Five Minute Histories: Leakin Park

Did you know that Leakin Park is the largest urban wilderness on the East Coast? Explore the history and preservation of this wild and beautiful landscape with us today!
This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." Twice a week, we’ll record a short video about a different historic place in Baltimore and post it on our Facebook page and website.

[@lolaDYM]

Unfortunately I had a family member that was dumped there. So it's good to hear a better history about the park for once.

[@kevinkiss3340]

Squirrels are afraid of this Park.

[@alexbull4173]

there's a lot of people who bike through the park all year. Plenty of people from the county use it even during the winter

[@billiamc1969]

Baltimore City allowed Leakin Park to fall into such horrible conditions, the State of Maryland has now stepped in and taken over maintaining the park...Baltimore City is historically corrupt apparently

[@thomaspowers7827]

The artist James McNeil Whistler lived at Crimea for several months, his father worked with Thomas Winan is Russia.

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

This is so cool!

[@masterk5372]

Just the name of the park is creepy

[@chriswalsh2312]

I would not recommend anyone walking or biking in this park.

[@uwontgetfa]

Why, Chris Walsh?

[@billiamc1969]

What kind of fool are you? The park is wonderful

[@prod3362]

Luckily there were no people living on this land prior to Europeans....

[@nuttynut722]

I think this is the last place that you wanna take a walk in USA....

[@mitchdaniels3455]

The next season of, 'American Horror Story' should feature Leakin Park. For decades it's been a dumping ground for dead bodies.

[@kevingrace945]

haven't they found alot of died bodies buried out there?

[@FoodGrubReport]

1949-2021 they have found 50 bodies there

[@Maddenmvp_yt]

@@FoodGrubReport try over 80 between 1946-2023

[@kevenpinder7025]

The gallows humor about Leakin Park goes, "why don't you want to try disposing of a body in Leakin Park? Because all of the good spots are already taken."

[@tiffanyrogers3281]

I am sure there is more dead bodies in there. So sad

[@sagemunafo]

You might even find a dead body or two on your ride! Beautiful!

[@Pohleece222]

Unfortunately this park has been smeared with a dark history.

[@mellissadalby1402]

I used to walk my dog through Leakin Park (coming in from the Gynns Falls Parkway end), but when cars started getting broken into in that little parking lot, I quit going there. Nice wooded path that is very level (probably used to be the railroad to Dickyville)..

[@ElizabethTyler-rv5lk]

Take a walk and pray for all the lost souls