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Where is Maryland?

Maryland

Maryland Facts• Seventh state founded in the United States

• The colony was founded by Lord Baltimore in 1634.

• Entered the Union on April 28, 1788

• Population (Jul 2008): 5,634,000 people

• Area: 10, 577 sq. miles

State Capital

• Annapolis

Major Cities in Maryland• Annapolis • Baltimore • Ocean City

Our Neighbors• Delaware• Pennsylvania• West Virginia • Virginia

Water, Water, Everywhere!• There are 2 large

bodies of water surrounding

Maryland. They

are the:• Chesapeake Bay• Atlantic Ocean

Chesapeake Bay

Atlantic Ocean

Agriculture• Corn• Dairy products • Fruits• Poultry• Tobacco• Vegetables

State Symbols

State symbols are items that are representation of a state. Each state has a

different bird, mammal, flag, song, and flower, along with other symbols assigned by

the state.

Do any of you know any state symbols?

State Bird

Baltimore Oriole- The Major League Baseball Team, the Baltimore Orioles, were named after Maryland’s state bird.

State Flower

• Black Eyed Susan

• The Black-Eyed Susan was named Maryland’s state flower on April 18, 1918.

State Tree

• The White Oak

• Maryland had the oldest White Oak in the US until 2002. It was over 500 years old.

State Mammals

• Dog: Chesapeake Bay Retriever

• Cat: Calico Cat

State Reptile

• Diamondback Terrapin

• University of Maryland, College Park, used the diamondback terrapin as their mascot. The mascot is more commonly known to us as Testudo the Terrapin.

State Crustacean

• Maryland Blue Crab

State Butterfly

• Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly

• This has been the state insect since 1973.

State Song and Flag

• “Maryland! My Maryland!”

Famous Residents of Maryland

• John Wilkes Booth, Actor and Lincoln’s assassin

• Frederick Douglass, Abolitionist• Francis Scott Key, Lawyer and

poet• Babe Ruth, Baseball player• Harriet Tubman, Abolitionist• Benjamin Banneker,

Mathematician and astronomer• Edgar Allen Poe, Writer• Frank Perdue, Poultry farmer

• Martin Lawrence, Comedian• Dave Chapelle, Comedian• Mya, Singer• Jim Henson, Creator of The

Muppets• Jada Pinkett- Smith, Actor and

wife of Will Smith• Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the

United States President Ronald Reagan

What did you learn interesting about Maryland today?