You can also call our main call center at 800-332-6347 to reach us at anytime. Mining other than construction materials is virtually limited to coal, which is located in the mountainous western part of the state. Maryland was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. Nearly 52% of the adult population are Protestants. Formerly: "Maryland, My Maryland" by, This page was last edited on 18 January 2023, at 13:53. The appearance of the justices of the Supreme Court of Maryland is unique; Maryland is the only state whose justices wear red robes. They fall under USDA Hardiness zones 6b and below. The Appalachian Mountains of western Maryland are home to Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests. The port ranked 17th in the U.S. by tonnage in 2008. Maryland is served by statewide PBS member station Maryland Public Television (MPT). Maryland, constituent state of the United States of America. The mid-portion of this latter border is interrupted by the District of Columbia, which sits on land that was originally part of Montgomery and Prince George's counties and including the town of Georgetown, Maryland. The State of Maryland pledges to provide constituents, businesses, customers, and stakeholders with friendly and courteous, timely and responsive, accurate and consistent, accessible and convenient, and truthful and transparent services. Middle Atlantic coastal forests, typical of the southeastern Atlantic coastal plain, grow around Chesapeake Bay and on the Delmarva Peninsula. [71] In 1878, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever was the first individual retriever breed recognized by the American Kennel Club. Headquartered in Baltimore, MTA's transit services are largely focused on central Maryland, as well as some portions of the Eastern Shore and Southern MD. If you have a Maryland driver's license or other MVA issued card, your personal information must match the information on file with the Maryland MVA. Maryland Department Of Health. [136], On March 1, 2012, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signed the freedom to marry bill into law after it passed in the state legislature. Average annual snowfall varies from 9 inches (23cm) in the coastal areas to over 100 inches (250cm) in the western mountains of the state. The bay's aquatic life and seafood industry have been threatened by development and by fertilizer and livestock waste entering the bay. [51] It is the 42nd largest and 9th smallest state and is closest in size to the state of Hawaii [10,930.98 square miles (28,311.1km2)], the next smallest state. [41], The state remained with the Union during the Civil War,[42] due in significant part to demographics and Federal intervention. On the lower Eastern Shore, family farms were bought up by major concerns and large-scale poultry farms and vegetable farming became prevalent. Here are our lessons. Agriculture is oriented to dairy farming (especially in foothill and piedmont areas) for nearby large city milksheads, plus specialty perishable horticulture crops, such as cucumbers, watermelons, sweet corn, tomatoes, muskmelons, squash, and peas (Source:USDA Crop Profiles). The National Road (U.S. Hwy 40 today) was authorized in 1817 and ran from Baltimore to St. Louisthe first federal highway. Maryland has many places important to the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War. Other professional sports franchises in the state include three affiliated minor league baseball teams, one independent league baseball team, the Baltimore Blast indoor soccer team, two indoor football teams, three low-level outdoor soccer teams, and the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse. The Coast Guard says seven people were rescued offshore in Ocean City, Maryland, over the weekend. The commuter rail service, known as MARC, operates three lines which all terminate at Washington Union Station and provide service to Baltimore's Penn and Camden stations, Perryville, Frederick, and Martinsburg, WV. Hostilities erupted in 1730 and escalated through the first half of the decade, culminating in the deployment of military forces by Maryland in 1736 and by Pennsylvania in 1737. Jan. 17, 2023 12:52 pm ET. Georgetown University, the first Catholic University, was founded in 1789 in what was then part of Maryland (it became a part of the District of Columbia when it was created in the 1790s). [192] The highest educational official in the state is the State Superintendent of Schools, who is appointed by the State Board of Education to a four-year term of office. [161] This ragweed population is a drag on soybean cultivation and, as of May7, 2022[update], is the worst multiresistant weed problem in the state. Andrew's Church Road), 5 (Branch Avenue/Leonardtown Road/Point Lookout Road), 32, 45 (York Road), 97 (Georgia Avenue), 100 (Paul T. Pitcher Memorial Highway), 210 (Indian Head Highway), 235 (Three Notch Road), 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway), 355 (Wisconsin Avenue/Rockville Pike/Frederick Road), 404 (Queen Anne Highway/ Shore Highway), and 650 (New Hampshire Avenue). In Southern Maryland, history and culture mingle on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. [178], Prior to the American Civil War, Maryland's elections were largely controlled by the Democrats, which account for 54.9% of all registered voters as of May 2017. [136], A well-known newspaper in Maryland is The Baltimore Sun. [163], Tourism is popular in Maryland. The House of Delegates passed the "Act concerning Religion" in 1649 granting religious liberty to all Trinitarian Christians.