Maryland

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Maryland Statistics

Population: 5,773,552

Capital: Annapolis

Abbreviation: MD

Weather

Summer: hot and humid with thunderstorms.

Winter:cold and chilly with snow.

Spring and Fall:Unpredictable and Spring has lots of rain.

Top 5 Tourist Spots

Tourist Attraction: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum

Address: 901 West Pratt Street Baltimore.

Hours: Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Website: http://www.borail.org

Fee: Adults - $16Seniors (60+) - $14

Children (2-12) - $10

Tips: members are free

Tourist Attraction: Antietam National Battlefield

Address: The Visitor Center address is 5831 Dunker Church Road, Sharpsburg, MD 21782

Hours: The Visitor Center is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Park Grounds are open during daylight hours.

Website: http://www.nps.gov/ancm/index.htm

Fee: $4.00 Per Person (age 16 or older; 15 and under FREE)- $6.00 Per Family

Tips: Take the self guided car tour.

Tourist Attraction: Assateague State Park

Address: (GPS Address)Assateague State Park6915 Stephen Decatur Highway,Berlin, MD 21811

Website: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/eastern/assateague.asp

Fee: $3/vehicle; out-of-state residents $5/vehicle

Tourist Attraction: Rocks state park

Address: Rocks State Park3318 Rocks Chrome Hill RoadJarrettsville, MD 21084

Hours: 9 a.m. to Sunset, March-October

10 a.m. to Sunset, November-February

Website:

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/r

ocks.asp

Fee:$3/Maryland resident, $5 out-of-state resident. Weekends $2/vehicle, weekdays $4/vehicle

Tourist Attraction: Baltimore Museum Of Art

Address: 10 Art Museum DriveBaltimore, MD 21218

Hours: Wednesday – Friday: 10 a.m.– 5 p.m.Saturday – Sunday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.Monday – Tuesday: Closed

Website: www.artbma.org/

Fee: There is no fee.

Maryland Cuisine

● Famous cuisine: Silver Queen Corn, Blue

Crab

● Popular Food: Seafood, especially oysters

and Blue Crab. People learn how to clean

and eat a crab before kindergarten.

● Festivals: Oyster festivals, are where

people eat raw, fried or steamed oysters

Famous PeopleMatthew Henson: was an African American explorer who found the North Pole with Robert Edwin Peary in 1909.

Michael Phelps: a swimmer who has set the record for winning the most Olympic Gold medals which is 22

Francis Scott Key: was a poet and attorney who wrote the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner"

Frederick Douglass: an escaped slave and human rights leader, he was the first black citizen to hold a high U.S. government rank.

Cal Ripken Jr: played 21 seasons for the Baltimore Orioles. He retired in 2001,and set a new record for most consecutive games played, which is 2,632.

Sports

Ravens:The Baltimore Ravens play in the in

the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC)

Orioles: The Baltimore Orioles are a team In

the East Division of the American League.

Government

House of Representatives ● Andrew P. Harris (R), 1st Congressional District● C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger III (D),

2nd Congressional District● John P. Sarbanes (D), 3rd Congressional District● Donna F. Edwards (D), 4th Congressional District● Steny H. Hoyer (D), 5th Congressional District● John K. Delaney (D), 6th Congressional District● Elijah E. Cummings (D),

7th Congressional District● Christopher Van Hollen, Jr. (D),

8th Congressional District ● ( 8 people in the House of Representatives)

Senators and Governor● Benjamin L. Cardin● Barbara A. Mikulski● Governor: Martin O'Malley (Democrat)

Maryland seal and flag

Fun Facts!Entered the Union on April 28, 1788 as the 7th state

Motto: Fatti maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly words)

Nickname: The Free State, The Old Line State

Flower: Black-eyed Susan

Bird: Baltimore Oriole

Song: Maryland! My Maryland!

Tree: White Oak

Dinosaur: Astrodon

Dog: Chesapeake Bay RetrieverFish: RockfishCrustacean: Blue Crab

Questions and Answers How much is the population of the state and how does it compare to California?

The Population is 5,773,552 and there is 37,463,878 more people in California than Maryland.

Questions and Answers What is the area of the state and how

does it compare to the state of California?

The area is 9,705 square miles and there is 146,061 square miles more land in California than Maryland.

Questions and Answers

Name three similarities between Maryland and California.

1. It isn’t landlocked. 2. They are both Democratic party states.3. The capitol is not the biggest city.

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