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Cherry Hill is one of the southernmost neighborhoods in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a relatively isolated enclave within the city, bounded by the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River to the north, the river's main channel to the east, and railroad tracks, including the tracks of the Baltimore Light Rail system, to the west and south. The only roads leading in or out of the neighborhood are Hanover Street, Potee Street, and Waterview Avenue; there's also a Light Rail stop at the northwest edge of the neighborhood.
The Cherry Hill neighborhood was developed fairly recently in Baltimore's history. The community was founded as a home for African-American veterans returning from World War II. Cherry Hill made national news when in 2005, a Virginian couple, Joshua Kelly and Llara Brook, were coming from a Baltimore Orioles game at Camden Yards on their way to Interstate 95 when they suddenly became lost in Cherry Hill. They flagged down police officers, asked them for directions and were then detained at a local jail center after attempting to cellphone for directions after the police officers refused to help them. The police officers involved were investigated but no action was taken against them. Cherry Hill is known for being one of the most dangerous and crime-ridden areas of South Baltimore with dozens of street post crime watch cameras standing at nearly every corner of nearly every street. More than half of its 8,000 residents live in poverty.[1]
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