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Welcome To MaryLand! By: Daizysha & Selah
Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat, was born in Baltimore and attended Saint Mary's Industrial School. Other Major League Ball player besides "The Babe" born in Maryland include Cal Ripken, Jr., Billy Ripken, Lefty Grove, Frank (Home Run) Baker, Harold Baines, Al Kaline, Denny Neagle, and Jimmie Foxx.
Maryland was the 7th state in the USA
The first dental school in the United States opened at the University of Maryland.
Map of Maryland
State Bird- Oriole
The capitol of Maryland is Annapolis. Maryland was founded in 1634.
Location: On the Eastern seaboard of the US, south of Pennsylvania and north of Virginia. Capital: Annapolis Satehood: April 28, 1788 (The Seventh State) Origin of Name: Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I Nicknames: “Old Line State” (General Smallwood’s “Maryland Line” stood firm against British troops during the 1776 Battle of Long Island) and “Free State” (Coined during Prohibition by a Baltimore Sun editor who argued against prohibiting the sale of liquor) Geography Facts: Maryland consists of 12,193 miles, ranks 42nd in the nation and includes the Chesapeake Bay, America’s largest estuary (source: Maryland Geological Survey) Chesapeake Bay is 185 miles long, 30 miles wide at its widest, 174 feet deep at its deepest and holds 18 trillion gallons of water.
