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For those who want to save time and paper, an electronic reporting option is available through Maryland OneStop. The information below reflects cases tested from January 26, 2021 - December 30, 2022. Maryland has many places important to the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War. Erin Cox/The Washington Post. [73] Aside from the oriole, 435 other species of birds have been reported from Maryland. Swann was the first American on record who pursued legal and political action to defend the LGBTQ community's right to assemble. Same-sex couples began marrying in Maryland on January 1, 2013. The 1860 census, held shortly before the outbreak of the civil war, showed that 49% of Maryland's African Americans were free blacks. The economy's growth and prosperity were based on slave labor, devoted first to the production of tobacco as the commodity crop. "[28] The Puritans set up a new government prohibiting both Roman Catholicism and Anglicanism. The Greater Washington area has the largest population of Ethiopians outside of Africa. Super Boosts do not qualify. 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St. Mary's County is home to Historic St. Mary's City, a living museum on the site of Maryland's first capital. Towson University, founded in 1866, is the state's second largest university. Hostilities erupted in 1730 and escalated through the first half of the decade, culminating in the deployment of military forces by Maryland in 1736 and by Pennsylvania in 1737. ", "Maryland Income Tax InformationLocal Tax Rates", "A Homeowner's Guide to Property Taxes and Assessments", Local and National Election ResultsElection Center 2008Elections & Politics, "Official Gubernatorial General Election results for Maryland", "Larry Hogan, Maryland Governor, Urges Republicans to Look Beyond 'Shrinking Base', "Republican Larry Hogan wins Md. Concurrently the Interstate Highway System was built throughout the state, most notably I-95, I-695, and the Capital Beltway, altering travel patterns. The information below reflects cases tested from January 26, 2021 - December 30, 2022. Among the immigrants of the 19th and 20th centuries from eastern and southern Europe were many Catholics. Its computer industries are some of the most sophisticated in the United States, and the federal government has invested heavily in the area. As of July 2017,[180] 66 percent of the state's population resides in these six jurisdictions, most of which contain large, traditionally Democratic voting blocs: African Americans in Baltimore City and Prince George's; federal employees in Prince George's, Anne Arundel, and Montgomery; and post-graduates in Montgomery. During the colonial era, families of free people of color were formed most often by unions of white women and African men.[36]. The Piedmont region, which includes northern and western greater Baltimore, Westminster, Gaithersburg, Frederick, and Hagerstown, has average seasonal snowfall totals generally exceeding 20 inches (51cm), and, as part of USDA Hardiness zones 7b and 7a,[65] temperatures below 10F (12C) are less rare. My fellow Marylanders: As my time as governor comes to an end, I am grateful to all of youthe people of Marylandfor your heartfelt support and, in times of personal challenges, for your countless prayers. In an effort to reverse depopulation due to the loss of working-class industries, Baltimore initiated urban renewal projects in the 1960s with Charles Center and the Baltimore World Trade Center. In addition, train service is provided to Rockville and Cumberland by Amtrak's Washington, D.C., to Chicago Capitol Limited. [144] The Seventh-day Adventist Church's world headquarters and Ahmadiyya Muslims' national headquarters are located in Silver Spring, just outside the District of Columbia. ANNAPOLIS, Md. [98] The U.S. Census Bureau designates Maryland as one of the South Atlantic States, but it is commonly associated with the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States by other federal agencies, the media, and some residents. Attractions in Baltimore include the Harborplace, the Baltimore Aquarium, Fort McHenry, as well as the Camden Yards baseball stadium. [129][130], Hispanic immigrants of the later 20th century have settled in Aspen Hill, Hyattsville/Langley Park, Glenmont/Wheaton, Bladensburg, Riverdale Park, Gaithersburg, as well as Highlandtown and Greektown in East Baltimore. Westley Watende Omari Moore, 44, was born in Takoma Park, Maryland, a suburb of Washington. [184], In 2010, Republicans won control of most counties. Maryland enjoys considerable historical repute for the talented sports players of its past, including Cal Ripken Jr. and Babe Ruth. Literacy was high among blacks and, as Democrats crafted means to exclude them, suffrage campaigns helped reach blacks and teach them how to resist. Historians debate the constitutionality of these wartime