KEY FACTS ABOUT MARYLAND

Population (1994): 5,006,000 (18th in size)

State size: 10,460 square miles (42nd in size)

State Capital: Annapolis (named after Queen Anne of England)

Major cities: Annapolis, Baltimore, Dundalk, Silver Spring, Towson and Wheaton

Admission to union: The 7th State

Date entered the union: April 28, 1788

Origin of state name: Named after Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of King Charles I of England.

Nicknames: The Old Line State

Bordering states: Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia and Pennsylvania, with the Atlantic Ocean on the east.

Motto: Manly Deeds, Womanly Words

State bird: Baltimore Oriole

State flower: Black-eyed Susan

State tree: White Oak

History of Maryland

A lot of events and changes have happened in Maryland to make it the state it is today. There are many historic periods in Maryland's history. There was the colonial period in which settlers first came to America to settle. There was the Revolutionary period, which occurred during the American Revolution. Then, there was the period that took place during the Civil War in which most of Marylanders were split on opinions. The Revolutionary Period and Civil War period are placed together because they are around the same time periods.  The final period can all be categorized in the twentieth century, from 1900 to 2000. There is an extensive amount that has happened in the last one hundred years. The main events will be pointed out.

Here are some key ideas and events to keep in mind while looking at the History of Maryland:

·         The first settlement in Maryland was established by English settlers in about 1634.

·         Maryland did not become a state in the United States until 1776, during the American Revolution.

·         It had always been a slave state. But, by 1860, about fifty percent of black Americans had been set free by their masters. 

Here are some more links to learn more about the history of Maryland: 

http://tiger.towson.edu/~astuec1/history.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Maryland

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108223.html

http://www.visitmaryland.org/Students/Pages/MarylandHistoryTimeline.aspx

Government of Maryland. Current governor of Maryland - Martin O`Malley

To my mind, the main person of each state is it`s governor. Current governor of US state Maryland is Martin O`Malley, and I want ot tell you some information about this person and about the goverment of Maryland in general. 

Maryland is governed under a constitution adopted in 1867. The general assembly consists of 47 senators and 141 delegates, all elected for four-year terms. The governor, also elected for a four-year term, may succeed him- or herself once. The state elects two U.S. senators and eight representatives. It has 10 electoral votes. Democrats traditionally dominate state government; William D. Schaefer was elected governor in 1986 and 1990, Parris Glendening in 1994 and 1998. In 2002, however, a Republican, Robert Ehrlich, Jr., was elected to the office. Ehrlich was defeated (2006) for reelection by Democrat Martin O'Malley.

The Governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of Maryland, and he is the commander-in-chief of the state'sNational Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state, and he has a broad range of appointive powers in both the State and local governments, as specified by the Maryland Constitution. Because of the extent of these constitutional powers, the Governor of Maryland has been ranked as being among the most powerful Governors in the United States.

The current Governor is Martin O'Malley, a Democrat and a former mayor of Baltimore who defeated the Republican incumbent Robert Ehrlich in the November 2006 election. O'Malley won reelection in November 2010, in a rematch against Ehrlich.

Read more: 

Maryland: Government, Politics, and Higher Education — Infoplease.com 

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0859517.html#ixzz29ZWiDnIG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_O'Malley

http://www.gov.state.md.us/

http://www.facebook.com/MartinOMalley

Geography, and some interesting facts about Maryland

Maryland, one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States.

Maryland is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virginia (S, W) and Pennsylvania (N).

Maryland is a state of the United States, one of the South Atlantic States (considered part of the Mid-Atlantic States and sometimes part of the Northeast).

Its U.S. postal abbreviation is MD.  Its Associated Press abbreviation is Md.

Maryland was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution.

A seaboard state, E Maryland is divided by Chesapeake Bay, which runs almost to the northern border; thus the region of Maryland called the Eastern Shore is separated from the main part of the state and is dominated by the bay. For the most part, the erratic course of the Potomac River separates the main part of Maryland from Virginia (to the south) and the long, narrow western handle from West Virginia (to the south and west). The District of Columbia cuts a rectangular indentation into the state just below the falls of the Potomac.

The main part of the state is divided by the fall line, which runs between the upper end of Chesapeake Bay and Washington, D.C.; to the north and west is the rolling Piedmont, rising to the Blue Ridge and to the Pennsylvania hills.

Here you can learn all about the history of Maryland:

To learn more information, visi this link: 

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0832053.html

http://www.globalclassroom.org/geog.html

http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/md_geography.htm

http://www.visitmaryland.org/PressRoom/Pages/MarylandGeography.aspx


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The beauty of this state is real! Natural wonders of Maryland

Pictures of main cities of beautiful state Maryland:

Natural wonders:

Cunningham Falls

Cunningham Falls is Maryland's highest waterfall. It slides down a rock face in a number of steps. Hunting Creek does not have a large watershed and the falls can get pretty thin.

Waterfalls of the Potomac River Region

Take a trip today from Washington to Harpers Ferry and it’s a 45-minute drive along four-lane highways. With our modern conveniences it’s hard to envision how difficult such a trip would have been in George Washington’s day, especially if you were hauling a load of cargo. Washington had a dream of taming the Potomac River with a series of bypass canals, and he formed a company to build them. His Patowmack Company enterprise did build canals on the Virginia side of the river, but the venture had limited success. Another company’s later effort, dubbed the “Great National Project,” resulted in the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on the Maryland side of the river, stretching from Washington, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland. The canal was doomed from the start, however, with construction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad beginning on the same day. Although the canal remained in operation from 1850 until 1924, the railroad proved the better means for transporting cargo. Today, the canal is protected as a national historic park. It’s a popular route for hikers and bicyclists, and a good place to get away from the maddening Washington crowds. Most of the waterfalls listed for this region are on the Potomac River, and only one of those, Great Falls, is anything to get excited about. This eTrail includes Great Falls of the Potomac

Muddy Creek Falls

Muddy Creek Falls is in Swallow Falls State Park near Oakland, Maryland. There is a $3 dollar fee to visit the park. Once in the park signs will guide you to the falls. This waterfall is the result of the Muddy Creek falling into the gorge carved out by the Youghiogheny River (known as the "Yawk"). The height of the falls is 53 feet, making it the highest waterfall in Maryland according to some. Cunningham Falls, also located in Maryland, is over 70 feet high but does not fall in a single drop.