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AbbreviationMD
Source: United States Postal Service – Abbreviations
CapitalAnnapolis
Population5,773,552
Source: Resident Population Data – 2010 Census
GovernorMartin O’Malley (Democrat, to January 2015)
Entered the UnionApril 28, 1788
as the 7th state
MottoFatti maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly words)
NicknameThe Free State, The Old Line State
FlowerBlack-eyed susan
BirdBaltimore Oriole
SongMaryland! My Maryland!
Professional Sports TeamsBaltimore Ravens (Football); Baltimore Orioles (Baseball). Note: The Washington Redskins football team’s home stadium is in Landover, Maryland.
(sports listing policy)
Origin of NameIn honor of Henrietta Maria (Queen of Charles I of England)
Historical SitesFort McHenry National Monument, Harpers Ferry and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Parks, Antietam National Battlefield
Points of InterestNational Aquarium, US Naval Academy, Goddard Space Flight Center
Bordering StatesMaryland borders Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
FlagMaryland's flag

Follow these links to read articles about Maryland from Encyclopedias and Almanacs:

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  • 50states.com: Maryland
    http://www.50states.com/maryland.htm
    The site provides a wealth of information about Maryland. It includes everything from the highest point to county profile to climate.
  • Things To Do in Maryland
    http://www.thingstodo.com/states/MD/index.htm
    ThingsToDo.com is an online guide to information about Maryland’s entertainment, recreation, and travel, and includes the state’s interesting facts, famous people, and special events.
  • Roadside America: Maryland Attractions
    http://www.roadsideamerica.com/map/md.html
    Roadside America describes itself as an online guide to offbeat attractions. This site offers reviews of “weird sites along the highway” in Maryland.
  • FedStats: MapStat: United States: Maryland
    http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/24000.html
    Fast access to statistics from more than 100 federal agencies on “economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more” in Maryland.
  • The state boat of Maryland is the Skipjack, state tree is the White oak, state crustacean is the Maryland Blue Crab, state dog is the Ch esapeake Bay retriever, state insect is the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly, and the state sport is Jousting.
  • Maryland was inhabited by Indians as early as ca. 10,000 B.C. Permanent Indian villages were established by ca. 1000 A.D.
  • Captain John Smith explored Chesapeake Bay in 1608.
  • Frederick Douglass (1817 – 1895), abolitionist leader who was born a slave in Maryland.
  • Johns Hopkins (1795 – 1873), merchant, banker, and philanthropist, who founded the hospital and university that bear his name.
  • Thurgood Marshall (1908 – ), first African-American justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849), author, poet, short-story writer.
  • Upton Beall Sinclair (1878 – 1968), writer, social critic, author of the novel The Jungle, whose revelations led to reforms in the meat-packing industry.
  • Harriet Tubman (1821 – 1913), born a slave in Maryland, but gained freedom and became organizer of the Underground Railroad.