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The following are approximate tallies of current listings in Maryland on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
Landmark name Image Date established [5] Location County Description; 1: Antietam National Battlefield: August 30, 1890: Sharpsburg: Washington: 2: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: January 8, 1971: Maryland: multiple counties Also included in District of Columbia and West Virginia 3: Fort McHenry National Monument and ...
Based on an incorrect map, the original royal charter granted to Maryland the Potomac River and territory northward to the fortieth parallel. This was found to be a problem, as the northern boundary would have put Philadelphia , the major city in Pennsylvania , within Maryland.
An example of a Maryland historical marker at Holloway Hall. This is a list of Maryland State Historical Markers which were first placed in Maryland in 1930. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), in partnership with the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT), reviews marker applications while the MDOT Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) funds, installs, and maintains the markers ...
Map Allegany County: 001: Cumberland: 1789: Formed from part of Washington County: From Lenape oolikhanna, which means "beautiful stream" 67,273: 430 sq mi (1,114 km 2) Anne Arundel County: 003: Annapolis: 1650: Formed from part of St. Mary's County: Anne Arundell was the maiden name of the wife of Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore.
Rachel Carson House (Colesville, Maryland) Casselman Bridge; Whittaker Chambers Farm; Chase–Lloyd House; United States lightship Chesapeake (LV-116) Chestertown Historic District (Chestertown, Maryland) Clara Barton National Historic Site; College of Medicine of Maryland; Colonial Annapolis Historic District; USS Constellation (1854)
An enlargeable map of the state of Maryland. Names Common name: Maryland. Pronunciation: / ˈ m ɛr əl ə n d / ⓘ Official name: State of Maryland; Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: MD; ISO 3166-2 code: US-MD; Internet second-level domain: .md.us; Nicknames America in Miniature [1] Chesapeake State [2] Cockade State [2] Crab State ...
Native American history of Maryland (6 C, 64 P) O. Defunct organizations based in Maryland (6 C, 4 P) P. Political history of Maryland (8 C, 2 P) R.