AnnapolisAnnapolis

The Capital City of The Capital City of Maryland.Maryland.

Founded in 1649.Founded in 1649. Home of the United Home of the United

States Naval States Naval Academy, St. John’s Academy, St. John’s College & King College & King Williams School.Williams School.

All 4 signers of the All 4 signers of the Declaration of Declaration of Independence lived in Independence lived in Annapolis.Annapolis.

BlueBlue Crab Crab

The Blue Crab is a The Blue Crab is a common marine common marine invertebrate in the invertebrate in the Western Atlantic Western Atlantic Ocean.Ocean.

A lot of people like A lot of people like to eat blue crabs.to eat blue crabs.

Their legs are blue.Their legs are blue.

ChesapeakeChesapeake Bay Bay

The Ark & The The Ark & The DoveDove

The 2 ships that brought The 2 ships that brought settlers to St. Mary’s settlers to St. Mary’s City.City.

The Ark & The Dove The Ark & The Dove stopped first at a small stopped first at a small island in the Potomac island in the Potomac River.River.

The Ark & The Dove have The Ark & The Dove have sailed through the sailed through the Chesapeake Bay.Chesapeake Bay.

The Ark was bigger than The Ark was bigger than The Dove.The Dove.

Maryland’s Maryland’s EasternEastern Shore Shore

Next to the Choptank Next to the Choptank and Patuxent Rivers.and Patuxent Rivers.

There may only be 10 There may only be 10 inches of snow in the inches of snow in the winter, but there is winter, but there is more rain.more rain.

The mountains can The mountains can have up to120 inches have up to120 inches of snowfall a year,of snowfall a year,

FortFort McHenry McHenryFort McHenry is at the Fort McHenry is at the

mouth Baltimore mouth Baltimore harbor.harbor.

The commander at Fort The commander at Fort McHenry wanted a McHenry wanted a flag to mark his fort . flag to mark his fort .

He wanted it to be He wanted it to be huge, so the enemy huge, so the enemy could see it from far could see it from far away. away.

NASA NASA GoddardGoddard Space Space CenterCenter

Located in Located in greenbelt MDgreenbelt MD

It was established It was established in May 1961 by Dr. in May 1961 by Dr. Robert Jastrow Robert Jastrow

Galloway who Galloway who helped create helped create NASA died at age NASA died at age 102. 102.

HavreHavre de Grace de Grace

Havre de Grace is a Havre de Grace is a city in Harford county city in Harford county Maryland.Maryland.

Havre de grace is a Havre de grace is a small city but has 300 small city but has 300 recent years.recent years.

They bombed the town They bombed the town of St. of St. Michaels Michaels and burned Havre de and burned Havre de grace.grace.

Iroquois IndiansIroquois Indians

Iroquois Indians Iroquois Indians have 5 tribes have 5 tribes Mohawk Seneca, Mohawk Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga Oneida, Onondaga Cayuga.Cayuga.

Iroquois Indians live Iroquois Indians live in New York state.in New York state.

Iroquois Indians live Iroquois Indians live in longhouse.in longhouse.

JohnJohn Hopkins University Hopkins University

John Hopkins John Hopkins University is in University is in Baltimore Maryland.Baltimore Maryland.

They teach students They teach students medical things.medical things.

I was at least a I was at least a century old when it century old when it was made in 1905.was made in 1905.

KentKent Island Island

Kent Island is the Kent Island is the largest island in the largest island in the Chesapeake Bay.Chesapeake Bay.

Kent Island was found Kent Island was found in 1631 making the in 1631 making the Kent Fort the oldest Kent Fort the oldest English establishment.English establishment.

Kent Island is part of Kent Island is part of Queen Ann’s county Queen Ann’s county Maryland & Easter Maryland & Easter Maryland shore Maryland shore region. region.

Laurel, Laurel, MarylandMaryland

Laurel is located in Laurel is located in Prince Georges Prince Georges county.county.

Laurel is near John Laurel is near John Hopkins University.Hopkins University.

The Laurel Museum The Laurel Museum was built in 2007 was built in 2007 May 13.May 13.

MasonMason-Dixon Line-Dixon Line

Maryland and Pennsylvania Maryland and Pennsylvania disagree for many years disagree for many years about the boundary about the boundary between them.between them.

In 1763 the English In 1763 the English government sent two government sent two surveyors to determine the surveyors to determine the border.border.

There names were Charles There names were Charles Mason and Jerimiah Dixon Mason and Jerimiah Dixon and the border was named and the border was named the Mason-Dixon Line.the Mason-Dixon Line.

NationalNational Baltimore Baltimore AquariumAquarium

The aquarium is in The aquarium is in Baltimore.Baltimore.

It has been open It has been open since 1981.since 1981.

The aquarium The aquarium houses more than houses more than 1,600 creatures. 1,600 creatures.

The aquarium even The aquarium even has a dolphin has a dolphin show.show.

Ocean City, MarylandOcean City, Maryland

Ocean city is located on Ocean city is located on the coast of the Atlantic the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.Ocean.

