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Elizabeth Ann Seton of Maryland was the first native-born North American to be canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.[([[https:// | Elizabeth Ann Seton of Maryland was the first native-born North American to be canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== English Convicts ===== | ||
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+ | In the mid-1700s, the British government sent tens of thousands of English prisoners to Maryland to serve their sentences.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Frederick Douglas ===== | ||
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+ | Frederick Douglas, the famous abolitionist, | ||
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+ | ===== Emily Post ===== | ||
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+ | Emily Post, the preeminent etiquette writer in the United States, was born in Maryland.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Walking As An Exercise ===== | ||
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+ | Maryland was the first state to declare walking as a state sport.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== George Calvert ===== | ||
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+ | Maryland was founded by British colonist George Calvert, often known as First Baron Baltimore. Calvert died before the property could be occupied, and it came to his son Cecil, Second Baron Baltimore, to build the settlement.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Terra Mariae ===== | ||
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+ | In exchange for awarding the Calverts a charter to establish a new colony, King Charles I requested that the colony be named after his wife, Queen Henrietta Maria. As a result, it was known as Terra Mariae, or " | ||
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+ | ===== Piscataways And No Conflict ===== | ||
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+ | The early colonists of Maryland sought to avoid conflict with the Native American Piscataways who lived there, so they asked the chief for permission to settle, which he granted.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Religious Tolerance ===== | ||
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+ | One of George Calvert' | ||
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+ | ===== Two Ships ===== | ||
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+ | Under the command of Cecil Calvert, two ships, The Ark and The Dove, set sail from England in 1633, bringing Maryland residents seeking religious freedom. In 17th century England, ade was extremely tough.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Maryland State Capitol ===== | ||
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+ | The Maryland State Capitol is the state' | ||
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+ | ===== The Wire ===== | ||
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+ | The Wire, a critically praised HBO drama, is set in Baltimore, Maryland.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Bookmobile ===== | ||
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+ | In 1905, a horse-drawn cart was used to establish the first bookmobile in Washington County, Maryland.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Harold Benjamin Dean ===== | ||
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+ | In 2002, Harold Benjamin Dean, a convicted killer, became the first and only person to escape from Maryland' | ||
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+ | ===== Jousting And Lacrosse ===== | ||
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+ | Maryland' | ||
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+ | ===== Official State Drink ===== | ||
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