List of Counties

List of Towns

Points of Interest

Capital: Annapolis

Largest city: Baltimore

Highest point: Hoye Crest 3,360 ft

Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 ft

Admission to Union: April 28, 1788 (7th)

Maryland State Fish - Rockfish (Striped Bass)

The Baltimore Oriole has been the State Bird since 1947

Mason-Dixon Line established as Maryland's northern boundary

In North America, the Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary

Fort McHenry; Francis Scott Key writes the "Star- Spangled Banner" 

In 1845 the US Naval Academy is established in Annapolis

Annapolis is known as the sailing capital of the world

In 1952, the William Preston Lane, Jr., Memorial Bridge  opens (Chesapeake Bay Bridge)

Marylands largest cities:

Baltimore
Columbia
Silver Spring
Dundalk
Wheaton,
Elliocott City
Frederick
Gaithersburg
Bowie
Rockville/Bethesda

The National Aquarium is located in Baltimore's Inner Harbor

New Market is known as Maryland's antique capital.

State of Maryland

Maryland state seal

About Maryland

Maryland's 23 rivers and bays combine with more than 400 miles of water tributary to the Chesapeake Bay, and coastal bays. To and from the Atlantic Ocean, some 35 miles of water are accessible.

Maryland is about 250 miles long and 90 miles wide

The Chesapeake Bay is 195 miles long