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Highway map of Maryland state. Detailed highways and roads map of Maryland state with cities and towns. Maryland road map with exit numbers.
Detailed roads map of Maryland
Maryland roads map
Highway map of Maryland 2021. Free road map of Maryland state.
Funny and true nicknames of the state Maryland
  • America in Miniature
  • Chesapeake State
  • Cockade State
  • Free State
  • Monumental State
  • Old Line State
  • Oyster State
  • Queen State
  • Terrapin State

  • The Old Line State: This nickname is attributed  to George Washington when he referred to the regular line of troops, or  The Maryland line, whose 400 soldiers fought 10,000 British soldiers  during the Revolutionary War which enable Washington’s forces to escape.
What are the unofficial nicknames of Maryland state?
  • America in Miniature:  Because of the many different topographies in the shape of its borders,  Maryland got this nickname in reference to the variety of topographies  in the whole of the U.S.
  • Free State: Georgia  Congressman, William D. Upshaw, condemned Maryland as a traitor to the  Union for refusing to uphold a `923 State enforcement act in favor of  prohibition. Hamilton Owens of the Baltimore Sun then wrote a  series of satirical articles called, “The Maryland Free State” which  argued that Maryland should secede from the union rather than support  Prohibition.
  • Cockade State: The Old Liner Maryland soldiers wore  “brilliant cockades” during the Revolutionary War. Cockades were shiny  ornaments worn on hats.
  • Monumental State: Appeared in 1843 in reference to Baltimore being called the “Monumental City.”
  • Terrapin State: Name of Diamondback turtle endemic to state.
  • Chesapeake State: The Chesapeake Bay runs along most of Maryland’s coast.
  • Oyster State: The Chesapeake is famous for its plethora of oysters and is a great pride of the state.
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