actions, and the suspension of civil liberties was later deemed illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court. African Americans form a sizable portion of the state's population, 31.1% as of 2020. As is typical of states on the East Coast, Maryland's plant life is abundant and healthy. St. Mary's County is home to Historic St. Mary's City, a living museum on the site of Maryland's first capital. [54][55] The M5.8 Virginia earthquake in 2011 was felt moderately throughout Maryland. Maryland's regions experienced economic changes following WWII. 23.4 percent of students earned passing grades on the AP tests given in May 2008. In 1902, the state regulated conditions in mines; outlawed child laborers under the age of 12; mandated compulsory school attendance; and enacted the nation's first workers' compensation law. Maryland has the most millionaires per capita in 2013, with a ratio of 7.7 percent. The Progressive Era also brought reforms in working conditions for Maryland's labor force. The Democratic Party rapidly regained power in the state from Republicans. [74], The state insect is the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly, although it is not as common in Maryland as it is in the southern edge of its range. Western Maryland Capital Region Central Maryland Eastern Shore Southern Maryland Frederick National Harbor Deep Creek Hagerstown Baltimore Annapolis Ocean City Bethesda Cambridge St. Marys City St. Michaels Chesapeake City Columbia Cumberland Washington, DC. There is also a large automated chicken-farming sector in the state's southeastern part; Salisbury is home to Perdue Farms. [citation needed] The largest and most significant battle in the state was the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg. [70] Every year during the last week of July, they are captured and swim across a shallow bay for sale at Chincoteague, Virginia, a conservation technique which ensures the tiny island is not overrun by the horses. The Coast Guard says seven people were rescued offshore in Ocean City, Maryland, over the weekend. Baltimore was a major war production center during World War II. The MTA will also administer the Purple Line, an under-construction light rail line that will connect the Maryland branches of the Red, Green/Yellow, and Orange lines of the Washington Metro, as well as offer transfers to all three lines of the MARC commuter rail system. Maryland is the only state with a motto in Italian. We also provide stable environments for at-risk children and adults. [163], Tourism is popular in Maryland. Heavy manufacturing declined in Baltimore. In 2008, the state led the entire country in the percentage of students passing Advanced Placement examinations. The port also receives several brands of imported motor vehicles and is the number one auto port in the U.S.[156]. Two state-funded institutions, Morgan State University and St. Mary's College of Maryland, as well as two federally funded institutions, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the United States Naval Academy, are not affiliated with the University System of Maryland. Seven professional and graduate schools train the majority of the state's physicians, nurses, dentists, lawyers, social workers, and pharmacists. The Puritan rule lasted until 1658 when the Calvert family and Lord Baltimore regained proprietary control and re-enacted the Toleration Act. ), 4 (Pennsylvania Avenue/Southern Maryland Blvd./Patuxent Beach Road/St. We may be able to help you. 21+. [147][148] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Maryland households are currently the wealthiest in the country, with a 2013 median household income of $72,483,[149] which puts it ahead of New Jersey and Connecticut, which are second and third respectively. Baltimore City is among the top 15 largest ports in the nation,[157] and was one of six major U.S. ports that were part of the February 2006 controversy over the Dubai Ports World deal. Democrats replaced the Constitution of 1864 with the Constitution of 1867. Here are our lessons. Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center. Maryland has large areas of fertile agricultural land in its coastal and Piedmont zones, though this land use is being encroached upon by urbanization. ANNAPOLIS, Md. Influenced by a changing economy, revolutionary ideals, and preaching by ministers, numerous planters in Maryland freed their slaves in the 20 years after the Revolutionary War. Covering an area of 32,133.2 sq. Baltimore was the seat of the first Catholic bishop in the U.S. (1789), and Emmitsburg was the home and burial place of the first American-born citizen to be canonized, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. The MTA also serves the city and its suburbs with its local bus service (the 9th largest system in the nation). [170][171], Freight rail transport is handled principally by two Class I railroads, as well as several smaller regional