1. Maryland Ashley Baxter

2. States that Border ♥ There are a few states that border Maryland. They are: ♥ Virginia ♥ West Virginia ♥ Delaware ♥ Pennsylvania

3. Famous Attractions ♥ Chesapeake Bay: ♥ Most people go to Chesapeake Bay when they visit Maryland. ♥ Ocean City: ♥ Although Chesapeake Bay gets so many tourists, Ocean City also brings in many visiting people.

4. The Area in Square Miles ♥The area in square miles is: ♥9,774 square miles.

5. The Year it Joined ♥ Maryland joined the United States in 1788. ♥ It then became known as the 7 th state.

6. Representing symbols ♥ State Motto: ♥ “Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine.” ♥ Which is in Italian. ♥ In English it means: ♥ “Manly deeds, womanly words.”

7. The Population ♥In Maryland, the population was 5,296,486 ♥That was from 1990-2000

8. The capital Annapolis is the Capital of Maryland.

9. Famous people from Maryland ♥ Some of the well-known people that are/were from Maryland: ♥ Edgar Allen Poe ♥ Fredrick Douglass

12. Works Cited “Maryland.” www.maryland.gov/webapp/portal/. Feb. 11, 2008.www.maryland.gov/webapp/portal/ Martin, Michael. Maryland: The Old Line State. Milwaukee: World Almanac Library, 2002. Manakee, Beta and White, Frank. “Maryland” Merit Students Encyclopedia