query: What is Maryland's state bird?

title: Maryland

text: Maryland's reptile and amphibian population includes the diamondback terrapin turtle, which was adopted as the mascot of University of Maryland, College Park, as well as the threatened Eastern box turtle . The state is part of the territory of the Baltimore oriole, which is the official state bird and mascot of the MLB team the Baltimore Orioles. Aside from the oriole, 435 other species of birds have been reported from Maryland. The state insect is the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly, although it is not as common in Maryland as it is in the southern edge of its range. Maryland joined with

title: Maryland Terrapins football

text: the school was known as the Maryland Agricultural College, from 1856 to 1916, the media called the athletics teams the "Farmers" and the "Aggies". As the University of Maryland, the teams became known as "The Old Liners" in reference to the state nickname. During the 1923 season, "The New York Times" referred to Maryland as the Orioles, after a bird species endemic to the region that was already the namesake for several baseball teams. In 1932, Curley Byrd suggested that the namesake become the diamondback terrapin ("Malaclemys terrapin"), a species of land-dwelling turtle common throughout the state, particularly the Chesapeake

title: What Bird is That?

text: Edition What Bird is That?" was published by Australia's Heritage Publishing in 2011, the latest release of Cayley’s “big bird book” complete with Lindsey’s revisions. It is 832 pages, features 769 birds and includes all 460 of Cayley’s full-colour paintings, many showing groups of related birds. New to this edition was an accompanying e-book "What Bird Call is That?", which identifies and illustrates 101 birds from "What Bird is That?", as well as providing sound files of each featured bird’s distinctive call. The sound files were provided by David Stewart. "What Bird is That?" plays a central role in Australian

title: What Bird is That?

text: author Nick Earls' 1999 young adult novel "48 Shades of Brown". The 48 shades refers to the number of distinct browns used by Cayley to describe bird plumage colours. What Bird is That? What Bird is That? A Guide to the Birds of Australia is a book first published in 1931 by Angus & Robertson in Sydney. Authored and illustrated by Neville William Cayley, it was Australia’s first fully illustrated national field guide to birds, a function it served alone for nearly 40 years. In 1960 it was rated the all-time best seller in Australian natural history. "What Bird Is

title: What Bird is That?

text: What Bird is That? What Bird is That? A Guide to the Birds of Australia is a book first published in 1931 by Angus & Robertson in Sydney. Authored and illustrated by Neville William Cayley, it was Australia’s first fully illustrated national field guide to birds, a function it served alone for nearly 40 years. In 1960 it was rated the all-time best seller in Australian natural history. "What Bird Is That?" was originally published in octavo format (239 x 158 mm), containing 340 pages bound in green buckram, with a dust jacket illustrated with a painting of a laughing

title: What Bird is That?

text: of "What Bird is That?" It was published in 1984 and incorporated all of Cayley’s paintings created over many years for his vision of releasing a “big bird book” and included a revised taxonomy. In the 53 years since its first edition, more than a hundred new bird species had been identified in Australia. Scientific names had been changed and groups of birds had been reordered. Lindsey brought "What Bird is That?" up-to-date with the latest birding conventions of the time, as well as contributing a valuable supplementary list of birds and a scholarly catalogue of Cayley’s paintings. The "Signature

title: What Bird is That?

text: to the League for £300. The book was extolled fulsomely by S.R. Thomas, of the NSW Department of Education, as follows; ""What Bird is That?" is the most comprehensive and informative bird book published in the Commonwealth – if not in the world. The coloured plates are a triumph not only of the genius and imagination of the artist – our own Neville Cayley on whom has fallen so fittingly the mantle of his famous father – but also of the block-maker’s and printer’s art. The publishers have done nothing finer of its kind. The life-like portrayals of our feathered

title: What Bird is That?

text: according to their usual habitat. The accompanying text included brief notes on distribution, breeding and behaviour. While initial sales were poor, history tells us that Cayley had accurately discerned a market need and successfully responded to it. During WWII sales accelerated and Cayley’s first collection, reprinted time and time again, eventually became a household name among birdwatchers and the book was recognised as an Australian classic. The original sponsorship of "What Bird is That?" proved a great investment for the Gould League, who benefited from the sale of its numerous reprints and revised editions. By 1960, it was rated the

title: What Bird is That?