[28]. The Piedmont region, which includes northern and western greater Baltimore, Westminster, Gaithersburg, Frederick, and Hagerstown, has average seasonal snowfall totals generally exceeding 20 inches (51cm), and, as part of USDA Hardiness zones 7b and 7a,[65] temperatures below 10F (12C) are less rare. The first public university in the state is the University of Maryland, Baltimore, which was founded in 1807 and contains the University of Maryland's only public academic health, human services, and one of two law centers (the other being the University of Baltimore School of Law). We help vulnerable Marylanders buy healthy foods, pay energy bills, and obtain medical assistance. Maryland Department Of Health. COVID-19 Updates MDH News and Updates. As observed on the map, the eastern half of Maryland is dominated by the Chesapeake Bay and the surrounding estuaries and coastal plains. *MD only. The airport is named for the Baltimore-born Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court justice. Maryland (US: /mrlnd/ (listen) MERR-il-nd)[b] is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. [96], Maryland's history as a border state has led it to exhibit characteristics of both the Northern and the Southern regions of the United States. The Democratic Party rapidly regained power in the state from Republicans. Maryland state lawmakers are learning more about the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down a New York conceal carry law. In 1704, the Maryland General Assembly prohibited Catholics from operating schools, limited the corporate ownership of property to hamper religious orders from expanding or supporting themselves, and encouraged the conversion of Catholic children. Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-5), a Democrat, was elected as Majority Leader for the 110th Congress and 111th Congress of the House of Representatives, serving in that post again starting in 2019. The legislature may not increase the governor's proposed budget expenditures. Beginning in the 1960s, as suburban growth took hold around Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, the state began to take on a more mid-Atlantic culture as opposed to the traditionally Southern and Tidewater culture that previously dominated most of the state. With the nation's entry into World War I in 1917, new military bases such as Camp Meade, the Aberdeen Proving Ground, and the Edgewood Arsenal were established. In fact, the various components of The Johns Hopkins University and its medical research facilities are now the largest single employer in the Baltimore area. Maryland possesses a variety of topography within its borders, contributing to its nickname America in Miniature. Each county and county-equivalent in Maryland has a local Board of Education charged with running the public schools in that particular jurisdiction. Maryland's food-processing plants are the most significant type of manufacturing by value in the state. [72] The state is part of the territory of the Baltimore oriole, which is the official state bird and mascot of the MLB team the Baltimore Orioles. ", "Tonnage of Top 50 U.S. Water Ports, Ranked by Total Tons", "Maryland's Bioscience Environment: 2009", "Emergent BioSolutions Receives Orphan Drug Designation for BioThrax for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis of Anthrax Disease", "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary's City: St. Mary's City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland's Western Shore", "Competition in health insurance research", "The Challenging Transformation Of Health Care Under Maryland's Global Budgets", "Frederick E. Humphreys: First Military Pilot", "Maryland board approves $250 million legal deal to complete Purple Line construction", "A Study of Scarlet: Red Robes and the Maryland Court of Appeals. In 1790, the state ceded land for the establishment of the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C. [118] Most are descendants of people transported to the area as slaves from West Africa, and many are of mixed race, including European and Native American ancestry. Blacks defeated three efforts to disenfranchise them, making alliances with immigrants to resist various Democratic campaigns. [24] The Maryland Department of