Highlandtown is a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The area currently known as Highlandtown was established in 1866 when the area known as "Snake Hill" was established as a village outside of the Baltimore city limits. The first settlers of the community were primarily German Americans. In 1870 residents renamed the neighborhood "Highland Town" because of the views it offered over the city. The neighborhood was made part of Baltimore City in 1919. Current United States Senator Barbara Mikulski grew up in Highlandtown.