text: friends, together with the succinct but compendious descriptive information, will place within easy reach of the bird lover, a most valuable "vade mecum" of bird and bush lore for out of doors as well as a thing of beauty for the library." Cayley’s aim in creating this work was to make available a book that would encourage and help people to learn about and appreciate Australia’s remarkable and unique bird life. He saw and responded to a need for a simple book that was accessible to the non-specialist birdwatcher. Each species was illustrated in colour and the birds were organised

title: What a queer bird

text: What a queer bird "What a queer bird" is a poem of unclear origin. It first can be found in print in 1922, rapidly disseminating across dozens of publications in the United States that year. "What a queer bird" is a poem, folk song, or essay that may be sung as a round. It first can be found in print in 1922, rapidly disseminating across dozens of publications in the United States that year, but its precise origin is unclear. The words are as follows: In 1922, multiple United States publications attributed the poem or essay to "a young Norwegian

title: Maryland Route 832

text: to Gettysburg. US 140 from Baltimore to Westminster became part of MD 140, which was extended west of Westminster along what had been MD 97 through Emmitsburg. MD 97 was moved to US 140's old route north of Westminster toward Gettysburg. The Taneytown Roundabout at MD 832's western terminus was constructed in 1996. Maryland Route 832 Maryland Route 832 (MD 832) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Old Taneytown Road, the state highway runs from MD 140 near Taneytown east to MD 140 near Westminster. MD 832 is the old alignment of the highway

title: Maryland–Penn State football rivalry

text: Maryland–Penn State football rivalry The Maryland–Penn State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Maryland Terrapins and Penn State Nittany Lions. The teams first played in 1917. Penn State has thoroughly dominated the series, leading 39–2–1, with their longest winning streak being 24 games from 1962 to 1988. Penn State and Maryland met in briefly interrupted stretches between 1917 and 1993, with a near-consecutive run played all but three years (1976, 1981, and 1983) between 1960 and 1993. However, the one-sided record belies what was often a competitive match-up until its final years. While Maryland only compiled

title: Maryland State Colonization Society

text: Maryland State Colonization Society The Maryland State Colonization Society was the Maryland branch of the American Colonization Society, an organization founded in 1816 with the purpose of returning free African Americans to what many Southerners considered greater freedom in Africa. The ACS helped to found the colony of Liberia in 1821–22, as a place for freedmen. The Maryland State Colonization Society was responsible for founding the Republic of Maryland in West Africa, a short lived independent state that in 1857 was annexed by Liberia. The goal of the society was "to be a remedy for slavery", such that "slavery would

title: Maryland–Penn State football rivalry

text: the formation of the Mason-Dixon Line. Maryland–Penn State football rivalry The Maryland–Penn State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Maryland Terrapins and Penn State Nittany Lions. The teams first played in 1917. Penn State has thoroughly dominated the series, leading 39–2–1, with their longest winning streak being 24 games from 1962 to 1988. Penn State and Maryland met in briefly interrupted stretches between 1917 and 1993, with a near-consecutive run played all but three years (1976, 1981, and 1983) between 1960 and 1993. However, the one-sided record belies what was often a competitive match-up until its

title: What Bird is That?

text: all-time best seller in Australian natural history and is still in print today. While sales and stature of Cayley’s original collection continued to grow, the prolific artist and ornothologist Cayley was working on a much more ambitious project – his so-called “big bird book”. From about 1918, he was creating illustrations of subspecies, plumage stages and eggs (now lost) of all known Australian birds. The project was incomplete at the time of his death in 1950, although the illustrations were all but finished. The ornithologist Terence Lindsey revived Cayley’s plans in the 1980s, creating the last and most significant revision

title: Maryland State Police

text: filed against any police department due to the incident. Maryland State Police The Maryland State Police (MDSP), officially the Department of Maryland State Police (MSP), is the official state police force of the U.S. state of Maryland. The Maryland State Police is headquartered at 1201 Reisterstown Road in the Pikesville CDP in unincorporated Baltimore County. The Maryland State Police is organized into a structure based on the United States military, composed of: The Maryland State Fire Marshal is a member of the department and is charged with investigation and prosecution of suspicious fires and arson throughout the state. All sworn

