Weather
Summer: hot and humid with thunderstorms.
Winter:cold and chilly with snow.
Spring and Fall:Unpredictable and Spring has lots of rain.
Tourist Attraction: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum
Address: 901 West Pratt Street Baltimore.
Hours: Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Website: http://www.borail.org
Fee: Adults - $16Seniors (60+) - $14
Children (2-12) - $10
Tips: members are free
Tourist Attraction: Antietam National Battlefield
Address: The Visitor Center address is 5831 Dunker Church Road, Sharpsburg, MD 21782
Hours: The Visitor Center is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Park Grounds are open during daylight hours.
Website: http://www.nps.gov/ancm/index.htm
Fee: $4.00 Per Person (age 16 or older; 15 and under FREE)- $6.00 Per Family
Tips: Take the self guided car tour.
Tourist Attraction: Assateague State Park
Address: (GPS Address)Assateague State Park6915 Stephen Decatur Highway,Berlin, MD 21811
Website: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/eastern/assateague.asp
Fee: $3/vehicle; out-of-state residents $5/vehicle
Tourist Attraction: Rocks state park
Address: Rocks State Park3318 Rocks Chrome Hill RoadJarrettsville, MD 21084
Hours: 9 a.m. to Sunset, March-October
10 a.m. to Sunset, November-February
Website:
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/r
ocks.asp
Fee:$3/Maryland resident, $5 out-of-state resident. Weekends $2/vehicle, weekdays $4/vehicle
Tourist Attraction: Baltimore Museum Of Art
Address: 10 Art Museum DriveBaltimore, MD 21218
Hours: Wednesday – Friday: 10 a.m.– 5 p.m.Saturday – Sunday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.Monday – Tuesday: Closed
Website: www.artbma.org/
Fee: There is no fee.
Maryland Cuisine
● Famous cuisine: Silver Queen Corn, Blue
Crab
● Popular Food: Seafood, especially oysters
and Blue Crab. People learn how to clean
and eat a crab before kindergarten.
● Festivals: Oyster festivals, are where
people eat raw, fried or steamed oysters
Famous PeopleMatthew Henson: was an African American explorer who found the North Pole with Robert Edwin Peary in 1909.
Michael Phelps: a swimmer who has set the record for winning the most Olympic Gold medals which is 22
Francis Scott Key: was a poet and attorney who wrote the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Frederick Douglass: an escaped slave and human rights leader, he was the first black citizen to hold a high U.S. government rank.
Cal Ripken Jr: played 21 seasons for the Baltimore Orioles. He retired in 2001,and set a new record for most consecutive games played, which is 2,632.
Sports
Ravens:The Baltimore Ravens play in the in
the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC)
Orioles: The Baltimore Orioles are a team In
the East Division of the American League.
Government
House of Representatives ● Andrew P. Harris (R), 1st Congressional District● C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger III (D),
2nd Congressional District● John P. Sarbanes (D), 3rd Congressional District● Donna F. Edwards (D), 4th Congressional District● Steny H. Hoyer (D), 5th Congressional District● John K. Delaney (D), 6th Congressional District● Elijah E. Cummings (D),
7th Congressional District● Christopher Van Hollen, Jr. (D),
8th Congressional District ● ( 8 people in the House of Representatives)
Senators and Governor● Benjamin L. Cardin● Barbara A. Mikulski● Governor: Martin O'Malley (Democrat)
Fun Facts!Entered the Union on April 28, 1788 as the 7th state
Motto: Fatti maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly words)
Nickname: The Free State, The Old Line State
Flower: Black-eyed Susan
Bird: Baltimore Oriole
Song: Maryland! My Maryland!
Tree: White Oak
Dinosaur: Astrodon
Dog: Chesapeake Bay RetrieverFish: RockfishCrustacean: Blue Crab
Questions and Answers How much is the population of the state and how does it compare to California?
The Population is 5,773,552 and there is 37,463,878 more people in California than Maryland.
Questions and Answers What is the area of the state and how
does it compare to the state of California?
The area is 9,705 square miles and there is 146,061 square miles more land in California than Maryland.
Questions and Answers
Name three similarities between Maryland and California.
1. It isn’t landlocked. 2. They are both Democratic party states.3. The capitol is not the biggest city.