Small though it is, Maryland has such a dazzling variety of natural and man-made features - remote mountains, crowded urban areas, fertile farmlands, scenic shorelines, modern industrial centers, old tobacco plantations - that the state has been called an America in miniature. It seems fitting, then, that America's national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," was written in Maryland, and that its capital, Washington D.C., was built on land donated by the state. THE BOUNTIFUL CHESAPEAKE …showed first 75 words of 643 total…

…showed last 75 words of 643 total…Major rivers: Patuxent, Potomac, Susquehanna Elevation: Sea level to 3,360 ft. (Backbone Mountain) Leading industries: Manufacturing (food processing, electronics, chemicals), service (business, health), agriculture (dairy, poultry), fishing Bird: Baltimore oriole Flower: Black-eyed Susan Tree: White oak Motto: Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine (Manly Deeds, Womanly Words) Song: "Maryland, My Maryland" Origin of name: For Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I of England, by Lord Baltimore, founder of the state Nicknames: Free State, Old Line State