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Quick Facts: Maryland
| Capital
City: |
Annapolis |
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| Nickname: |
Old Line State /
Free State |
| Motto: |
Fatti Maschii
Parole Femine
(Manly deeds, womanly words) |
| Statehood: |
April 28, 1788
(7th) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
Named to honor
Henrietta Maria, wife of England's King Charles I. |
| Largest
Cities: |
Baltimore, Columbia, Silver Spring,
Dundalk, Wheaton-Glenmont, Ellicott City |
| Border
States: |
Delaware,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia |
| Land
Area: |
9,775 sq. mi.,
42nd largest |
| State
Bird: |
Baltimore Oriole |
| State
Flower: |
Black-Eyed Susan
(rudbeckia hirta) |
| State
Tree: |
White Oak |
| State
Song: |
Maryland, My
Maryland |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 112th Congress
U.S. Senate: 112th Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional Directory database! |
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