MARYLAND

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MARYLAND
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State flag, seal and motto

• The state flag of Maryland
• was officially adopted in 1904.
• The seal The motto
  

Fatti Maschii Parole Femine
Strong Deeds, Gentle Words
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A middle Atlantic state deeply intented by
Chesapeake Bay

• Pennsylvania-Delaware-Virginia-the District of
  Columbia-West Virginia

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Capital AnnapolisNicknames Free State, Old
Line State

• State bird Baltimore oriole
• State flower black-eyed
• Susan
• Population 5,699,478
• Area 27,076 sq km (42nd biggest state)

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• State fish Rockfish
• State tree White oak
• State sport jousting
• State beverage milk

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History

• In 1608 the English
• explorer Capt. John Smith
• sailed into Chesapeake Bay.
• The first
  settlement and capi
  capital was St. Marys CityCccc
  City.

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Origin of the name

• Maryland was
• named to honor the
• Queen consort Henrietta
• Maria (1609-1669),
• the wife of Britains King
  Charles I.
• One of the original 13 states.

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Climate

• Maryland is classified at being temperate of
  climate
• the average annual minimum temperature can vary
  from -15 degrees in the mountains of Garrett
  County, to 10 degrees in southern Maryland and
  Ocean City.
• In summer, the average temperature is 22.6
  degrees. Maryland summers vary from mild to hot.

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• In winter, western counties experience colder
  weather, and more snow.
• Average seasonal snowfall 0.5 m. The most
  snowfall ever recorded was during the winter of
  2009-10.

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Major industries

• Farming (corn, soybeans, tobacco,
• poultry and dairy products)
• Mining (coal)
• Steel products
• Communications equipment
• Fishing (crabs and oysters)

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Nature

• Maryland forests cover
• approximately 2.7 million
• acres (43) of the states land surface.
• Oak and hickory are the dominant hardwood ,
  making 60 of
• forested areas.
• Loblolly pine is the most
• prevalent softwood.

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• The highest point in
• Maryland is 3,360 feet
• above sea level on Backbone Mountain in
  Garrett County.
• The absolute lowest point in Maryland is a
  depression, often called Bloody Point Hole, 174
  feet below sea level.
• Sixteen of the 23 Maryland counties border on
  tidal water. The combined length of tidal
  shoreline, including islands, is 4,431 miles.

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• Marylands Eastern
• Shore and Western
• Shore embrace the
• Chesapeake Bay, and the many estuaries and
  rivers create one of the longest waterfronts of
  any state.

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Government and politics

• Maryland is governed under
• a constitution adopted in 1867.
• The general assembly consists
• of 47 senators and 141 delegates,
• all elected for four-year terms.
• The governor, also elected for a four-year term,
  may succeed him- or herself once.
• The state elects two U.S. senators and eight
  representatives.
• Democrats traditionally dominate state
  government

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Famous facts about Maryland

• William Nuthead started the first printing
  business in St. Marys City in 1685.
• The Maryland Gazette founded in 1727.
• In 1844 the first telegraph line in the world was
  established between Washington and Baltimore.

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• America's national anthem was
• written by Francis Scott Key a
• Maryland lawyer.
• Maryland gave up some of it's land to form
  Washington D.C.
• Annapolis was known as the Athens of America
  during the 17th century and once served as the
  capital of the United States.