Why is Maryland called the "Old Line State"?  Does it have any other nicknames?  Use your Maryland History worksheet and the following sites to discover information about the history of the state of Maryland.

http://www.sos.state.md.us/sos/kids/html/history.html

http://www.mdisfun.org/history/index.htm

Visit the Maryland Historical Society Museum and the Library of Maryland History.  Find 2 exhibits that are interesting to you.
 

Click here to look at a picture of the settlement of the first capital city of Maryland, St. Mary's City.  Look at the picture.  Answer the questions from your Maryland History worksheet about the picture.
 

Click here to look at a picture of the colonists landing on the coast of today's Maryland.  Study the picture and answer the questions on your Maryland History worksheet.
 

Learn about the history of Cecil County at this site.
 

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