Description
Located within the City of Baltimore at the southwest end of Canton Yard and on the north bank of the Patapsco River at the entrance to the Northwest Harbor.
History
The word "lazaretto" is Italian for "fever hospital", and this was the location of a State smallpox hospital built in 1801. Later it became the site of Lazaretto Battery (1813-1815) and served as the headquarters for the US Chesapeake Flotilla during the War of 1812. The Lazaretto Lighthouse was constructed in 1831 but has since been demolished. (US-T121)