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Maryland's History
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| Let's go WAY back in history & find out about Maryland's Geology |
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MARYLAND WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES AND WAS THE 7TH STATE TO RATIFY (ACCEPT) THE CONSTITUTION. IT BECAME A STATE ON ON APRIL 28, 1788, THE DAY OF RATIFICATION. | |||
| Tour the Maryland State House State House Historical Marker |
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St. Clement's Island, Birthplace of Maryland 1634
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Meet Margaret Brent ( Painting ) |
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Today the capital of Maryland is Annapolis, but St. Mary's City was the first seat of colonial government and had its own militia |
Dr. Lois Green Carr is the historian who did most of the research on Historic St. Mary's City. |
Pictures of Historic St. Mary's City (click on each one to make it larger) |
| There are only 3 other state capitals that are older than Annapolis. They are Santa Fe NM (1610), Boston MA (1630) & Providence RI (1663) |
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Who was REALLY the 1st president of the U.S.? |
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| Biographies |
Voyage to Maryland |
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| The Calvert Family | |||
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George Calvert, 1st Lord Baltimore Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore ![[right arrow]](/kids/blkarrow.gif){kind=small} (More about the 1st & 2nd Lords Baltimore)
Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Lord Baltimore Charles Calvert, 5th Lord Baltimore (More about the 3rd, 4th & 5th Lords Baltimore) Frederick Calvert, 6th Lord Baltimore |
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| The Calvert Family Tree | Leonard Calvert Maryland's First Governor |
Henry Harford |
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The Beginnings of the Colony An original document Follow the links on this document |
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| How to read an Original Document |
The Liberty Tree |
Maryland Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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Maryland's nicknames are the Old Line State and the Free State . |
| Maryland's Signers of the U.S. Constitution |
2 Maryland Holidays
Maryland Day - March 25
Defenders' Day - September 12 |
Charles Willson Peale |
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| Thanks to the Maryland Manual On-Line for helping with photos and information for this site. |
![[detail of painting of Cecilius Calvert]](/kids/cecilcalvert4.gif)