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"Tunnel Joe"

By Ric Cottom ,
Lisa Morgan
Published March 24, 2022 at 5:55 PM EDT
Photo:Guard tower at fence, Metropolitan Transition Center/Former Maryland Penitentiary, 954 Forrest Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 . Credit: Eli Pousson/Flickr/Creative Commons 13 November 2018
Photo:Guard tower at fence, Metropolitan Transition Center/Former Maryland Penitentiary, 954 Forrest Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 . Credit: Eli Pousson/Flickr/Creative Commons 13 November 2018

On February 19,1951, Joseph "Tunnel Joe" Holmes escaped from the Maryland State Penitentiary via a 70 foot long tunnel under the jail. 

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Ric Cottom
Ric Cottom came to Baltimore more than four decades ago and never left. Formerly the editor and publisher at the Maryland Historical Society, he now runs the Chesapeake Book Company, publishing Chesapeake regional history, biography, and environmental studies.
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Lisa Morgan
Lisa Morgan covered the local arts community as co-creator and host of WYPR’s award-winning program The Signal from 2004 to 2015. She has created and produced many programs for WYPR, including news stories, features, commentaries, and audio documentaries. She taught audio production at Goucher College and has done voice-over work for a variety of clients. The Weekly Reader is her latest project.
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