Here is the 20th instalment of my monthly feature going through
the States of the United States in alphabetical order to check out how they got
named, what their flag is like and other things of interest.
Maryland
is
one of the original 13 Colonies. Maryland is not large geographically but is
densely populated. It's about the same
size as Belgium.
Location –
Maryland borders 4 other states – Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Delaware – and Washington DC. The State
is almost bisected by Chesapeake Bay
Origin
of name – named after Henrietta Maria (Queen of Charles I)
Nicknames –
Old Line State, Free State
Flag
Capital –
Annapolis (largest city – Baltimore)
Flower –
Black-eyed Susan
State
Tree
– White Oak
Bird –
Baltimore Oriole
Signature
foods – Steamed crabs (blue and soft shell), Crab cakes,
Chicken Maryland, Smith Island Cake
Famous
places – US Naval Academy, Fort McHenry National Monument, Ocean
City Beach, Historic Annapolis
Famous
businesses/brands – Under Armour, Black & Decker
Famous
people from Maryland – Spiro Agnew, Nancy Pelosi, Thurgood
Marshall (US Supreme Ct Justice), Carl Bernstein, Tom Clancy, Anne Tyler, Leon
Uris, Cass Elliot, Billie Holiday, Joan Jett, David Hasselhoff, Babe Ruth –
there's an eclectic list for you!
I've never heard of Smith Island Cake before. Need to research that one!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of this series. I have to check out the previous 19 now.
ReplyDeleteOur holiday to Baltimore was wonderful for many reasons – for the natural beauty of the countryside, for the fact that we actually got to relax
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