State
bird: Baltimore Oriole
State
tree: White Oak
State
flower: Black-eyed Susan
Capital:
Annapolis
Products:
corn, dairy products, poultry, fruits, tobacco, oysters
Rivers:
Elk River
Sassafras River
Chester River
Choptank River
Nanticoke River
Wicomocio River
Pokomoke River
Potomac River
Susquehanna River
Patapsoo River
Population:
3,100,689
Area:
10,577 square miles
Year
made state:April 28, 1788, the 7th state
Largest
city: Baltimore
Number
of counties:23
Park:
Lexington Park
Cities:
Frostburg
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Denton
Rockville
Snow Hill
Cambridge
Annapolis
Highest
point: Backbone Mountain
Coastline:
31 miles
Bordering
states: Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Rank:42nd
Land
Area: 9838 square miles
This
state was named Maryland in honor of Henrietta Marie, the wife of
England's King Charles.
Historical Facts
1. Maryland's state house in Annapolis is the oldest capitol still used for state government.
2. Two Indian tribes, both members of the Algonquian family, lived in Maryland when the white settlers arrived.
3.
Maryland was the first colony to oppose the taxation and trade limitations
caused by England.
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