Assateague Island wide Assateague Island wide beach and sand dunes are beach and sand dunes are port of the Atlantic coastal port of the Atlantic coastal plains behind, it you can plains behind, it you can see ocean city with its see ocean city with its man-made features.man-made features.

To reach ocean city, some To reach ocean city, some people took a ferry boat people took a ferry boat across the bay and then a across the bay and then a train across eastern mar train across eastern mar land land

Prince George’s County, Prince George’s County, MarylandMaryland

Prince Georges county was Prince Georges county was formed from land in formed from land in Calvert and Charles county Calvert and Charles county by an act of the general by an act of the general assembly on St. George’s assembly on St. George’s day on April 23 1696.day on April 23 1696.

The prince George county The prince George county flag looks like this.flag looks like this.

The county was named of The county was named of prince Georges of prince Georges of Denmark husband of Denmark husband of princess Anne heir to the princess Anne heir to the throne of England. throne of England.

QuakersQuakers

The first Quakers The first Quakers known to visit the known to visit the colonies of Maryland colonies of Maryland and Virginia was and Virginia was Elizabeth.Elizabeth.

Many Quakers were Many Quakers were abolitionists.abolitionists.

Elisha Tyson, a Quaker Elisha Tyson, a Quaker was a famous was a famous abolitionist from abolitionist from Maryland.Maryland.

Cal Cal RipkinRipkin, Jr., Jr.

A baseball player A baseball player for the Baltimore for the Baltimore Orioles.Orioles.

He NEVER missed a He NEVER missed a baseball game!baseball game!

Cal Ripkin Jr. Cal Ripkin Jr. played for 16 played for 16 years.years.

SixSix Flags in Largo, Maryland Flags in Largo, Maryland

Located in Prince Located in Prince George’s County, George’s County, Maryland.Maryland.

Opened in 1982.Opened in 1982. At Six Flags, you can At Six Flags, you can

play games, go play games, go swimming, ride roller swimming, ride roller coasters, and lots of coasters, and lots of other fun stuff.other fun stuff.

Harriet Harriet TubmanTubman

Harriet Tubman was a Harriet Tubman was a runaway slave from runaway slave from Maryland.Maryland.

During the Civil War, During the Civil War, Harriet Tubman was a Harriet Tubman was a spy.spy.

After Harriet Tubman After Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery, escaped from slavery, she returned to help she returned to help free other slaves.free other slaves.

University University of Marylandof Maryland

Started out as a Started out as a Medical College in Medical College in Baltimore.Baltimore.

It is a suburban 3,688 It is a suburban 3,688 acre campus with acre campus with easy access to easy access to Baltimore and Baltimore and Washington D.C.Washington D.C.

It is a state supported It is a state supported University founded in University founded in 1856, and is part of 1856, and is part of the University System the University System of Maryland.of Maryland.

Giovanni da Giovanni da VerazzanoVerazzano

Giovanni da Verazzano was born Giovanni da Verazzano was born in Tuscany, Italy in 1485.in Tuscany, Italy in 1485.

Giovanni da Verazzano died in Giovanni da Verazzano died in 1528.1528.

Giovanni da Verazzano was the Giovanni da Verazzano was the first European to enter New York first European to enter New York bay in 1524.bay in 1524.

Giovanni da Verazzano was the Giovanni da Verazzano was the first explorer to sail through the first explorer to sail through the Chesapeake bay.Chesapeake bay.

Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson BridgeBridge

Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson was the 28was the 28thth President of the President of the United States.United States.

The Bridge is The Bridge is named after former named after former President Woodrow President Woodrow Wilson.Wilson.

The bridge has 12 The bridge has 12 lanes.lanes.

MMIMMIXX

MMIXMMIXJune 2, 2009 is June 2, 2009 is written in Roman written in Roman Numerals as: Numerals as:

VI II MMIVI II MMIXX

YacocomacoYacocomaco Indians Indians

For hundreds of For hundreds of years before English years before English people arrived in people arrived in Maryland the Maryland the Yacocomaco worked Yacocomaco worked hard and developed hard and developed many ingenious many ingenious ways to use much of ways to use much of what they found in what they found in nature.nature.

Baltimore Baltimore ZooZoo

The Baltimore ZOO was The Baltimore ZOO was created by act of the created by act of the Maryland state legislature on Maryland state legislature on April 7,1876. April 7,1876.

Today the 160-plus acre zoo Today the 160-plus acre zoo is owned by the city of is owned by the city of Baltimore and leased to the Baltimore and leased to the state of Maryland.state of Maryland.

Polar bear watch , the zoo Polar bear watch , the zoo new state-of-art exhibit about new state-of-art exhibit about life on the edge of the arctic life on the edge of the arctic features an authentic tundra features an authentic tundra buggy from which visitors, buggy from which visitors, can watch-Alaska and can watch-Alaska and magnet cavort in and out magnet cavort in and out of the water .of the water .