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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 ...
Maryland, My Maryland. " Maryland, My Maryland " was the state song of the U.S. state of Maryland from 1939 until 2021. [1] The song is set to the melody of "Lauriger Horatius" [2] — the same tune "O Tannenbaum" was taken from. The lyrics are from a nine-stanza poem written by James Ryder Randall (1839–1908) in 1861.
Maryland (US: / ˈ m ɛr ɪ l ə n d / ⓘ MERR-il-ənd) [b] is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. [8] [9] It borders Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to its east, and the national capital of Washington, D.C. to the southwest.
It was designed by Charles Willson Peale. State seal of Maryland from 1817 to 1854. The Great Seal of the State of Maryland is the official government emblem of the U.S. state of Maryland. Its official service is to authenticate acts by the General Assembly of Maryland (state legislature), but it is also used for display purposes at most state ...
The obverse side shows Lord Baltimore as a knight on a charging horse. The reverse side shows the Calvert seal, a plowman, a fisherman, the state motto and a Latin text that translates as "You have crowned us with the shield of your goodwill." 1969. [2][3] Coat of arms. The coat of arms of Maryland.
39°16′22″N 76°36′01″W / 39.27270°N 76.60027°W / 39.27270; -76.60027 (BALTIMORE (Tug)) City of Baltimore. Oldest steam-powered tugboat in operation in the United States. 4. Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station. Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station.
During the American Civil War (1861–1865), Maryland, a slave state, was one of the border states, straddling the South and North. Despite some popular support for the cause of the Confederate States of America, Maryland did not secede during the Civil War. Governor Thomas H. Hicks, despite his early sympathies for the South, helped prevent ...
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".