Geschiedenis. Maryland was oorspronkelijk een Engelse kolonie, gesticht door George Calvert (Lord Baltimore), die op 25 maart 1634 de eerste kolonisten naar het gebied leidde. Het merendeel van de inwoners was katholiek, in tegenstelling tot wat in de meeste andere kolonies destijds het geval was.De Maryland Toleration Act uit 1649 was een van de eerste wetten die …

Maryland Instructional Television (Maryland ITV), a division of the State Department of Education, was also housed at the network until 1991. On July 4, 1987, WFPT (licensed to Frederick ) signed on to fill coverage gaps in the outer Washington market, while WGPT in Oakland began operations to cover the extreme west of the state, much of which previously …

Owings Mills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.It is a suburb of Baltimore.Per the 2020 census, the population was 35,674. Owings Mills is home to the northern terminus of the Baltimore Metro Subway, and housed the Owings Mills Mall until its closure in 2015. It is also home to the Baltimore Ravens' …

On March 6, 1856, the forerunner of today's University of Maryland was chartered as the Maryland Agricultural College. Two years later, Charles Benedict Calvert (1808–1864), a future U.S. Representative (Congressman) from the sixth congressional district of Maryland, 1861–1863, during the American Civil War and descendant of the first Lord Baltimores, colonial proprietors …

Laurel is a city in Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington and Baltimore on the banks of the Patuxent River.While the city limits are entirely in northern Prince George's County, outlying developments extend into Anne Arundel, Montgomery and Howard counties. Founded as a mill town in the early 19th century, Laurel expanded local industry and was later …

William Thomas Hamilton, 38th Governor of Maryland, U.S. Senator, & U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 2nd District and 4th District. Born in Boonsboro on 8 September 1820. Edwin R. Keedy (1880–1958), Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School; The late Charlotte Winters, 109, once the oldest surviving female American World War I veteran.

The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration office building employs many people in town. In the 1970s, developers tried to make Glen Burnie more urban by building and funding new projects, projects like Empire Towers in 1974, or Crain Towers in 1990, then with the addition of an Anne Arundel Community College branch in the town center.

The University of Maryland School of Dentistry was the first dental school in the world. Founded in 1840 as the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery (BCDS), it was chartered by an act of the Maryland General Assembly. Its principal founders were Drs. Horace H. Hayden and Chapin A. Harris. It was the first school in the world to offer a science-based curriculum in dentistry.

St. Mary's College of Maryland is located on the original site of Maryland's first colony, St. Mary's City, which was also the first capital of Maryland and is considered to be the birthplace of religious freedom in America. Colonial St. Mary's City was actually only a town and at its peak had between 500 and 600 residents.

The primary method of travel to and from Chesapeake Beach is presently by road, and two state highways currently serve the town. Maryland Route 260 follows Chesapeake Beach Road into the town, providing a direct connection between the town and both Maryland Route 2 and Maryland Route 4.MD 2 leads north to Annapolis and Baltimore, while MD 4 heads northwest …