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| Francis Scott Key |
| "He will therefore seek to establish for his country in the eyes of the world, such a character as shall make her not unworthy of the name of a Christian nation." |
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| George Washington |
"The General hopes and trusts that every officer and man, will endeavor so to live, and act, as becomes a Christian Soldier defending the dearest Rights and Liberties of his country."
July 9, 1776 |
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| John Adams |
"The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: 'It connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity."
July 4, 1821 |
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| Thomas Jefferson |
| "Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God?" |
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| Entered the Union: April 28, 1788 (7) |
Capital: Annapolis |
| Origin of Name: In honor of Henrietta Maria (queen of Charles I of England) |
| State Nickname: Old Line State |
State Bird: Baltimore Oriole |
| State Flower: Black-Eyed Susan |
State Tree: White Oak |
| State Dog: Chesapeake Bay Retriever |
State Horse: Thoroughbred |
| State Song: "Maryland! My Maryland!" |
State Cat: Calico |
| State Motto: Fatti maschii, parole femine (Strong Deeds, Gentle Words) |
| State Forests: 7 • State Parks: 40 |
| Famous For: Johns Hopkins University, Annapolis US Naval Academy, Chesapeake Bay, Assateague Wild Ponies |
| Famous Marylanders: Eubie Blake (musician), John Wilkes Booth (actor who assassinated Lincoln), Samuel Chase • Thurgood Marshall (US Supreme Court), Frederick Douglass (abolitionist), Christopher Gist (frontiersman), John Hanson (president of Continental Congress), Matthew Henson (polar explorer), Billie Holiday (jazz-blues singer), Johns Hopkins (financier), Francis Scott Key (lawyer, poet), Babe Ruth (baseball), Upton Sinclair (novelist), George Alfred Townsend (journalist), Harriet Tubman (abolitionist), Frank Zappa (singer) |
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| State Fair: Contoocook |
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| Maryland State Forests |
| Maryland State Parks |
| Maryland Historic Sites |
| Skiing in Maryland |
| Fishing in Maryland |
| Hunting in Maryland |
| Baltimore Orioles (MLB) |
| Baltimore Ravens (NFL) |
| Maryland Photo Gallery - 1 |
| Maryland Photo Gallery - 2 |
| Maryland Butterfly Gallery |
| Maryland Bird Gallery |
| Listen to Baltimore Oriole Song |
| Maryland Homeschooling |
| Maryland Resorts |
| Maryland RV Parks |
| Maryland Hotels & Reviews |
| Maryland Restaurants & Reviews |
| In 1608, Capt. John Smith explored Chesapeake Bay. Charles I granted a royal charter for Maryland to Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore, in 1632, and English settlers, many of whom were Roman Catholic, landed on St. Clement's (now Blakistone) Island in 1634. Religious freedom, granted to all Christians in the Toleration Act passed by the Maryland assembly in 1649, was ended by a Puritan revolt (1654–1658). |
| In 1814, during the British attempt to capture Baltimore, the bombardment of Fort McHenry inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words to “The Star-Spangled Banner.” |
| Maryland's Eastern Shore and Western Shore embrace the Chesapeake Bay. The Bay produces more seafood—oysters, crabs, clams, fin fish—than any comparable body of water. |
| According to some historians, Gen. George Washington bestowed the name “Old Line State” and thereby associated Maryland with its regular line troops, the Maryland Line, who served courageously in many Revolutionary War battles. |
| King Williams School, the first school in the United States, opened in 1696. |
| The first dental school in the United States opened at the University of Maryland. |
| The first practical refrigerator was invented in Baltimore in 1803. |
| The Mason-Dixon Line, named after the British surveyors who mapped it between 1763 and 1767, marks the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania. |
| Baltimore is named after Cecil Calvert who received the Maryland Colony from King Charles I. His title was “Lord Baltimore.” |
| The first woman in the new world to demand the right to vote was Mistress Margaret Brent, St. Mary's City, 1648. |
| Wild ponies live on the islands of Chincoteague and Assateague off the coast of Virginia and Maryland. The Ponies are a race of small hardy horses, compact and good natured. The legend is that these ponies swam ashore from a Spanish Vessel which had capsized off the coast, around the century 1600. Once on the islands they became stunted under the harsh environment. The horses bred down to the unique breed we know today as the Chincoteague Pony. |
| The first telegraph message, "what hath God wrought," was sent from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. on May 24, 1844. |
| The first African American scientist, Benjamin Banneker, was a Marylander who in 1791 became the first African American employee of the federal government. |
| In 1831, the B&O (Baltimore & Ohio) Railroad set a speed record at an incredible 30 miles per hour! |
| The Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is considered a masterpiece and one of the finest 19th century buildings in the world. The basilica is the first cathedral in the United States. Baltimore represents the first Roman Catholic diocese. |
| King Williams School opened in 1696 it was the first school in the United States. |
| Maryland Ethnic Roots: German 15.7%, Irish 11.7%, English 9%, American 5.8%, Italian 5.1% |
| Religion in Maryland: 82% Christian (56% Protestant, 23% Catholic, 3% Other), 14% No Religion, 3% Jewish, 1% Other Religions |
| Annapolis is known as the sailing capital of the world. |
| On September 14, 1975, Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton of Emmitsburg was canonized, becoming the first native-born American to be so honored. Saint Elizabeth Ann formed the religious community the Sisters of Charity. |
| Maryland gave up some of it's land to form Washington D.C. |
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| April Fool's Day |
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April 1
April Fool's Day
is celebrated in various countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes or sending someone on a fool's errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible.
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| Arbor Day |
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April 26, 2013
Arbor Day is a national holiday enacted in 1872 to encourage people to plant trees and appreciate all the things trees give us. |
| National Day of Prayer |
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May 2, 2013
National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting all Americans to pray for our nation. It as created in 1952 by Congress and Pres. Harry S. Truman.
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| Mothers Day |
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May 12, 2013
is Mother's Day! It is celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May to honor mothers and motherhood. In 1914, Pres. Woodrow Wilson made this an official holiday in the USA.
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| Armed Forces Day |
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May 18, 2013
Armed Forces Day
is a day to pay tribute to the men and women who serve in the five military branches of the United States' armed forces.
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| Pentecost |
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May 19, 2013
Pentecost
is the day the Christian church was born. On the Jewish feast of Pentecost, 40 days after Jesus rose from the dead, he sent the Holy Spirit to fill his disciples with the empowerment of God's presence.
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| Memorial Day |
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May 27, 2013
Memorial Day
is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service
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