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Maryland
Ashley Baxter
States that Border
♥ There are a few states that border Maryland. They are:
♥ Virginia♥ West Virginia♥ Delaware♥ Pennsylvania
Famous Attractions
♥ Chesapeake Bay:♥ Most people go to Chesapeake Bay when they visit
Maryland.
♥ Ocean City:♥ Although Chesapeake Bay gets so many tourists, Ocean
City also brings in many visiting people.
The Area in Square Miles
♥ The area in square miles is:♥ 9,774 square miles.
The Year it Joined
♥ Maryland joined the United States in 1788.♥ It then became known as the 7th state.
Representing symbols
♥ State Motto: ♥ “Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine.” ♥ Which is in Italian.
♥ In English it means:♥ “Manly deeds, womanly words.”
The Population
♥ In Maryland, the population was 5,296,486 ♥ That was from 1990-2000
The capital
• Annapolis is the Capital of Maryland.
Famous people from Maryland
♥ Some of the well-known people that are/were from Maryland:
♥ Edgar Allen Poe♥ Fredrick Douglass
Works Cited
• “Maryland.” www.maryland.gov/webapp/portal/. Feb. 11, 2008.
• Martin, Michael. Maryland: The Old Line State. Milwaukee: World Almanac Library, 2002.
• Manakee, Beta and White, Frank. “Maryland” Merit Students Encyclopedia