Maryland's Story is America's Story
In anticipation of America’s 250th anniversary, we’re opening the pages of some of our most iconic accomplishments, from the oyster farms of the Chesapeake Bay to the mountain peaks out west. Beyond the legends we all know well, we’ll explore stories of everyday Marylanders who served our country and helped democracy prosper through civic engagement. We’re honored to commemorate our deep and meaningful contribution to America’s past, present, and future by retracing Maryland’s illustrious history.
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Crystal Dreda Bird Fauset was born and spent her early years on the campus of Princess Anne Academy (UMES), in Princess Anne, Maryland, until she was orphaned. She was the first African American woman ever elected to a state legislature (Pennsylvania).
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Washington County was inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years prior to the arrival of Europeans in the early 1730s.
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Piscataway Park was the first national park created to protect a historic vistas. Included within the park is the National Colonia Farm, a historic farm museum.
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Visit the Germantown School, an original Tuskegee-design two room school that was financed through the Rosenwald Rural School Building Program.
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The only engagement to take place in Maryland during the American Revolution occurred on St. George Island in St. Mary’s County, a Southern Maryland island near the Potomac’s confluence with the Chesapeake Bay. St. Mary’s County militia engaged Lord Dunmore’s fleet as they attempted to make landfall on the island.
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The J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum documents the history and heritage of Crisfield and Chesapeake life, beginning with the first humans to inhabit the area more than 10,000 years ago.
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The Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum is a Baltimore County park honoring the legacy and land of Benjamin Banneker, a Free African American man and scientist, born in 1731.
Service to your country is service to everyone who calls America home.
Service OpportunitiesMake an impact in your community and beyond by fully participating in civic life.
Civic ParticipationOn this day in Maryland history, the Maryland Gazette publishes this “runaway wife” ad.
Under Governor Moore’s authorization, the Maryland 250 Commission developed this commemoration in observance of our collective contributions to America’s 250 years.
