Garnet Baltimore

Garnet Douglass Baltimore (April 15, 1859 – June 12, 1946) was the first African-American engineer and graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, Class of 1881.[1][2]

He was named for two prominent abolitionists, Henry Highland Garnet and Frederick Douglass. He was known for his architectural, engineering, and landscaping work, including Prospect Park in Troy, and Forest Park Cemetery in Brunswick, New York.[3][4]

During his work on the extension of a lock on the Oswego Canal, Baltimore developed a system to test cement that was adopted as standard by the State of New York. He was an inductee of the Rensselaer Hall of Fame. Each year Rensselaer hosts the Garnet D. Baltimore Lecture Series in his honor.

In February 2005, former Troy mayor Harry Tutunjian ceremonially renamed the section of Eighth Street between Hoosick Street and Congress Street as Garnet Douglass Baltimore Street, "as a lasting tribute to a Trojan who gave so much to his community."

References
  1. Nearing, Brian (August 12, 2018). "Trailblazer, RPI grad to be honored at Troy park he designed". Times Union. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  2. Perry, Kate (January 21, 2003). "RPI students show they're good skates". The Record. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  3. Zankel, Sharon (2005). "Garnet Douglass Baltimore Also a Part of Brunswick's History" (PDF). Brunswick Town Newsletter. Town of Brunswick. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  4. "Honoring a son of Troy" (PDF). Rensselaer Magazine. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
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