Transportation oversees most transportation in the state through its various administration-level agencies. Many of their ethnic Italian, Polish, Czech, Lithuanian, and Greek descendants still live in the area. They made their first permanent settlement at St. Mary's City in what is now St. Mary's County. [15] As one of the original Thirteen Colonies of England, Maryland was founded by George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, a Catholic convert[16][17] who sought to provide a religious haven for Catholics persecuted in England. ANNAPOLIS, Md. About 4,489,078 Maryland residents have been fully vaccinated as of December 16, 2022. By Larry Hogan. During World War II the Glenn Martin Company (now part of Lockheed Martin) airplane factory employed some 40,000 people. The two years from 1644 to 1646 when Claiborne and his Puritan associates held sway were known as "The Plundering Time". Maryland's largest airport is Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, more commonly referred to as BWI. [197] The flagship university and largest undergraduate institution in Maryland is the University of Maryland, College Park which was founded as the Maryland Agricultural College in 1856 and became a public land grant college in 1864. His district covers parts of Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties, in addition to all of Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary's counties in southern Maryland. The University of Maryland, College Park is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities. [127] This population, however, still remains culturally very active and yearly festivals are held.[128]. Included among these are the crape myrtle, Italian cypress, southern magnolia, live oak in the warmer parts of the state,[63] and even hardy palm trees in the warmer central and eastern parts of the state. For those who want to save time and paper, an electronic reporting option is available through Maryland OneStop. St. Mary's County is home to Historic St. Mary's City, a living museum on the site of Maryland's first capital. [66] Maryland's state flower, the black-eyed susan, grows in abundance in wild flower groups throughout the state. Negotiations ensued after the problem was discovered in 1681. The economy's growth and prosperity were based on slave labor, devoted first to the production of tobacco as the commodity crop. Literacy was high among blacks and, as Democrats crafted means to exclude them, suffrage campaigns helped reach blacks and teach them how to resist. I-595, which is an unsigned highway concurrent with US50/US301, is the longest unsigned interstate in the country and connects Prince George's County and Washington, D.C. with Annapolis and the Eastern Shore via the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The Eastern Shore is less populous and more rural, as are the counties of western Maryland. ANNAPOLIS, Md. This state of affairs lasted until after the American Revolutionary War (17751783). Much of the BaltimoreWashington corridor lies just south of the Piedmont in the Coastal Plain,[53] though it straddles the border between the two regions. COVID-19 Updates MDH News and Updates. We may be able to help you. [134] In fact, 1.7 percent are Korean, while as a whole, 6.7 percent are Asian. They purchased the site from the paramount chief of the region, who was eager to establish trade. LIERMAN BECOMES MARYLANDs FIRST WOMAN COMPTROLLER: Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman (D) on Monday became the first woman in Maryland history to hold that job, taking the oath of office at a ceremony in Annapolis. There are also several auxiliary Interstate highways in Maryland. Erin Cox/The Washington Post. As of March 2022, the state's unemployment rate was 4.6 percent.[154]. Other commonly spoken languages include various African languages, Korean, German, Tagalog, Russian, Vietnamese, Italian, various Asian languages, Persian, Hindi, and other Indic languages, Greek, and Arabic. Maryland is home to several large military bases and scores of high-level government jobs. Numerous coves, creeks, salt marshes, and small islands are seen everywhere. The "Bonus Army" marched through the state in 1932 on its way to Washington, D.C. Maryland instituted its first income tax in 1937 to generate revenue for schools and welfare. We help vulnerable Marylanders buy healthy foods, pay energy bills, and obtain medical assistance. I-70 enters from Pennsylvania north of Hancock and continues east for 93 miles (150km) to Baltimore, connecting Hagerstown and Frederick along the way. Southern Maryland is still somewhat rural, but suburbanization from Washington, D.C., has encroached significantly since the 1960s; important local population centers include Lexington Park, Prince Frederick, California, and Waldorf. [25] Lord Baltimore initially proposed the name "Crescentia", the land of growth or increase, but "the King proposed Terra Mariae [Mary Land], which was concluded on and Inserted in the bill. The Puritan rule lasted until 1658 when the Calvert family and Lord Baltimore regained proprietary control and re-enacted the Toleration Act. [164], As of 2017, the top two health insurers including all types of insurance were CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield with 47% market share followed by UnitedHealth Group at 15%. [18] Accordingly, in 1649 the Maryland General Assembly passed an Act Concerning Religion, which enshrined this principle by penalizing anyone who "reproached" a fellow Marylander based on religious affiliation. Concurrently the Interstate Highway System was built throughout the state, most notably I-95, I-695, and the Capital Beltway, altering travel patterns. The shares of European immigrants born in Eastern Europe increased significantly between 1990 and 2010. Although one of the smallest states in the U.S., it features a variety of climates and topographical features that have earned it the moniker of America in Miniature. Maryland was an active participant in the events leading up to the American Revolution, and by 1776, its delegates signed the Declaration of Independence. Less than 9.95% of fully vaccinated Maryland residents later tested positive for COVID-19. [132], In 2006, 645,744 were counted as foreign born, which represents mainly people from Latin America and Asia. [29] During the colonial era, families of free people of color were formed most often by unions of white women and African men.[36]. [65], Precipitation in the state is characteristic of the East Coast. LIERMAN BECOMES MARYLANDs FIRST WOMAN COMPTROLLER: Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman (D) on Monday became the first woman in Maryland history to hold that job, taking the oath of office at a ceremony in Annapolis. In 1996, Maryland was Clinton's sixth best; in 2000, Maryland ranked fourth for Gore; and in 2004, John Kerry showed his fifth-best performance in Maryland. The honor of serving as your governor is second only to the honor of being your fellow Marylander. My Maryland fully implements the WAI-ARIA specification for allowing full access to controls and features. University of Maryland's team is the Maryland Terrapins. Super Boosts do not qualify. Ports in 2008. [58] Buckel's Bog is believed by geologists to have been a remnant of a former natural lake. The state is bounded to the north by the Mason-Dixon line that forms the border with Pennsylvania.The Potomac River creates most of its border with West Virginia and Virginia in the west; in the east, it borders Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean on the Delmarva peninsula. [19] Unlike the Pilgrims and Puritans, who rejected Catholicism in their settlements, Lord Baltimore envisioned a colony where people of different religious sects would coexist under the principle of toleration. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}39N 77W / 39N 77W / 39; -77 (State of Maryland), This article is about the U.S. state. [citation needed]. As observed on the map, the eastern half of Maryland is dominated by the Chesapeake Bay and the surrounding estuaries and coastal plains. The workers' compensation law was overturned in the courts, but was redrafted and finally enacted in 1910. Marylands Bipartisan Success Story. [142] Judaism is the largest non-Christian religion in Maryland, with 241,000 adherents, or four percent of the total population. Towson University, founded in 1866, is the state's second largest university. The brownstone quarries in the east, which gave Baltimore and Washington much of their characteristic architecture in the mid-19th century, were once a predominant natural resource. This land was ceded to the United States Federal Government in 1790 to form the District of Columbia. [citation needed] One of Maryland's best known political figures is a Republican former governor Spiro Agnew, who pled no contest to tax evasion and resigned in 1973.[181]. Maryland is bounded on its north by Pennsylvania, on its north and east by Delaware, on its east by the Atlantic Ocean, and on its south and west, across the Potomac River, by West Virginia and Virginia. Key Facts. Blacks and immigrants, however, resisted Democratic Party disfranchisement efforts in the state. The law faced a referendum, as Question 6, in the November 2012 election. Baltimore City is among the top 15 largest ports in the nation,[157] and was one of six major U.S. ports that were part of the February 2006 controversy over the Dubai Ports World deal. I-97, fully contained within Anne Arundel County and the shortest (17.6 miles (28.3km)) one- or two-digit interstate highway in the contiguous US, connects the Baltimore area to the Annapolis area. There is a population of rare wild (feral) horses found on Assateague Island. Numerous coves, creeks, salt marshes, and small islands are seen everywhere.
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