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Maryland Profile

One of the original 13 states to join the Union (in 1788), Maryland is in the middle of the Eastern Seaboard. It's believed that Lord Baltimore, who received a charter for the land in 1632, named the state after Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I. The Mason and Dixon line was drawn in the 1760s to settle a dispute between the Penn and Calvert families. In addition to marking the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland, it is the traditional boundary between the North and the South. Maryland is known as the "Free State"; its flower is the black-eyed susan; and its capital is Annapolis, home of the U.S. Naval Academy. ...Read more here: Maryland - The Old Line State

Capital City:
Annapolis
Nickname:
Old Line State / Free State
Motto:
Fatti Maschii Parole Femine(Manly deeds, womanly words)
Statehood:
April 28, 1788 (7th)
Origin of State's Name:
Named to honor Henrietta Maria, wife of England's King Charles I.
Largest Cities:
Baltimore, Columbia, Silver Spring, Dundalk, Wheaton-Glenmont, Ellicott City
Border States:
Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Land Area:
9,775 sq. mi., 42nd largest
State Bird:
Baltimore Oriole
State Flower:
Black-Eyed Susan (rudbeckia hirta)
State Tree:
White Oak
State Song:
Maryland, My Maryland

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Cities, Counties, and Zip Codes in Maryland

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Maryland Schools

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Elementary Schools

John Hanson French Immersion
(301) 749-4052
6360 Oxon Hill Rd
Oxon Hill, MD 20745
James Ryder Randall Elementary
(301) 449-4980
5410 Kirby Rd
Clinton, MD 20735

Middle Schools

Westland Middle
(301) 320-6515
5511 Massachusetts Ave
Bethesda, MD 20816
A. Mario Loiderman Middle
(301) 929-2282
12701 Goodhill Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20906

High Schools

Francis M. Wood Alternative High
(410) 396-1290
100 N Calhoun St
Baltimore, MD 21223
Montgomery Blair High
(301) 649-2800
51 University Blvd E
Silver Spring, MD 20901

Sex Offender Information for Maryland

For most citizens, the easiest method to obtain accurate and timely sex offender information for their local area is to visit their state sex offender registry website. States are required to provide this information for free. You do not need to pay for this information.

In Maryland, the registered sex offenders can be found at http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/onlineservs/sor/. Please be sure to read all the disclaimers provided by the state.

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