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From the vault: G. Krug & Son, Baltimore’s oldest blacksmith

From the vault: G. Krug & Son, Baltimore’s oldest blacksmith

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What’s a 19th-century blacksmith shop doing in the middle of Baltimore? That’s the question on the mind of many visitors who wander into G. Krug & Son, a blacksmith shop on Saratoga Street near Lexington Market. The owner once boasted that there can hardly be a building in Baltimore that doesn’t contain something from his shop, even if it was only a nail.

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From the vault: Dolphins at the National Aquarium

From the vault: Dolphins at the National Aquarium

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Dolphins have never been native to Baltimore, but the city has had them anyway for years thanks to the National Aquarium, which acquired its first flippers when it opened in the early 1980s. This week, the institution announced plans to relocate their eight remaining dolphins to a sanctuary by 2020. Here’s a look back at the history of these mammals in Baltimore.

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