Maryland (MD) |
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| Maryland's Web Site and Kid's Page | ||
Capital City: |
Annapolis | |
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's Bird: |
Baltimore Oriole | |
State's Flower: |
Black-Eyed Susan (rudbeckia hirta) | |
State's Tree: |
White Oak | |
State's Song: |
Maryland, My Maryland | |
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