title: Maryland State Police

text: Maryland State Police The Maryland State Police (MDSP), officially the Department of Maryland State Police (MSP), is the official state police force of the U.S. state of Maryland. The Maryland State Police is headquartered at 1201 Reisterstown Road in the Pikesville CDP in unincorporated Baltimore County. The Maryland State Police is organized into a structure based on the United States military, composed of: The Maryland State Fire Marshal is a member of the department and is charged with investigation and prosecution of suspicious fires and arson throughout the state. All sworn members are organized into 1 of 4 bureaus or

title: Maryland Route 260

text: was removed from the state highway system. MD 260 was expanded to a four-lane divided highway from Mount Harmony Road east to G Street in Chesapeake Beach in 1960. As part of this project, the highway was relocated from what is now Cox Road on the edge of Chesapeake Beach. MD 260's intersection at MD 4 was replaced with an interchange in 2002 and 2003. MD 260 has one existing auxiliary route and three former auxiliary routes. Maryland Route 260 Maryland Route 260 (MD 260) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Chesapeake Beach Road,

title: State of Maryland Distinguished Service Cross

text: State of Maryland Distinguished Service Cross The State of Maryland Distinguished Service Cross (SDSC) is a ribbon bestowed upon those who go above the call of duty in service to the State of Maryland. Former or current members of the Maryland National Guard and former or retired members of the military are eligible to receive the reward, which can be bestowed in honor of one major event or a series of events reflecting meritorious service. s not restricted to any specific period of time. The function of the award was expanded in 2010, when it was modified to also serve

title: J. T. S. Bird

text: at the Toowong Cemetery. Bird Court, a street in the Rockhampton suburb of Frenchville is named after J.T.S. Bird. J. T. S. Bird John Theophilus Symons (JTS) Bird (1842 - 1932) was an Australian journalist, historian, author and gold prospector. Bird was born in Buckland Brewer, Devon in England on 10 May 1842. He was trained as a newspaper printer and compositor in Devon, and worked on local newspapers in Torquay including "The Chronicle" and "The Recorder". Bird and his two younger brothers departed England for Australia on 4 March 1863 aboard the migrant ship "Beejapore", arriving in Keppel Bay

title: Michael Bird (politician)

text: Michael Bird (politician) Michael C. Bird is an economics lecturer, and was a Republican member of the Colorado State Senate from 1984 to 1994. Bird graduated from Western Maryland College in 1961, and gained his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He joined Colorado College in 1968, and was a Fulbright Lecturer in Mexico in 1966 through 1968, and Peru in 1971. In 1973 Bird and fellow Colorado College Professor Fred Sondermann were elected to city council of Colorado Springs on a "Sensible Growth" ticket. Bird went on to become a Colorado State senator in 1984. After a

title: What Bird is That?

text: kookaburra seated on and within a large red question mark. It contains 36 coloured plates of paintings of Australian birds by the author, as well as several black-and-white photographic plates of habitat. There were numerous reprints and revised editions in various formats produced well into the 1980s. The first edition was sponsored by the Gould League of Bird Lovers of New South Wales of which Cayley was a Council member. In return for its sponsorship, Cayley offered the Gould League four tenths of his 10% book royalty. However, initial sales were slow and in 1935 he sold his entire share

title: What the Little Bird Told Him

text: an average score of 6.5 out of 10 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's consensus stating: "The character work in 'What the Little Bird Told Him,' along with the comeuppance of the Electrocutioner, are strong enough to overcome the anti-climactic face-off between Fish and Carmine Falcone." Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode a "okay" 6.4 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict, "I almost want to forgive the head-scratching moments from this week's Electrocutioner story since "Gotham"s usual M.O. for these types of villain cases is to dumb things down. Easy investigation, few bits of

title: Maryland Route 675

text: what is now US 13 Business, which was assigned in 1994. MD 675B is the original alignment of US 13 through Delmar. The highway was paved as a state-aid road by 1921 and rebuilt as a state road in 1923. US 13's present bypass of Delmar was completed in 1954 concurrent with the adjacent section of US 13 in Delaware bypassing Laurel and Seaford. MD 675B was part of US 13 Alternate between 1954 and 1957. MD 675B was marked through Delmar by 1983. Maryland Route 675 Maryland Route 675 (MD 675) is a collection of state highways in the

