4 days ago · Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland and the state’s economic center. Lying about 40 miles (65 km) northeast of Washington, D.C., it constitutes the northeastern hub of the Baltimore …

4 days ago · The most salient feature of Maryland’s topography is Chesapeake Bay, which serves the port of Baltimore, divides the Eastern Shore from what was once called Maryland Main, and covers …

Dec 9, 2025 · Baltimore, county, north-central Maryland, U.S. It almost surrounds (but excludes) the city of Baltimore and is bounded by Pennsylvania to the north, the Gunpowder River and Chesapeake …

Dec 10, 2025 · Maryland - Colonial, Chesapeake, Plantations: In 1608 the English explorer Capt. John Smith sailed into Chesapeake Bay and stayed for several weeks to map the shoreline.

George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore (born 1578/79, Kipling, Yorkshire, Eng.—died April 15, 1632) was an English statesman who projected the founding of the North American province of Maryland, in an …

Leonard Calvert was the younger brother of Cecilius Calvert and the son of George Calvert, 1st Lord Baltimore. Upon George Calvert’s death in 1632, Cecilius inherited the family title and also became …

Dec 10, 2025 · The Baltimore Ravens are an American professional football team based in Baltimore, Maryland, that plays in the National Football League. A relatively young franchise, having played …

Opposing them was Brigadier General John Stricker’s brigade of nearly 4,000 Maryland militia. In late afternoon, Ross’s infantry—made up of veterans who had recently defeated the forces of Napoleon …

Dec 3, 2025 · Maryland’s controversy with Virginia over the use of the Potomac and lower Chesapeake Bay, resulting in the Compact of 1785, led toward the Constitutional Convention (1787), as did the …

Nov 7, 2025 · Towson, unincorporated community, Baltimore county, northern Maryland, U.S. It was named for Ezekiel Towson, who settled the area about 1750, and was made county seat in 1854. It …