Maryland

Maryland — page 3 — Maryland QUICK FACTS Name Maryland is named after Queen Henrietta Maria 1609 1669 She was the wife of England's King Charles I 1600 1649 State Capital Annapolis population 38 856 FOLVNTATO CORONAST Date of Statehood April 28 1788 7th state Population 6 006 401 19th most populous state Area Total Land and Water 12 406 square miles 32 131 sq km 42nd largest state Largest City Baltimore population 622 793 Nickname The Old Line State Motto Fatti Maschii Parole Femine Manly Deeds Womanly gentle Words State Bird Baltimore Oriole MARYLAND

Maryland — page 4 — THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Flower Black Eyed Susan State Gemstone Patuxent River Stone agate State Tree White Oak State Song Maryland My Maryland Highest Point Hoye Crest of Backbone Mountain 3 360 feet 1 024 m Lowest Point Atlantic Ocean 0 feet 0 m Average July High Temperature 87°F 31°C Record High Temperature 109°F 43°C in Cumberland and Frederick on July 10 1936 Average January Low Temperature 24°F 4°C Record Low Temperature 40°F 40°C in Oakland on January 13 1912 Average Annual Precipitation 44 inches 112 cm Number of U S Senators 2 Number of U S Representatives 8 U S Postal Service Abbreviation MD QUICK FACTS

Maryland — page 5 — Maryland GEOGRAPHY Maryland Maryland is in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States Its total land and water area is 12 406 square miles 32 131 sq km That makes it the 42nd largest state It shares a long northern border with Pennsylvania The border is called the Mason Dixon Line To the east is Delaware Two states West Virginia and Virginia are Maryland's neighbors to the south Tucked into a corner of the state's southwest is Washington DC The nation's capital rests on a piece of land donated by Maryland in 1790 Maryland has many kinds of land which is why it is called America in Miniature There are three main regions They include the Appalachian Mountains in the west the Piedmont Plateau in central Maryland and the Coastal Plain in the east Catoctin Mountain Park MARYLAND 8€

Maryland — page 6 — THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PENNSYLVANIA Frederick Baltimore VIRGINIA Bethesda Annapolis VIRGINIA RYLAN Maryland's total land and water area is 12 406 square miles 32 131 sq km It is the 42nd largest state The state capital is Annapolis GEOGRAPHY

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