title: Maryland State Department of Education

text: placed Maryland’s state education system at the very top of national rankings. Maryland placed at the top of the list in ""Education Week""’s annual “Quality Counts” tally, with the nation’s only B+ average. The new report found that no other state has a more consistent record of excellence than Maryland. Results for the State were above average in all six of the broad grade categories, and ranked in the top seven in five of the six categories. According to ""Newsweek"" magazine, Maryland public schools rank first in the nation in the percentage of high schools offering—and students taking—college-level courses. The

title: J. T. S. Bird

text: J. T. S. Bird John Theophilus Symons (JTS) Bird (1842 - 1932) was an Australian journalist, historian, author and gold prospector. Bird was born in Buckland Brewer, Devon in England on 10 May 1842. He was trained as a newspaper printer and compositor in Devon, and worked on local newspapers in Torquay including "The Chronicle" and "The Recorder". Bird and his two younger brothers departed England for Australia on 4 March 1863 aboard the migrant ship "Beejapore", arriving in Keppel Bay on 25 June 1863. The day after Bird arrived, he commenced work at "The Morning Bulletin" in Rockhampton as

title: What the Little Bird Told Him

text: thirteenth and final episode of the season. Gotham, originally scheduled for 16 episodes, still has 10 more to go though, and it’s unclear how the show is going to be able to sustain the (very) slight momentum this episode built." What the Little Bird Told Him "What the Little Bird Told Him" is the twelfth episode of the television series "Gotham". It premiered on FOX on January 19, 2015 and was written by Ben Edlund, and directed by Eagle Egilsson. In this episode, Gordon (Ben McKenzie) looks to capture a prisoner who escaped from Arkham Asylum to get his job

title: Maryland State Fair

text: century earlier with the old street cars (of the old United Railways and Electric Company, later the Baltimore Transit Company) and the commuter trains of the old Northern Central Railway. Maryland State Fair The Maryland State Fair is the annual state fair for the state of Maryland. It is held at the Maryland State Fairgrounds located near the intersection of York and Timonium roads in Timonium. As of 2006, the fair is an 11-day event customarily beginning in late August and ending around Labor Day. The first fair was held in 1878 and was known as the Lutherville Fair. The

title: Maryland State Fair

text: Maryland State Fair The Maryland State Fair is the annual state fair for the state of Maryland. It is held at the Maryland State Fairgrounds located near the intersection of York and Timonium roads in Timonium. As of 2006, the fair is an 11-day event customarily beginning in late August and ending around Labor Day. The first fair was held in 1878 and was known as the Lutherville Fair. The following year, 1879, the fair was moved to its current location in Timonium and was held from September 9 through September 12. In 1906, the Lutherville Fair merged with the

title: Maryland State House

text: Maryland State House The Maryland State House is located in Annapolis, Maryland and is the oldest U.S. state capitol in continuous legislative use, dating to 1772. It houses the Maryland General Assembly, plus the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The capitol has the distinction of being topped by the largest wooden dome in the United States constructed without nails. The current building, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960, is the third statehouse on its site. The building is administered by the State House Trust, established in 1969. Construction began in 1772, but was not completed

title: Maryland State Bar Association

text: Maryland State Bar Association. MSBA does not handle matters such as law licensing or complaints against lawyers; those powers rest with the Maryland Judiciary. The MSBA was the last state bar association in the United States to admit women; Rose Zetzer became its first female member of the MSBA in 1946. This barrier lead to the formation of the Women's Bar Association of Maryland in 1929. Maryland State Bar Association The Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) is a voluntary bar association for the state of Maryland. Among MSBA's publications are the bimonthly "Maryland Bar Journal", the monthly newsletter "Maryland Bar

title: What the Little Bird Told Him

text: What the Little Bird Told Him "What the Little Bird Told Him" is the twelfth episode of the television series "Gotham". It premiered on FOX on January 19, 2015 and was written by Ben Edlund, and directed by Eagle Egilsson. In this episode, Gordon (Ben McKenzie) looks to capture a prisoner who escaped from Arkham Asylum to get his job back. Meanwhile, Falcone (John Doman) struggles to hold his empire when someone beloved to him takes an unexpected turn. The episode was watched by 6.50 million viewers and received mixed-to-positive reviews. Critics praised Gordon's storyline but criticized the anti-climax. Jack