and local carriers. Formerly: "Maryland, My Maryland" by, This page was last edited on 18 January 2023, at 13:53. The biggest operations were Bethlehem Steel's Fairfield Yard, which built Liberty ships; and Glenn Martin, an aircraft manufacturer. Middle Atlantic coastal forests, typical of the southeastern Atlantic coastal plain, grow around Chesapeake Bay and on the Delmarva Peninsula. Construction of the ICC was a major part of the campaign platform of former Governor Robert Ehrlich, who was in office from 2003 until 2007, and of Governor Martin O'Malley, who succeeded him. I-68 travels 81 miles (130km), connecting the western portions of the state to I-70 at the small town of Hancock. [70] They are believed to be descended from horses who escaped from Spanish galleon shipwrecks. Customer Service Promise. Across the Upper South the free black population increased from less than 1% before the war to 14% by 1810. [166] In 2014, it switched to a global budget revenue system, whereby hospitals receive a capitated payment to care for their population.[166]. Here are our lessons. St. Mary's became the first capital of Maryland, and remained so for 60 years until 1695. Two National Football League teams play in Maryland, the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore and the Washington Commanders in Landover. Maryland's early settlements and population centers clustered around rivers and other waterways that empty into the Chesapeake Bay. The Baltimore Colts represented the NFL in Baltimore from 1953 to 1983 before moving to Indianapolis. First wager of $20-$100 qualifies for max. I-70 enters from Pennsylvania north of Hancock and continues east for 93 miles (150km) to Baltimore, connecting Hagerstown and Frederick along the way. After Georgia congressman William D. Upshaw criticized Maryland openly in 1923 for not passing Prohibition laws, Baltimore Sun editor Hamilton Owens coined the "Free State" nickname for Maryland in that context, which was popularized by H. L. Mencken in a series of newspaper editorials. Unlike many other states, significant autonomy is granted to many of Maryland's counties. My state has shown how to achieve real prosperity in our hyperpolarized times. The southern counties of the western shoreline of Chesapeake Bay are warm enough to support a tobacco cash crop zone, which has existed since early Colonial times, but declined greatly after a state government buy-out in the 1990s. Much of the BaltimoreWashington corridor lies just south of the Piedmont in the Coastal Plain,[53] though it straddles the border between the two regions. The information below reflects cases tested from January 26, 2021 - December 30, 2022. Must register with eligible promo code. Key Facts. Thank You, Maryland. Maryland (US: /mrlnd/ (listen) MERR-il-nd)[b] is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The National Hockey League's Washington Capitals and the National Basketball Association's Washington Wizards formerly played in Maryland, until the construction of an arena in Washington, D.C. in 1997 (now known as Capital One Arena). Your signature at the MVA will become your official voter registration signature. Ft. Meade serves as the headquarters of the Defense Information Systems Agency, United States Cyber Command, and the National Security Agency/Central Security Service. My Maryland fully implements the WAI-ARIA specification for allowing full access to controls and features. Among them are two beltways encircling the major cities of the region: I-695, the McKeldin (Baltimore) Beltway, which encircles Baltimore; and a portion of I-495, the Capital Beltway, which encircles Washington, D.C. I-270, which connects the Frederick area with Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia through major suburbs to the northwest of Washington, is a major commuter route and is as wide as fourteen lanes at points. The Puritan revolutionary government persecuted Maryland Catholics during its reign, known as the "plundering time". University of Maryland's team is the Maryland Terrapins. [72] The state is part of the territory of the Baltimore oriole, which is the official state bird and mascot of the MLB team the Baltimore Orioles. The port ranked 17th in the U.S. by tonnage in 2008. Per the Public Religion Research Institute in 2020, 61 percent of Maryland's population identified with Christianity. One of the original 13 states, it lies at the centre of the Eastern Seaboard, amid the great commercial and population complex that stretches from Maine to Virginia. Large ethnic minorities include Eastern Europeans such as Croatians, Belarusians, Russians and Ukrainians. Note: Births in the table do not add up because Hispanics are counted both by their ethnicity and by their race, giving a higher overall number. ANNAPOLIS, Md. "[18], The original capital of Maryland was St. Mary's City, on the north shore of the Potomac River, and the county surrounding it, the first