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	All About Maryland: History of
		Maryland was also one of the key destinations for tens of thousands of British convicts punished by sentences of transportation, which carried on until independence.
		Maryland was the last hold-out; it refused to ratify until Virginia and New York agreed to rescind their claims to lands in the Ohio River valley.
		While Maryland was the last state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, it was the seventh state to ratify the Constitution, which it did by a vote of 63-11 on March 28, 1788.
	www.allaboutmaryland.com /history.html (1887 words)

	History of Maryland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Maryland was the last hold-out; it refused to ratify until Virginia and New York agreed to rescind their claims to lands in the Ohio River valley.
		While Maryland was the last state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, it was the seventh state to ratify the Constitution, which it did by a vote of 63-11 on March 28, 1788.
		Maryland, a slave state, was one of the border states, straddling the North and South.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Maryland (5055 words)

	Colonial history of Maryland
		His vessel was captured by a Maryland force, and Clayborne, who was not in the expedition, prudently fled to Virginia, and there effectually excited the hostility of the Indians against Calvert's colony, telling the Indians that they were Spaniards.
		When Baltimore courteously protested against the injustice of Puritan legislation in Maryland, the Protector said: "I would that all the sects, like the cedar and the myrtle and the oil-tree, should be planted in the wilderness together," and assured Lord Baltimore that he disapproved of the ungrateful decree.
		The people of Maryland did not wait upon movements at home, but boldly asserting their supreme authority, dissolved the proprietary portion of the General Assembly in the spring of 1660, and assumed the whole legislative power of the State.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/Our_Country_Vol_1/colonialh_ig.html (2837 words)

	Maryland : In Depth : History \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The first European to catch sight of the coast of Maryland was probably Dutchman Henry Hudson as he sailed in from the Atlantic and along the body of water now known as Delaware Bay.
		The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O), stretching westward across Maryland from Georgetown, reached Cumberland in 1850, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) reached the Ohio River in 1852.
		Marylander Francis Scott Key was inspired to write "The Star-Spangled Banner," a poem that, set to music, would become the country's national anthem.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/maryland/0230020044.html (1162 words)

	Colonial Maryland
		With the founding of Maryland came the first permanent proprietary government of America, that is, a government by a lord proprietor, who, holding his authoriity by virtue of a royal charter, nevertheless exercised that authority almost as an independent sovereign.
		Aside from the fact that Maryland was the first of the proprietary governments, the colony is especially remembered in American history as the first in which religious toleration had a place.
		Maryland was singularly free from Indian massacres as also for many years from maladministration; but there was one source of constant irritation that annoyed the colony for a generation, and that was the jealousy of the Virginians.
	www.usahistory.info /southern/Maryland.html (2853 words)

	Battleships USS Maryland BB-46
		Maryland transited the canal in the latter part of June to join the battle fleet stationed on the west coast.
		Maryland steamed from San Pedro 13 January 1944, rendezvoused with TF 53 at Hawaii, and sailed in time to be in position off the well-fortified Kwajelein Atoll in the Marshalls on the morning of the 31st.
		Maryland continued fire support duty until 7 April when she sailed with TF 54 to intercept a Japanese surface force to the northward.
	www.navyhistory.com /battle/Maryland.html (1633 words)

	Bibliography of Maryland Agriculture: Agricultural History of Maryland, UM Libraries
		Maryland's close proximity to the nation’s capital has meant that the state’s agricultural history is closely tied to national institutions, such as the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Agricultural Library, both part of the United States Department of Agriculture and located in Beltsville, Maryland.
		[1] Maryland is divided into six physiographic provinces, progressing in altitude from the shores of the Atlantic Coastal Plain in the east to the mountains of the Appalachian Plateaus in the west.
		Marylanders, such as John Beale Bordley (1727—1804), were leaders in advocating a scientific approach to agricultural issues in the new nation.
	www.lib.umd.edu /agriculture/usain/mdhistory.html (1645 words)

