We spent a quiet day, Woody did some shopping, I spent the day working on the blog, and then we visited with Randi and Dave for the evening. Nothing exciting but we enjoyed our day.
Thought I would add some information on Maryland seeing as we are living right next to it and shop there all the time.
Maryland was the 7th state in the USA; it became a state on April 28,1788.
State Abbreviation - MD
State Abbreviation - MD
State Capital - Annapolis
Largest City - Baltimore
Area - 12,407 square miles [Maryland is the 42nd biggest state in the USA]
Population - 5,600,388 (US Census 2005 estimate) [Maryland is the 19th most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Marylanders
Major Industries - farming (corn, soybeans, tobacco, poultry and dairy products), mining (coal), steel products, communications equipment, fishing (crabs and oysters), government services
Major Rivers - Potomac River, Patapsco River, Patuxent River, Susquehanna River
Major Lakes - Lake Oakland, Deep Creek Lake, Prettyboy Reservoir, Loch Raven Reservoir
Highest Point - Backbone Mountain - 3,360 feet (1,024 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia [and Washington, District of Columbia]
Bordering Bodies of Water - Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean
Origin of the Name Maryland - Maryland was named to honor the Queen consort Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), the wife of Britain's King Charles I
State Nickname - Old Line State
State Motto - "Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine" Manly Deeds, Womanly Words
State Song - Maryland, My Maryland
State Flag
Officially adopted by law on March 9, 1904, the Maryland State Flag is the only state flag based on heraldic emblems. The design of the flag is taken from the shield in the coat of arms of the Calvert family, the colonial proprietors of the state of Maryland. The coat of arms adopted by George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, included a shield that combined the yellow and black colors of his paternal family and the red and white colors of his maternal family, the Crosslands. (NOTE: There is contention that the red and white colors identified as those of the Crosslands is a misrepresentation. It is said that the colors are those of the Mynne family, the family name of Anne Calvert, wife of George Calvert.)
The Official Maryland State Seal The seal of the state of Maryland is a symbol of the authority and sovereignty of the state and is a valuable asset of its people.
State Flower-Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta The Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) has been the official Maryland flower since 1918 when it was designated the "Floral Emblem" of Maryland by the General Assembly (Chapter 458, Acts of 1918; Code State Government Article, sec. 13-305).
State Bird
The Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) was adopted by and act of the Maryland General Assembly in 1947. Special provisions were made for the bird's protection as well.
State Tree: White Oak (Legislation of 1941)
An American Champion:
Maryland's Wye Oak
The fate of the Wye Oak on the Eastern Shore of Maryland was inevitable due to its venerable age and gradual decline. By the end of the twentieth century its massive core was hollow. The high winds of June 6, 2002, finally toppled the famous giant. From 1939 it was the centerpiece of the Wye Oak State Park, four acres which protected the tree's nearly half acre spread. Recent measurements placed the Wye Oak at over 31 feet around and 96 feet tall.
Above: Wye Mills Oak, near Wye Mills, Talbot County, Maryland, on concrete road about 9 miles from Easton, Maryland. According to the tablet at root of tree, the Wye Oak was 375 years old in 1921. DBH 6 ½ feet; horizontal spread of branches, 140 ½ feet; height, 88 feet; largest limb, diameter 2 ½ feet. 1937.
The rockfish (Morone saxatilis) was named the official fish of the State of Maryland in 1965 (Chapter 513, Acts of 1965; Code State Government Article, sec. 13-304). Originally called Roccus saxatilis, scientists corrected the genus designation in the late 1960s.
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