Greetings from Maryland “The Old Line State”

We are a class of fifth grade students from Baltimore, Maryland.  Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland.

We enjoy a lot of unique things here in Maryland one of which is the Maryland Blue Crab.  The blue crab is our official state crustacean and comes from the Chesapeake Bay.  We enjoy snow during the winter months from December through March but during the summer we like to swim because we are right on the Atlantic Ocean.  We also enjoy our proximity to Washington DC (the capital of the USA).  Did you know Annapolis, the capital of Maryland, actually used to be the capital of the USA?

Maryland is famous for a lot of things.  The national anthem “The Star Spangled Banner” was written in Baltimore Harbor.  The Maryland state house is the oldest working state house in the country.  Babe Ruth was born right here in Maryland as was Edgar Allen Poe.

A few more nifty facts for you…our state bird is the Oriole…the state flower is the Black Eyed Susan…our state drink is milk…and we are home to the number one hospital in the world, Johns Hopkins!

Hope you enjoyed learning a little about Maryland!!