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March 25, 2005
Charm City, Monumental City (Baltimore nicknames)

Charm City (Baltimore nickname)

"Charm City" is an example of a coined city nickname that has stuck. According to The Sun (Baltimore, MD) on July 11, 1974: "The 'Charm City, U.S.A.' promotion, prepared as…

July 19, 2008
Charm City, Monumental City (Baltimore nicknames)

Harm City

"Harm City" is the perhaps inevitable variant of Baltimore's nickname, "Charm City." It implies a charmless Baltimore that's full of crime. 22 February 1992, Baltimore…

January 17, 2016
Charm City, Monumental City (Baltimore nicknames)

Monumental City (Baltimore nickname)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: BaltimoreBaltimore (/ˈbɔːltᵻˌmɔːr/, locally: [ˈbɔɫ.mɔɻ]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 26th-most populous city in the…

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