# @cowmissing on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=SbE4gY49Nq0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/75901267-cowmissing-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-25T21:42:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Cow Missing (@CowMissing) — https://gondola.cc/CowMissing

## Caption

Maryland is a Mid‑Atlantic state of the United States. It touches Virginia to the south, West Virginia to the west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, with Washington, D.C. just to its southwest. Covering 12,407 sq mi (32,130 km²), it is the ninth-smallest state by area. Yet, with roughly 6.18 million residents, it is the 18th-most populous and the fifth-most densely populated. Annapolis is the state capital, while Baltimore is its largest city.

First explored by Europeans in the 1500s, the region was initially inhabited by Algonquian-speaking tribes. In 1632, King Charles I granted George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, a charter to establish the Province of Maryland—named for Queen Henrietta Maria—as a haven for English Catholics. Settled officially in 1634, the colony’s 1649 Act Concerning Religion was among the earliest laws ensuring religious toleration. Plantations along Chesapeake Bay tributaries drove an economy based on tobacco and supported by indentured servants and enslaved Africans. Maryland’s modern boundaries took shape in 1760 after settling a long‑running border dispute with Pennsylvania.

Maryland played key roles in both the American Revolution and the Civil War—remaining in the Union despite the continuation of slavery—and its post-war industrial expansion was fueled by busy ports, railroads, and waves of European immigrants. Since the 1940s, population growth and proximity to Washington, D.C. have helped it lead the nation in median household income. Today’s economy is highly diversified—spanning government, technology, health care, higher education, defense contracting, and biotechnology—and its 16 counties plus Baltimore front the Chesapeake Bay’s 4,000‑mile shoreline. Renowned as “America in Miniature” for its mountains, Piedmont, and coastal plains, Maryland is also one of the most multicultural states, with non‑White residents comprising a majority and a rich array of historic landmarks per capita.

Maryland draws countless visitors each year, from the bustling streets of Baltimore to the sandy shores of the Eastern Shore and the scenic landscapes of western Maryland. In Baltimore, tourists flock to Harborplace, the National Aquarium, Fort McHenry, and Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Ocean City has long been a summer favorite on the Atlantic coast, especially after the 1952 opening of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which linked the Eastern Shore to Maryland’s urban centers. Annapolis, the state capital, entices with its historic district, waterfront promenade, and elegant State House. Military history buffs can explore numerous sites tied to the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Meanwhile, charming bayside towns, such as St. Mary’s, Maryland’s first colonial settlement and original capital, offer a glimpse into the state’s storied past.

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