erected/created in the province,[26] was first called Augusta Carolina, after the King, and later named St. Mary's County. Included among these are the crape myrtle, Italian cypress, southern magnolia, live oak in the warmer parts of the state,[63] and even hardy palm trees in the warmer central and eastern parts of the state. Maryland state lawmakers are learning more about the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down a New York conceal carry law. By Larry Hogan. Information reported to the hotline in the past has helped to eliminate certain fraudulent activities and protect State resources. Per the Constitution of Maryland, Hogan is term-limited, and may not run for a third consecutive term in the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election. [192] The highest educational official in the state is the State Superintendent of Schools, who is appointed by the State Board of Education to a four-year term of office. Maryland is served by statewide PBS member station Maryland Public Television (MPT). On the lower Eastern Shore, family farms were bought up by major concerns and large-scale poultry farms and vegetable farming became prevalent. Nearly 52% of the adult population are Protestants. [123], Irish American populations can be found throughout the Baltimore area,[124] and the Northern and Eastern suburbs of Washington, D.C., in Maryland (descendants of those who moved out to the suburbs[125] of Washington's once predominantly Irish neighborhoods[125][126]), as well as Western Maryland, where Irish immigrant laborers helped to build the B&O Railroad. If you have a Maryland driver's license or other MVA issued card, your personal information must match the information on file with the Maryland MVA. The Eastern Shore is served primarily by broadcast media based around the Delmarva Peninsula; the northeastern section receives both Baltimore and Philadelphia stations. In addition, a number of educational and medical research institutions are located in the state. Earthquakes in Maryland are infrequent and small due to the state's distance from seismic/earthquake zones. [56], Maryland has no natural lakes, mostly due to the lack of glacial history in the area. Many residents of the Washington metropolitan area receive The Washington Post. Super Boosts do not qualify. The workers' compensation law was overturned in the courts, but was redrafted and finally enacted in 1910. More often, Maryland gets the remnants of a tropical system that has already come ashore and released most of its energy. Andrew's Church Road), 5 (Branch Avenue/Leonardtown Road/Point Lookout Road), 32, 45 (York Road), 97 (Georgia Avenue), 100 (Paul T. Pitcher Memorial Highway), 210 (Indian Head Highway), 235 (Three Notch Road), 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway), 355 (Wisconsin Avenue/Rockville Pike/Frederick Road), 404 (Queen Anne Highway/ Shore Highway), and 650 (New Hampshire Avenue). [34], Most of the English colonists arrived in Maryland as indentured servants, and had to serve a several years' term as laborers to pay for their passage. Nearly half the black population was free before the war, and some had accumulated property. Numerous coves, creeks, salt marshes, and small islands are seen everywhere. km, the State of Maryland is located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Numerous coves, creeks, salt marshes, and small islands are seen everywhere. Promoting lifelong health and wellness for all Marylanders. The government of Maryland is conducted according to the state constitution. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. Blacks comprised 20% of the electorate and immigrants comprised 15%, and the legislature had difficulty devising requirements against blacks that did not also disadvantage immigrants.[45]. Maryland has many places important to the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War. Maryland averages around 3040 days of thunderstorms a year, and averages around six tornado strikes annually.[81]. Maryland is also home to one of the three races in horse racing's annual Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes, which is run every spring at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is a 14 miles (23km) canal on the Eastern Shore that connects the waters of the Delaware River with those of the Chesapeake Bay, and in particular with the Port of Baltimore, carrying 40 percent of the port's ship traffic.[159]. Typical forms of manufacturing include electronics, computer equipment, and chemicals. We are the states human services provider. Marylands Calvert Cliffs State Park is known as a hotspot for fossil finding, Alicia Sampson added. [138] By 2031, minorities are projected to become the majority of voting eligible residents of Maryland.[139]. [citation needed] The College Board's 9th Annual AP Report to the Nation also ranked Maryland first. 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