title: Maryland State Fair

text: 1972 at Pimlico Race Course, won the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series, the Preakness Stakes. Currently the racetrack hosts events during the fair, including the "Alma North Stakes" for fillies and mares and the Taking Risks Stakes. The Miss Maryland Agriculture Program (MMAP) has been a feature of the Maryland State Fair since the 1930's. The name of the contest has changed several times throughout the decades. When it began, the winner received the title Miss Timonium Fair, but winners have also been given the title of Farm Queen, and now the winner receives the title of

title: Maryland State House

text: and sentenced him to thirty-nine lashes. To execute the sentence, the defendant was tied to one of the statehouse columns. Maryland State House The Maryland State House is located in Annapolis, Maryland and is the oldest U.S. state capitol in continuous legislative use, dating to 1772. It houses the Maryland General Assembly, plus the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The capitol has the distinction of being topped by the largest wooden dome in the United States constructed without nails. The current building, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960, is the third statehouse on its site.

title: The World Is What It Is

text: The World Is What It Is The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V. S. Naipaul is a biography of the Nobel Prize-winning author V. S. Naipaul by Patrick French. It was published in 2008 (by Picador in the UK and Knopf in the USA). The title is a quotation from Naipaul's book "A Bend in the River". "The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it." French deals with Naipaul's family background and his life from his birth in 1932 until his second marriage

title: Maryland State Bar Association

text: Maryland State Bar Association The Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) is a voluntary bar association for the state of Maryland. Among MSBA's publications are the bimonthly "Maryland Bar Journal", the monthly newsletter "Maryland Bar Bulletin", the electronic newsletter "Maryland Bar Brief" and various reports. The organization was established on August 8, 1896, and is directed by a 43-member Board of elected Governors, including 32 elected by geographical districts, four "Young Lawyer" governors, and the organization's officers. In 1985, the Poe School, located at the northeast corner of Baltimore's West Fayette and North Greene Streets, became the permanent home of the

title: Maryland State Police

text: his last role, he oversaw multiple, complex projects and programs impacting every aspect of the Maryland State Police. In the history of the force, forty-three state troopers have been killed in the line of duty. The Maryland State Police has jurisdiction throughout Maryland and may, in its discretion or at the request of any municipal agency, or when ordered by the Governor of the state of Maryland, exercise and enforce statewide laws without regard to jurisdiction within the boundaries of the state of Maryland. Otherwise, except under certain conditions as defined by statute, the agency does not enforce criminal laws

title: Crystal Bird Fauset

text: Crystal Bird Fauset Crystal Bird Fauset (June 27, 1894 – March 27, 1965) was the first female African-American state legislator in the United States, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Crystal Bird Fauset was born in Princess Anne, Maryland to parents Benjamin Oliver Bird and Portia E. (Lovett) Bird. She was raised by her aunt, Lucy Groves, in Boston. She attended integrated public schools there and, in 1914, graduated from Boston Normal School. She received a B.S from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1931, the same year she married educator Arthur Huff Fauset. Fauset was a New York City public school teacher

title: Mary S. Young State Recreation Area

text: Mary S. Young State Recreation Area The Mary S. Young State Recreation Area is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located within the city of West Linn, alongside the Willamette River and is heavily wooded. It offers more than five miles of hiking trails, bicycle trails, picnicking, bird watching, fishing, sports fields, and a very popular dog off-leash area. The park was created via a donation by Mary Scarborough Young and her husband Thomas E. Young. It was named after Mrs. Young and dedicated on August 7, 1973. The park is owned by the Oregon

title: Maryland State Highway Administration

text: Maryland State Highway Administration The Maryland State Highway Administration (abbreviated MDSHA, MSHA, or simply SHA) is the state sub-agency responsible for maintaining Maryland's numbered highways outside Baltimore City. Formed originally under authority of the General Assembly of Maryland in 1908 as the State Roads Commission (S.R.C.), under the direction of the executive branch of state government headed by the Governor of Maryland, it is tasked with maintaining non-tolled/free bridges throughout the State, removing snow from the state's major thoroughfares, administering the State's "adopt-a-highway" program, and both developing and maintaining the State's freeway/expressway system. Since the reorganization of the several commissions,

