Maryland

Maryland

Welcome to Maryland! The Maryland of fun,joy and all things amazing!

Maryland's nickname is **The Old Line state.**


 * History-**
 * The first people to live in Maryland was the Paleo Native Americans
 * The explorers came on March 25,1634
 * The explorers were British settlers
 * 140 British settlers came in 1634
 * Maryalnd became an offical state on April 28,1788
 * Maryland was a very big part of the civil war
 * In 1862, the Antietam Battle was fought in Maryland,later called " The Single Bloodiest Day In The Civil War"
 * Today they have water sports,winter sports,hiking,hunting,fishing,biking,golfing,bird watching, and tours of important Maryland landmarks


 * Native Americans-**

There were three types of Native Americans in Maryland. The first was the Paleo. They lived by what is now Chesapeake Bay.They ate clams and other seafood. Nobody knows why,but they dissapered.The second type was the Nanticoke. They were very peaceful Native Americans. However, they were dominated by the warlike Susquehannock. The last kind was the Susquehannock. The Susquehannock were enemies of the Iroqouis. To defeat the Iroqouis,they teamed up with the Huron tribe. In 1667, smallpox spread through the Susquehannock tribe, killing most of them. Later, the Susquehannock surrendered to the Iroqouis. The last few members of the Susquehannock were killed by a mob in 1763. Today, there are only a few Native Americans left in Maryland.


 * State Symbols-**

The state bird is the Baltimore Oriole. The state tree is the White Oak. The state flower is the Black-Eyed Susan. The state crustacean is the Maryland Blue Crab. The state cat is the Calico Cat. The state folk dance is the Square Dance. The state drink is Milk. The state sport is jousting. The state dinosaur is Astrodon Johnstoni. The state dog is the Chesapeake Bay Retreiver.


 * Geography,Climate and State Facts-**


 * The postal abbrevation of Maryland is MD.
 * The size of Maryland in square miles is 12,407 square miles.
 * The population of Maryland is 5,699,478 people.
 * They have all types of areas, rural,urban and suburban.
 * Sometimes there is 100% humidity in Maryland.
 * Maryland is in the Northeast region.
 * In Spring, the high is 65ºF and the low is 44ºF.
 * In the Fall, the high is 68ºF and the low is 49ºF.
 * In the Summer, the high is 86ºF and the low is 66ºF.
 * In Winter, the high is 45ºF and the low is 28ºF.
 * They have swamps, flat land,forested mountains and steep valleys.
 * One of the most important geographical landmarks in Maryland is the Chesapeake Bay.
 * There is sandy soil in the Atlantic Coastal Plain,a part of Maryland.
 * In the Northwest part of Maryland, there is fertile soil so most of the farming is done there.
 * The most westernmost area, the Appalachian region, has Maryland's tallest mountains and most of it's forests

. **Natural Resources, Industry, and Crops-**
 * coal
 * granite
 * talc
 * slate
 * sandstone
 * sand
 * gravel
 * limestone
 * Not a long time ago, farming was a large industry.Now, it is a small percentage of jobs.
 * Most of the jobs now are related to goverment.
 * They also have cement/concrete industries.
 * chicken
 * corn
 * crabs
 * oysters
 * sweets
 * baked goods
 * sweets
 * drinks


 * Goverment-**
 * The state capital is Annapolis.
 * The state governer currently is Martin O'Malley ( Democrat).
 * The state population is 5,699,478 people.
 * There are are eight U.S. Representatives in Maryland.
 * Six of them are Democrats and two are Republicans
 * There are forty-seven state senators in Maryland.
 * There are one-hundred-forty-one state representatives in Maryland.
 * There are twenty-three counties in Maryland.
 * The two U.S. senators in Maryalnd are Ben Cardin ( Democrat)and Barbara Mikulski ( Democrat).


 * Tourism-**
 * They have baseballl,football.golf and sailing in Maryland.
 * The main food people eat in Maryalnd is crabs and other seafood.
 * The main attractions in Maryland are Adventure Park U.S.A, Assateague State Park, Big Run State Park, Academy Art Museum, and The American Visionary Art Museum.
 * Famous people from Maryland are Babe Ruth, Harriet Tubman, Tom Clancy, Francis Scott Key and Fredrick Douglass
 * Maryland's two major sports teams are the Baltimore Orioles (MLB) and the Baltimore Ravens (NFL).
 * Maryland was the 7th state.
 * Maryland had the first umbrella factory and the first dental school.
 * The Methodist Church of America was organized in Maryalnd.
 * The Baltimore Basillica was the first Roman Catholic cathedral in the U.S.A.
 * The National Aqurium is in Baltimore.
 * All of the lakes in Maryalnd are man-made,not by nature.
 * The U.S. Naval Academy is in Annapolis.
 * The time zone is one hour ahead of Illinois.
 * Hinsdale IL is 627.61 miles ( 1010.05 kilometers) away from Annapolis, Maryland.
 * Every year on January 19th a cloaked figure known as the " Poe Toaster" honors Edgar Allen Poe( he died on January 19th) by placing three rose on his grave and throwing a glass of cognac on his grave. In 1993 there was a note left on the grave saying the old 'Toaster" had died and there was going to be a replacement. Today,people come from around the world just to get a glimpse of the hooded " Poe Toaster".
 * Each year, in Crisfield,Maryland, there is a festival called the Hard Crab Derby. You can buy a crab for $5,name it, and race it. The winner ends up being set free but however, the losers end up as dinner.


 * Thank you for visiting Maryland! Come visit again soon!**