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| Capital | Annapolis |
| Settled | 1634 |
| Statehood | April 28, 1788 |
| Population | Approx 4,798,622 People, Ranks 19th in Nation |
| Size | 10,460 sq. mi. or 27,091 sq. km. and is ranked 42 in size |
| Largest City | Baltimore |
| Hi Point | 3,360 feet, Backbone Mountain is the high point in the state |
| Bird | Baltimore Oriole |
| Flower | Black-eyed Susan |
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The state’s dominant land uses in the agricultural areas is in the raising of
cattle, hogs,
dairy cattle and poultry. Crop raised in this state include apples, peaches,
corn, vegetables
(truck farming), sweet corn, wheat, soybeans, sweet potatoes, fruit and tobacco.
The
state also harvests some of its forest products. The minerals found in the state
are Natural
Gas, Coal, Clay and Limestone.
Marine harvest for this state includes Oysters, Crabs, Herring, Mackerel and Menhaden.
FOR TOURISM INFORMATION CONTACT:
State Division of Tourism
217 East Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-3400 or (800) 543-1036
Department of Business and Economic Development
Division of Tourism, Film and the Arts
217 East Redwood Street, 9th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 767-6266
FAX: (410) 333-2065
FOR CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Department of Natural Resources
Wildlife Administration
Tawes State Office Building, E-1
Annapolis, MD 21401-2397
Phone: (410) 260-8540
FAX: (410) 260-8595
Department of Natural Resources
Fisheries Service
Tawes State Office Building
Annapolis, MD 21401-2397
Phone: (410) 260-8251
FAX: (410) 260-8279
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES/WETLAND MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS:
| Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge | 2145 Key Wallace Drive | Cambridge, MD 21613-9536 |
| Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge | 11400 American Holly Drive | Laurel, MD 20708-4014 |
| Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge | 1730 Eastern Neck Road | Rock Hall, MD 21661-1815 |
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