Editing Italian Americans (section)

=== Baltimore ===
Italians began to settle in Baltimore during the late 1800s. Some Italian immigrants came to the [[Port of Baltimore]] by boat. The earliest Italian settlers in Baltimore were sailors from [[Genoa]], the capital city of the Italian region of [[Liguria]], who arrived during the 1840s and 1850s. Later immigrants came from [[Naples]], [[Abruzzo]], [[Cefalù]], and [[Province of Palermo|Palermo]]. These immigrants created the monument to [[Christopher Columbus]] in [[Druid Hill Park]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=LaGumina |first=Salvatore John |title=The Italian American experience: an encyclopedia |date=2000 |publisher=Garland Pub |isbn=978-0-203-80114-7 |location=New York |oclc=560063238}}</ref> Many other Italians came by train after entering the country through [[New York City]]'s [[Ellis Island]]. Italian immigrants who arrived by train would enter the city through the [[President Street Station]]. Because of this, Italians largely settled in a nearby neighborhood that is now known as [[Little Italy, Baltimore|Little Italy]].

Little Italy comprises six blocks bounded by Pratt Street to the North, the [[Inner Harbor]] to the South, Eden Street to the East, and President Street to the West. Other neighborhoods where large numbers of Italians settled include [[Lexington, Baltimore|Lexington]], [[Belair-Edison, Baltimore|Belair-Edison]], and Cross Street. Many settled along [[Lombard Street (Baltimore)|Lombard Street]], which was named after the Italian town of [[Guardia Lombardi]]. The Italian community, overwhelmingly [[Catholic Church in Italy|Roman Catholic]], established a number of Italian American parishes such as [[St. Leo's Church (Baltimore, Maryland)|St. Leo's Church]] and Our Lady of Pompeii Church. The Our Lady of Pompeii Church holds the annual Highlandtown Wine Festival, which celebrates Italian-American culture and benefits the Highlandtown community association.<ref>{{Cite book |editor=Jack Carlsen |editor2=Stephen Charters |title=Global wine tourism: research, management and marketing|pages=209–224|location=Wallingford|publisher=CABI|isbn=978-1-84593-170-4|last1=Carlsen|first1=J. |last2=Getz|first2=D.|chapter=Strategic planning for a regional wine festival: The Margaret River Wine Region Festival|year=2006|doi=10.1079/9781845931704.0209}}</ref>