	State of Maryland History
		The Maryland Charter was issued to George's son Cecilius alias Cecil, Second Baron Baltimore, in 1632, but it was Cecil's younger brother Leonard who brought the first colonists aboard the Ark and the Dove, landing in March 1634 at St. Clements Island near the future capital at St. Mary's.
		A significant point in Maryland's history was the passage of the Act of Toleration in 1649, which encouraged settlement by many non-conformists, not only Catholics (in Calvert, Charles, and St. Marys counties) but also dissenters from Virginia (in Anne Arundel County) and Friends (Quakers).
		The earliest settlements congregated in southern Maryland, on the Western Shore, in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, and St. Marys counties.
	www.mymarylandgenealogy.com /md_state/history.htm (745 words)

	Maryland: History, Geography, Population, and State Facts — Infoplease.com
		Religious freedom, granted all Christians in the Toleration Act passed by the Maryland assembly in 1649, was ended by a Puritan revolt, 1654–1658.
		Maryland's Eastern Shore and Western Shore embrace the
		North American urban history: the everyday politics and spatial logics of metropolitan life.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108223.html (470 words)

	Maryland Science Center: About Us: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The Maryland Academy of Sciences is Maryland's oldest scientific institution and one of the oldest such institutions in the entire nation.
		At its inception in 1797, the Academy was an amateur scientific society—members met to discuss papers on astronomy, botany, zoology, and other subjects then known as the "natural sciences." Rembrandt and Raphael Peale, sons of painter and scientist Charles Wilson Peale, were among the distinguished early members.
		In 1897, the organization was re-incorporated under its present title, "The Maryland Academy of Sciences", and new quarters were opened on Mulberry Street a few years later.
	www.mdsci.org /aboutus/history.html (523 words)

	A Short History of Maryland Geological Survey
		Maryland was preceded by only four other states in establishing a geological survey, but claims credit for being the first to fully recognize the importance of a topographic map base on which to represent the geology of the State.
		During the eight years of this first Maryland Survey, the pace of the work of Alexander and Ducatel was incredible, in that Ducatel produced maps and reports on the geology, mineral resources, physical geography, and soils for virtually the entire state, all on topographic maps prepared by Alexander.
		For the first time in its history, the Maryland Geological Survey, as it was still popularly known, was not an independent agency, having now become a member agency of the newly formed Board of Natural Resources.
	www.mgs.md.gov /esic/brochures/mgshist.html (2856 words)

	The US50 - A guide to the state of Maryland - History
		Western Maryland played a strong role in the development of intrastate transportation, particularly with the CandO Canal, the National Pike and BandO Railroad passing through its rolling mountain terrain.
		Central Maryland, a region which is rich in historic mansions and preserved landmarks' also is known for its museums' galleries and hunt country.
		The Eastern Shore of Maryland continues to celebrate the heritage and traditions of the Chesapeake Bay with an emphasis on maritime history, waterfowl art and the seafood industry.
	www.theus50.com /maryland (497 words)

	Navy Shipwrecks in Maryland waters
		Maryland contractors provided arms, provisions, and support of every kind for Navy ships, while Maryland citizens were recruited to man, field, and fight aboard them.
		The history of Maryland is the history of a seafaring state owing to its unique proximity to the Chesapeake.
		Two vessels lying beyond the territorial borders of Maryland's Atlantic frontier, one of which is administered as an artificial reef by a corporate municipality in the state, and the other, with an imprecise final location given as beyond state waters, but which may, in fact, be within territorial waters, were also included.
	www.history.navy.mil /branches/org12-7a.htm (2551 words)

	History of Maryland's Flag
		The Maryland flag has been described as the perfect state flag — bold colors, interesting patterns, and correct heraldry—a flag that fairly shouts "Maryland." The design of the flag comes from the shield in the coat of arms of the Calvert family, the colonial proprietors of Maryland.
		Probably because the yellow-and-fl "Maryland colors" were popularly identified with a state which, reluctantly or not, remained in the Union, Marylanders who sympathized with the South adopted the red-and-white of the Crossland arms as their colors.
		The cross in the Crossland arms ends in demi-fleurs-de-lis and is properly a cross flory; the cross in the Maryland flag terminates in buttons, and in heraldry is termed a cross bottony.
	www.sos.state.md.us /Services/FlagHistory.htm (1406 words)

