Ratification or Admission:  April 28, 1788 (7th)
Present Constitution Adopted:  1867
State Abbreviation:  MD
State Capital:  Annapolis
Largest City - Population:  Baltimore
Origin of the Name:  Was named by Lord Baltimore in honor of Quuen Mary (Henrietta Maria), wife of England's King Charles I.
State Motto:  “Fatti maschii, parole femine” (Manly deeds, womanly words)
State Nickname:  Old Line State
State Song:  “Maryland! My Maryland” | Lyrics: James Ryder Randall | Music: to the tune of “Lauriger Horatius”
State Animal:  Chesapeake Bay Retriever
State Bird:  Baltimore Oriole
State Fish:  Rockfish
State Flower:  Black-Eyed Susan
State Fruit:  None
State Gemstone:  Patuxent River Stone
State Insect:  Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly
State Mineral:  None
State Tree:  White Oak
State Flag:  The Maryland flag contains the family crest of the Calvert and Crossland families. Maryland was founded as an English colony in 1634 by Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore.

Economy

AGRICULTURE:
cattle, chickens, corn, fruit, milk, soybeans.

MINING:
clays, coals, sand, stone.

MANUFACTURING:
chemicals, electronics, food processing, machinery, printing, transportation equipment.

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