore
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1481:Westport
1448:Lakeland
1415:Brooklyn
1280:Old Town
1191:Westside
1098:Downtown
1083:Westgate
1068:Walbrook
1053:Rosemont
927:Mayfield
793:Pen Lucy
773:Medfield
745:Homewood
740:Homeland
720:Guilford
700:Edgecomb
405:See also
330:Guilford
296:Maryland
268:83003629
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210:Location
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1568:Linwood
1564:Kresson
1504:Bayview
1361:Pigtown
1209:Barclay
947:Overlea
879:Cedonia
836:Waverly
750:Keswick
730:Harwood
725:Hampden
695:Cylburn
657:Barclay
624:Pimlico
379:⁄
352:History
44:improve
1519:Canton
1371:Sowebo
1356:Oaklee
1285:Oliver
1038:Mosher
912:Hillen
902:Govans
715:Govans
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1686:Parks
1407:South
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1063:Upton
652:Abell
644:North
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286:is a
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1201:East
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