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Maryland State Government<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n
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Maryland\u00a0<\/strong>is a tip of the hat from King Charles I to his wife Henrietta Maria. Some husbands give jewelry; King Charles gave naming rights to an entire state.<\/h1>\n

Capital:<\/strong> <\/span>Annapolis<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n

Largest Cities:<\/strong> <\/span>Baltimore<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Bowie<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Cambridge<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>College Park<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Cumberland<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Easton<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Elkton<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Frederick<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Gaithersburg<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Greenbelt<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Hagerstown<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Ocean City<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Rockville<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>St. Mary’s City<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Salisbury<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Silver Spring<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

Present Constitution Drafted: <\/strong>1867<\/span><\/h1>\n

Entered Union:<\/strong> April 28, 1788 (7)<\/span><\/h1>\n

Motto:<\/strong> “Fatti maschil, Parole femine<\/em> – (Manly deeds,\u00a0womanly words)”<\/span><\/h1>\n

State Flower:<\/strong> Black-eyed Susan<\/span><\/h1>\n

State Tree:<\/strong> White Oak<\/span><\/h1>\n

State Bird:<\/strong> Baltimore Oriole<\/span><\/h1>\n

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State Dog:<\/strong> Chesapeake Retriever<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

State Insect:<\/strong> Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

State Song:<\/strong> “Maryland, My Maryland”<\/span><\/h1>\n

Nickname:<\/strong> The Old Line State, Free State\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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