title: Maryland State Boychoir

text: Maryland State Boychoir The Maryland State Boychoir is a choir based in Baltimore, Maryland. It was founded in 1987 by Frank Cimino, and was designated by Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer as "Maryland's Official Goodwill Ambassadors". The choir is a donor-supported 501(c)3 organization that provides talented boys an opportunity to sing at a professional level while developing their self-esteem, self-discipline, and character. The choir is composed of approximately 150 choristers, ages 7 to 20, who come from a wide range of ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds. They perform locally, nationally, and internationally. The founder, Frank Cimino, is currently retired but

title: Mary S. Young State Recreation Area

text: Parks and Recreation Department, and operated through a cooperative agreement with West Linn. The park has recreation areas, wooded trails and a rocky beach. Mary S. Young State Recreation Area The Mary S. Young State Recreation Area is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located within the city of West Linn, alongside the Willamette River and is heavily wooded. It offers more than five miles of hiking trails, bicycle trails, picnicking, bird watching, fishing, sports fields, and a very popular dog off-leash area. The park was created via a donation by Mary Scarborough Young and

title: Maryland State Boychoir

text: Concert The Spring Concert is the culmination of the spring schedule, and it is held at the Maryland State Boychoir Center for the Arts. Day of Goodwill The Concert and Treble Choirs in January visit and sing at nursing homes and schools, held usually on a Friday. Baltimore Boychoir Festival A two-day event, led by some of the country's finest composers and clinicians, culminating in a group performance of many Boychoirs from across America. The Maryland State Boychoir is primarily supported by private donors, including individuals, businesses, and foundations. The choir has released six CD albums: Maryland State Boychoir The

title: Island Bird

text: on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that has existed since the 1840s. She is located at St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland. She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Island Bird The "Island Bird" is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1882, by William Sidney Covington in Tilghman, Maryland. She is a sailing log canoe with a racing rig, a sharp stem with a longhead bow, and a sharp, raking stern. She is one of the smallest boats in the active racing fleet, with a beam of only . The boat is privately owned by

title: Maryland Route 348

text: Maryland Route 348 Maryland Route 348 (MD 348) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Laurel Road, the state highway runs from Main Street just west of MD 313 in Sharptown east to the Delaware state line, where the highway continues as Delaware Route 24 (DE 24). MD 348 was constructed in the early 1930s. The state highway originally had its western terminus at State Street in Sharptown. MD 348's terminus was rolled back to its present location following the completion of MD 313's bypass of Sharptown in the late

title: Maryland Route 310

text: Pleasant. Cecil County paved what is now MD 310—which has also been known as St. Augustine Road and Mount Pleasant Road—east of St. Augustine as a macadam road with state aid by 1915. The Maryland State Roads Commission removed an objectionable curve just east of Cayots in 1924. The remainder of the Cayots–St. Augustine section of MD 310 was improved between 1940 and 1942. MD 310's western terminus was originally at the intersection of MD 310 and what is now Cayots Corner Road Spur, where US 213 had a right-angle turn. After US 213 was relocated at Cayots to eliminate

title: Maryland State Fire Marshal

text: State Fire Marshal shall appoint Assistant State Fire Marshals, Special Assistant State Fire Marshals, and Deputy State Fire Marshals as he/she deems appropriate. Per the Maryland State Public Safety Article, Title 6, Sub-title 3, section 05, the State Fire Marshal shall enforce all laws and statutes of the state of Maryland that relate to the following: The State Fire Marshal shall be appointed by the Secretary from a list of three candidates given by the Commission. (Per § 6-302. State Fire Marshal.) The appointed Maryland State Fire Marshal shall minimally have the following: Maryland State Fire Marshal The Maryland Office

title: What a queer bird

text: in Chicago", with the work allegedly first printed in the "Bulletin of the Chicago Board of Education". The "Chicago Ledger" printed the work its "Jokes and More Jokes" section in May 1922, where the word "wonderful" replaced "queer". In July 1922, it appeared as a verse of imprecise origin in the "American Consular Bulletin". When printed in the "Pleasantries" section of "The Christian Register" in September 1922, it was attributed as a "[c]omposition by foreigner in a Chicago night school." By 1980, it was published as a folk song to be sung as a round. What a queer bird "What

