Province of Maryland
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The Province of Maryland was an English and later British colony in North America from 1634 until 1776, when the province was one of the Thirteen Colonies that joined in supporting the American Revolu
Queen Mary, the English queen after whom the colony was named
1975 reconstruction of Maryland Dove at St. Mary's City
Catholic church at St Mary's City
Maryland Palatine relics
Maryland
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Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States. It borders Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east,
Province of Maryland
…death in 1632 the grant was transferred to his eldest son Cecil, the 2nd Baron Baltimore. On June 20, 1632, Charles granted the original charter for Maryland, a proprietary colony of about twelve million acres (49,000 km2), to the 2nd Baron Baltimore. Some historians view this grant as a form of compensation…
The bombardment of Fort McHenry in the Battle of Baltimore, which inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Battle of Antietam in 1862, one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War, with nearly 23,000 casualties
The ruins left by the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904
Great Falls on the Potomac River