Maryland

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 …

…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