4-20 The State of Maryland

The great state of Maryland became the 7^th state in the union on April 28, 1788.  Maryland got its name when the charter that Lord Baltimore received from King Charles I of England specified a name for the new colony. It was to be called Maryland to honor King Charles’ wife Queen Henrietta Maria (Queen Mary).  Its state capital is Annapolis.

The first Post Office system in the United States was formed in Baltimore in 1774.  The Baltimore Water Company, the first water company in the United States, was chartered in 1792.  Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” after seeing the flag still waving during a battle in 1814.  In 1844 the first telegraph line in the world was established between Washington and Baltimore.  The USS Constellation docked in Baltimore is the last ship to survive from the Civil War.

Emblem/Symbol	Name of Emblem/Symbol	Adopted
Motto	"Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine" - Manly Deeds, Womanly Words
Nickname	"Old Line State"
State Seal		1876
State Bird	Baltimore Oriole	1947
State Flower	Black Eyed Susan	1918
State Song	"Maryland, My Maryland"	1939
State Tree	White Oak	1941
State Flag		1904
State Insect	Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly	1973
State Crustacean	Maryland Blue Crab	1989
State Reptile	Diamondback Terrapin	1994
State Dog	Chesapeake Bay Retriever	1964
State Cat	Calico	2001
State Gemstone	Patuxent River Stone	2004
State Fish	Rockfish	1965

Complete the questions below.

1.  Maryland became the 7^th state in the union on April 28, .

2.  Diamondback Terrapin is the state .

3.  The state dog is the .

4.  The first Post Office system in the United States was formed in .

5.  The state crustacean is the .

6.  The state fish is the .

7. "Maryland, My Maryland" is the state .

8.  The state cat is the .

9.  "Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine" means "."

10.  The state bird is the .