Maryland (MD)
Maryland's Web Site and Kid's Page 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's Bird: Baltimore Oriole State's Flower: Black-Eyed Susan State's Tree: White Oak State's Song: Maryland, My Maryland |