Maryland

• Admitted to Statehood: April 28, 1788
• Origin of Name: Named for Queen Henrietta Maria
• Capital: Annapolis
• Nickname: "Old Line State", "Free State"
• Motto: Manly Deeds, Feminine Words
• Bird: Baltimore Oriole
• Flower: Black-Eyed Susan
• Song: "Maryland, My Maryland"
• Tree: White Oak
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