maryland+famous+facts


 * //**Famous Facts About Maryland**// ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || **William Nuthead** started the first printing business in St. Mary’s City in 1685. When he died his wife Diana inherited the business. She was the first female licensed as a printer in the colonies. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || The **Maryland Gazette** founded in 1727 is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || Charles Mason and Jeremiah surveyed the **Mason-Dixon Line** in 1763 to determine the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland. In 1767 the Mason-Dixon Line was established as Maryland’s northern border. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || William Goddard inaugurated the first **Post Office** system in the United States in Baltimore in 1774. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || In 1784 the first **balloon** ascension in the United States took place in Baltimore. The balloon was designed by Peter Carnes, but the ascent was made by thirteen year old Edward Warren. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || **Georgetown Prep** in Bethesda, founded in 1789 by the society of Jesuits, is the oldest Catholic secondary school in the United States. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || The **Baltimore Water Company**, the first water company in the United States, was chartered in 1792. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || **Mary Pickersgill** designed the flag that flew over Ft. McHenry during the War of 1812. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || **Francis Scott Key** wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” after seeing the flag still waving during a battle in 1814. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || In 1828 **St. Francis Academy** was the first dental school in the world. This became the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1839. ||
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 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || **Georgetown Prep** in Bethesda, founded in 1789 by the society of Jesuits, is the oldest Catholic secondary school in the United States. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || The **Baltimore Water Company**, the first water company in the United States, was chartered in 1792. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || **Mary Pickersgill** designed the flag that flew over Ft. McHenry during the War of 1812. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || **Francis Scott Key** wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” after seeing the flag still waving during a battle in 1814. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || In 1828 **St. Francis Academy** was the first dental school in the world. This became the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1839. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdk]] ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || **Francis Scott Key** wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” after seeing the flag still waving during a battle in 1814. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdkidspage.org/images/bell1.gif width="41" height="40"]] || In 1828 **St. Francis Academy** was the first dental school in the world. This became the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1839. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mdk]] ||
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