In 18th-century England, the prisons were overflowing. As a last resort to house the growing ranks of miscreants, the government began confining convicts in ships on the Thames. Soon even the ships ...

Brown’s Wharf, Fells Point. Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays to Wednesdays; 8 a.m. to 3 a.m. Thursdays to Saturdays. Call 276-5751. Rosalie Spence, owner of the Deli, is a familiar face. Visitors to ...