	History of 2nd Maryland
		This new unit was now designated as the "First Maryland Battalion of Infantry." It was also at this time that Lieutenant Ferdinand Duvall was promoted to Captain and became Commander of Company C. On September 28, 1862, the battalion was officially mustered into the service of the Confederate States Army.
		When the Second Maryland began their charge against the Union line, they were met by a murderous fire coming from both musket and cannon that brought down nearly half their number.
		It was in this camp of the "Maryland Line" that the Secretary of War officially recognized the battalion as the Second Maryland Infantry Regiment.
	home.comcast.net /~d.riden/History.htm (951 words)

	Ghosthunting
		Two prerequisites of research into legislative history in Maryland are first, understanding the legislative process and second, knowing where to look for the materials.
		Smaller collections are found in law school libraries at the University of Maryland and University of Baltimore, the Baltimore City Bar Library, the Maryland Room at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, the Attorney General's Library in Baltimore, and the Marylandia Department at the University of Maryland Library in College Park.
		While not dispositive, the legislative history and construction of these statutes is often persuasive evidence of the purpose and meaning of the Maryland law.
	www.lawlib.state.md.us /Legislativehistory.html (2992 words)

	History of Maryland State Parks
		A priority for the Board of Forestry was of course the appointment of Maryland's first state forester whose responsibility was to execute the will of the legislature under direction of the Board of Forestry.
		State funding was tight and it would take almost 20 years of educating and constituency building before Maryland state parks would be funded and staffed to the extent that forestry had grown in 50 years.
		The Maryland Outdoor Recreation Land Loan Act of 1969, which established Program Open Space (POS), along with Federal aid, made possible accelerated park acquisition, but there was never a concomitant commitment of funding for facility development or, especially, for operation and maintenance.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /publiclands/sfpshistory.html (2301 words)

	Maryland Kids Page History Introduction
		It is said that General George Washington referred to these soldiers as "The Old Line." Maryland was the only state that had regular troops "of the line" and these soldiers were ranked among the finest and best disciplined in the army.
		It is said that Maryland is referred to as "The Old Line State" because it was the dividing line between the land grants given to William Penn and Lord Baltimore.
		The Maryland Statehouse, dating back to 1772, is the oldest state capital building still in use by a legislature.
	www.mdkidspage.org /History.htm (567 words)

	The Maryland Pilots - Making History
		Maryland pilots had been serving England's huge merchant fleet for nearly a century by the mid 1700s.
		And the Maryland General Assembly, as recently as April 2000, continued the service and guardian role of Maryland pilots by enacting laws regulating commercial vessels to the dock.
		Nationally and locally, within the maritime arena, the Maryland State Pilots represent the interest of Maryland extremely well as they are proactive on the important maritime issues of the day, often filling a leadership role on many committees dealing with navigation safety, channel design, dredging, and port security at the federal, state, and local levels.
	www.marylandpilots.com /main/history.html (596 words)

	History about Maryland Avenue & State Circle (Annapolis, MD) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The historic areas of Annapolis are centered on Maryland Avenue and State Circle.
		During the eighteenth century, Maryland Avenue became the most fashionable residential street of the city.
		Maryland Avenue and State Circle are rightfully proud of their position as a "living history of American shopkeeping" and are one of the last bastions of the small, independent, quality specialty shop.
	www.marylandave.com /history.shtml (243 words)

	About Maryland ArtSource - BAROC History
		Maryland ArtSource is the result of a long-standing cooperative tradition among Baltimore's art and research librarians who work together to inform students, faculty, researchers and lifelong learners about resources available locally regarding Maryland art and artists.
		Because individuals frequently come to our institutions with questions about Maryland art and artists, BAROC envisioned helping them to find all information relevant to their interest at the unique and widely varied library and museum collections in the Baltimore area.
		BAROC began a search for funding for Maryland ArtSource, which was achieved through the generous support of several foundations and a federal agency, the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
	www.marylandartsource.org /about/history.html (396 words)

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