Carrollton Ridge

Location

West - Pratt Street to the B&O Railroad tracks (Ohio Avenue)

South of Bentalou Street to the south of Monroe Street

Description

Carrollton Ridge is located 10 blocks west of Baltimore's Harbor. It is multi-ethnic and multi-racial neighborhood located in southwest Baltimore.

History

The Carrollton Ridge Community Association is incorporated within the boundaries of two old southwest Baltimore Neighborhoods: Pratt/Monroe and Bentalou/Smallwood. Bentalou Street is named after a French calvaryman accompanying the Marquis de Lafayette to America during the revolution. Paul Benatalou settled in Baltimore as a successful shipping merchant. Smallwood Street is named after a Maryland state governor who was the southern commander of the Maryland Line during the American Revolution.