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The Fifty States. Maryland. Wacko Sings the 50 States. http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=6809. Where is Maryland?. Maryland. Maryland Facts. Seventh state founded in the United States The colony was founded by Lord Baltimore in 1634. Entered the Union on April 28, 1788 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Fifty StatesMaryland
Wacko Sings the 50 States• http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?
video_id=6809
Where is Maryland?
Maryland
Maryland Facts• Seventh state founded in the United States
• The colony was founded by Lord Baltimore in 1634.
• Entered the Union on April 28, 1788
• Population (Jul 2008): 5,634,000 people
• Area: 10, 577 sq. miles
State Capital
• Annapolis
Major Cities in Maryland• Annapolis • Baltimore • Ocean City
Our Neighbors• Delaware• Pennsylvania• West Virginia • Virginia
Water, Water, Everywhere!• There are 2 large
bodies of water surrounding
Maryland. They
are the:• Chesapeake Bay• Atlantic Ocean
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Agriculture• Corn• Dairy products • Fruits• Poultry• Tobacco• Vegetables
State Symbols
State symbols are items that are representation of a state. Each state has a
different bird, mammal, flag, song, and flower, along with other symbols assigned by
the state.
Do any of you know any state symbols?
State Bird
Baltimore Oriole- The Major League Baseball Team, the Baltimore Orioles, were named after Maryland’s state bird.
State Flower
• Black Eyed Susan
• The Black-Eyed Susan was named Maryland’s state flower on April 18, 1918.
State Tree
• The White Oak
• Maryland had the oldest White Oak in the US until 2002. It was over 500 years old.
State Mammals
• Dog: Chesapeake Bay Retriever
• Cat: Calico Cat
State Reptile
• Diamondback Terrapin
• University of Maryland, College Park, used the diamondback terrapin as their mascot. The mascot is more commonly known to us as Testudo the Terrapin.
State Crustacean
• Maryland Blue Crab
State Butterfly
• Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly
• This has been the state insect since 1973.
State Song and Flag
• “Maryland! My Maryland!”
Famous Residents of Maryland
• John Wilkes Booth, Actor and Lincoln’s assassin
• Frederick Douglass, Abolitionist• Francis Scott Key, Lawyer and
poet• Babe Ruth, Baseball player• Harriet Tubman, Abolitionist• Benjamin Banneker,
Mathematician and astronomer• Edgar Allen Poe, Writer• Frank Perdue, Poultry farmer
• Martin Lawrence, Comedian• Dave Chapelle, Comedian• Mya, Singer• Jim Henson, Creator of The
Muppets• Jada Pinkett- Smith, Actor and
wife of Will Smith• Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the
United States President Ronald Reagan
What did you learn interesting about Maryland today?