The Baltimore Public Market System is the oldest continuously operating public market system in the United States.
[1] Today, the markets are administered by the Baltimore Public Market Corporation, which was established in 1995 as a non-profit organization.
[2] In 1751, twenty years after the founding of Baltimore Town, the first public market house was introduced.
[3] Twelve years later, the first market was constructed.
At the peak of their operation, there were eleven markets across the city.