By Andrew Sayles
Introduction
These 50 interesting and fun facts about Maryland state will help you get to know...
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In 1632, Cecil Calvert was awarded a royal charter from King Charles I. Despite being...
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A fun fact about Maryland is that it's honored with not one but two nicknames...
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The state flag of Maryland is one of the most eye-popping in the nation. It...
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Maryland's capital city, Annapolis, was once considered the "Athens of America". It even uses the...
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The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery (BCDS) was established in 1840 by the General Assembly...
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Johns Hopkins was a Maryland entrepreneur and philanthropist who lived from 1795-1873. Upon his death...
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Maryland is home to five main geographic regions. The largest is the Atlantic coastal plain...
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The Maryland Blue Crab is an important part of the region's culinary culture. As a...
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Maryland has a population of just over six million people. This ranks it as the...
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Though it has a large population, one of the fun Maryland facts is that it's...
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The Potomac River forms part of the border between Maryland and Washington, D.C.. It is...
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The United States Naval Academy was established in Annapolis in 1845 by Navy Secretary George...
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White Oak trees are tall, slow-growing trees found in eastern and central North America. In...
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In 1844, inventor Samuel F.B. Morse sent the world's first long-distance telegram from Washington, D.C....
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Another of the fun facts about the state of Maryland is that Baltimore is its...
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The Maryland Gazette, now the Capital Gazette, began publishing in 1729. This makes the newspaper...
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Popcorn lovers will find the origins of Fisher's Popcorn one of the most interesting facts...
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Before gaining sports celebrity status with the New York Yankees, George Herman "Babe" Ruth was...
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One of the most interesting facts of Maryland is its role in the exhilarating and...
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Of all of the states in the US, Maryland probably has the most unique outline...
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The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 was devastating. It scorched 1,500 buildings over 140 acres...
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When Johns Hopkins School of Medicine opened in 1893, it was one of the few...
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Native American groups have lived in Maryland for at least 10,000 years. The first group...
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In the early 20th century, the race to each of the planet's poles captivated the...
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Umbrellas have been around since Ancient Egypt, but the world's first umbrella factory was built...
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Edgar Allan Poe's macabre poetry and short stories have made him one of America's weirdest...
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When it comes to cities and towns with unusual names, sometimes the reason is lost...
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Baltimore (also pronounced Bawlmer or Baldamore) has a fascinating set of accents that can be...
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In 1890, "talking" board games were all the rage in the United States. A spiritual...
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The song "Maryland, my Maryland" was the state song from 1861 until 2021. It was...
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From 1607-1609, Captain John Smith explored the far reaches of the Chesapeake Bay. In doing...
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One of the most important historical facts about Maryland is about how it got its...
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George Calvert converted to Catholicism in 1624. In getting a royal charter approved by King...
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During the War of 1812, the new United States first tested its new independence. When...
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Did you know that Harriet Tubman, the heroine of the Underground Railroad, was born in...
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Summer in Maryland brings oppressive heat, cicadas, and crab cakes. Two of these are tolerated...
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The quotations in the title shouldn't indicate that the horses of Assateague Island are, in...
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The Chesapeake Bay is one of the most important natural features of Maryland. It's also...
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The Smith Island chain takes up a three-by-five-mile span in the Chesapeake Bay. Though charted...
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Maryland is not a large state, but it packs a lot of natural diversity into...
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Commonly referred to as just "The Horse," this is the oldest operating saloon in the...
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The Paw Paw Tunnel in Old Town, Maryland, is one of the spookiest places in...
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After assassinating President Abraham Lincoln in 1865, John Wilkes Booth was himself fatally shot twelve...
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A state as old as Maryland is bound to have some haunted houses. One of...
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The Blair Witch Project popularized the found footage horror genre, but its claims about a...
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Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery in Talbot County, Maryland, in 1838. He became an important...
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The Mason-Dixon line was the result of a land survey by Charles Mason and Jeremiah...
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Though Maryland's delegates voted strongly against secession before the Civil War, President Lincoln didn't trust...
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In September 1862, northern troops engaged Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Sharpsburg, Maryland. Over...
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Thurgood Marshall is famous for becoming the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. However, another fun...
Conclusion
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