Fell's Point- Historical Marker

The area that would later be called Fell's Point (the area was originally called Long Island Point, then Copus Harbor and subsequently Cole's Harbor and Todd's Range) was established as a "port of entry" by the General Assembly of the Province of Maryland in 1706. The area was eventually heavily involved with immigration. Due to the multitude of jobs offered by the shipyards and warehouses, many of the immigrants stayed at Fell's Point. Historically the area was home to large German, Polish, Ukranian, Russian, Czech or Bohemjan, and Slovakian immigrant populations. The Irish, one of the earliest immigrant groups, also maintained a presence here. In more recent times, Upper Fell's Point has begun gaining an influx of Mexican and Central American immigrants. The area is sometimes now called "Spanish Town." Since the 1970s, the historically working class area has experienced an increasingly high influx of middle and upper class residents moving to the area and preserving historic homes and businesses.