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'''Maryland''' is a state on the eastern coast of the [[United States of America]]. Maryland is bordered on the south and west by [[Virginia]], on the north by [[Pennsylvania]], and on the east by [[Delaware]]. Maryland has a [[panhandle]] on its western side that juts into [[West Virginia]]. Maryland is bisected by [[Chesapeake Bay]]. A roughly square chunk of Maryland was used to create [[Washington D.C.]] It has coastline on the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
'''Maryland''' is a state on the eastern coast of the [[United States of America]]. It is bordered on the south and west by [[Virginia]]; on the north by [[Pennsylvania]], and on the east by [[Delaware]].  


Maryland ratified the [[U.S. Constitution]] on 28 April 1788, the seventh state to do so.
== Geographic Features ==
 
Maryland features a [[panhandle]] on its western side that juts into [[West Virginia]].  Additionally, it is bisected by the [[Chesapeake Bay]]. A closely-resemebled square section of Maryland was sectioned off to contribute to the districting of [[Washington D.C.]]. Maryland also shares the United States' eastern coastline of the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
 
== History of Maryland ==
 
On 28 April 1788, Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the [[U.S. Constitution]].  


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 14:41, 1 May 2007

Maryland is a state on the eastern coast of the United States of America. It is bordered on the south and west by Virginia; on the north by Pennsylvania, and on the east by Delaware.

Geographic Features

Maryland features a panhandle on its western side that juts into West Virginia. Additionally, it is bisected by the Chesapeake Bay. A closely-resemebled square section of Maryland was sectioned off to contribute to the districting of Washington D.C.. Maryland also shares the United States' eastern coastline of the Atlantic Ocean.

History of Maryland

On 28 April 1788, Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

See also

U.S. States and Territories