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Maryland. Washington, D.C. The Province of Maryland[1] was an English and later British colony in North America from 1634 [2] until 1776, when the province was one of the Thirteen Colonies that joined in supporting the American Revolution against Great Britain. In 1781, Maryland was the 13th signatory to the Articles of Confederation.
The recorded history of Maryland dates back to the beginning of European exploration, starting with the Venetian John Cabot, who explored the coast of North America for the Kingdom of England in 1498. After European settlements had been made to the south and north, the colonial Province of Maryland was granted by King Charles I to Sir George ...
Margaret Brent. (c 1601 – c 1671) first woman in the English colonies to appear before court [9][10] Mary Brent. early settler and plantation owner, sister of Margaret [11] Giles Brent. (c1600 – 1672) Catholic early settler, [12] married Mary Kittamaquad, the daughter of the Piscataway Tayac [13][14] Brice.
The State of Maryland began as the Province of Maryland, an English settlement in North America founded in 1632 as a proprietary colony. George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore (1580–1632), wished to create a haven for his fellow English Catholics in the New World. After founding a colony in the Newfoundland called "Avalon", he convinced the King ...
The Maryland Center for History and Culture ( MCHC ), formerly the Maryland Historical Society (MdHS), [ 6] founded on March 1, 1844, [ 1] is the oldest cultural institution in the U.S. state of Maryland. The organization "collects, preserves, and interprets objects and materials reflecting Maryland's diverse heritage".
The center of population of Maryland is located on the county line between Anne Arundel County and Howard County, in the unincorporated community of Jessup. [97] Maryland's history as a border state has led it to exhibit characteristics of both the Northern and the Southern regions of the United States.
Website. www.stmarysmd.com. St. Mary's County, established in 1637, is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 113,777. [1] Its county seat is Leonardtown. [2] The name is in honor of Mary, the mother of Jesus. [3] St.
Leonard Calvert (1606 – June 9, 1647) was the first proprietary governor of the Province of Maryland. [2] He was the second son of The 1st Baron Baltimore (1579–1632), the first proprietor of Maryland. His younger brother Cecil (1605–1675), who inherited the colony and the title upon the death of their father George, April 15, 1632 ...