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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.
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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
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