Maryland: Facts & Fun

Maryland gave part of its land to form Washington, D.C. – capitol of the United States.

Facts about Maryland:

• Capital: Annapolis
• Nickname: Free State
• Statehood: April 28, 1788 (7th)
• Motto: Manly Deeds, Womanly Words.
• Bird: Baltimore Oriole
• Highest Point: Backbone Mountain is Hoye-Crest

Children’s Books about Maryland that we read:

• Maryland: Past and Present by Joanne Matterne.This is a book filled with facts and trivia about Delaware.
• Weird Maryland by Matt Lake. A book of strange and unusual Maryland facts.

Fun things I learned about Maryland:

• Harriet Tubman was born to slaves and escaped to the North in 1847 – she then rescued hundreds of slaves during the Civil War and helped establish the Underground Railroad.
• Babe Ruth is from Maryland.

Food from Maryland:

• Most of the New England states I studied were known for crab – so I tried crab cakes and crab legs. I liked the crab cakes best.

Note from Mom: We spent over a year studying New England and a lot of the information we learned overlapped the states. We wrapped up Maryland and Delaware quickly to move on to the South.

Delaware: Facts & Fun

Delaware is only 35 miles wide at its widest point. The narrowest part of the state is 8 miles wide – you can walk it one one day! Delaware is one of the smallest states!

Facts about Delaware:

• Capital: Dover
• Nickname: The First State, The Diamond State
• Statehood: December 7, 1787 (1st)
• Motto: Liberty and Independence
• Bird: Blue Hen Chicken
• Highest Point: Ebright

Children’s Books about Delaware that we read:

• Delaware: Past and Present by Philip Wolny.This is a book filled with facts and trivia about Delaware.
• Delaware: The First State by Tika Downey. Another fact book on Delaware.

Fun things I learned about Delaware:

• There are more U.S. Companies founded there than any other state because of their good laws for businesses.
• DuPont is a Delaware based company.
• At their Punkin Chunkin Festival teams build catapults to launch pumpkins up to 4,434 feet. I have used a Pumpkin Catapult at our local Pumpkin Patch – Faulkner’s Pumpkin Patch.

Food from Delaware:

• Most of the New England states I studied were known for crab – so I tried crab cakes and crab legs. I liked the crab cakes best.