title: Maryland State Police

text: weather. Class A uniforms consist of a dress blouse and Sam Browne belt. The ranks of trooper first class, corporal, sergeant, and first sergeant wear yellow chevrons showing their rank on both sleeves. Members of certain specialized units wear a military camouflage work uniform. A felt Stetson hat is worn in the winter months with a long sleeve shirt and tie, and a straw Stetson is worn in the summer months with the short sleeve shirt. Maryland State Police troopers are issued the Glock 22 chambered in 40 S&W, replacing the Beretta Px4 Storm and a Remington 870 shotgun. Qualified

title: Libertarian Party of Maryland

text: in the 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election. Libertarian Party of Maryland The Libertarian Party of Maryland is the Maryland affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The state chair is Robert S. Johnston III. The party, also known as "LPMaryland," is Maryland's third-largest political party, with 13,549 registered voters across the state as of March 31, 2014. According to its website, the party advocates "a smaller government that costs less and leaves individuals with more economic opportunity and more personal freedom," and "work[s] to advance that view by supporting Libertarian candidates for local, state, and federal office." LPMaryland also forms coalitions with other

title: Maryland State Police

text: in May 2013 and focuses on reducing alcohol related crashes in Maryland by targeting areas across the state with high crash rates involving impaired drivers. The program complements the MSP's extensive efforts to improve highway safety and help Maryland achieve the goal of zero deaths on our roadways. It is funded by the Maryland Department of Transportation's Highway Safety Office. In 2013, 152 people were killed in alcohol related crashes, accounting for 33 percent of all traffic fatalities in 2013. Using data to identify high risk areas, the elite team of seven specially trained Maryland state troopers and their partners

title: Maryland State House

text: bill became the State House Caucus Room, and is now used for meetings. The Caucus Room houses most of the 48-piece silver service from the armored cruiser USS "Maryland" (decommissioned in 1947). The pieces in the set show 167 scenes from Maryland history, with each piece focusing on one of Maryland's 23 counties and Baltimore City. The silver was transferred from the Maryland Historical Society to the State House in 1962. In 1992, four pieces from the service were given to the submarine USS "Maryland". In addition to the silver, the Caucus Room contains a 19th-century bust of Reverdy Johnson.

title: Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research

text: 1990. The conference has continued to meet every 2-3 years since then, most recently in Baltimore, Maryland in 2018. In 1991, members of the Tri-State Oil Spill Response Team traveled to the Middle East, sponsored by UNESCO, in order to assist with response efforts related to the intentional destruction of oil fields and transport ships during the Gulf War. In 2001, the organization was invited by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help draft the "Best Practices for Migratory Bird Care During Oil Spill Response" document, to serve as a guide for personnel seeking to provide care for affected

title: Maryland state budget

text: Maryland state budget Maryland has an annual budget of 43.6 $ billion, it is administered to manage government operations and for county operations The income for Maryland budget is received form Corporate tax, Sales taxes, residents income taxes and resident property tax in the United States and tariffs. Marylands budget is invested in the following departments: The portion Maryland's budget invested in University System of Maryland is $5.48 billion. USM is a public corporation and charter school system comprising 12 Maryland institutions of higher education, this budget is distributed among its universities: Another portion of the budget is invested in

title: The World Is What It Is

text: in 1996. The biography has been extensively reviewed: the reviewers include Paul Theroux, who wrote an earlier book about Naipaul. The biography was selected by the editors of the "New York Times Book Review" as one of the "Times"' "10 Best Books of 2008". It won the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography, and the British literary award the Hawthornden Prize. The World Is What It Is The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V. S. Naipaul is a biography of the Nobel Prize-winning author V. S. Naipaul by Patrick French. It was published in

title: Maryland Route 23

text: portion of Granary Road that formed MD 23's terminus was designated MD 23B. Both MD 23A and MD 23B were transferred to Harford County maintenance in 2002. MD 23's roundabout at Commerce Road in Forest Hill was constructed in 2008. MD 23 is signed east–west east of MD 165 and north–south west of MD 165. MD 23 previously had two auxiliary routes. Maryland Route 23 Maryland Route 23 (MD 23) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Hickory north and west to the Pennsylvania state line

title: Bird Road

text: at Aviation Avenue one block further east. West of State Road 976's western terminus, the road jogs slightly to the south to become SW 42nd Street, and known as Bird Road or Bird Drive, as it goes through a primarily residential area, with several businesses and strip malls scattered through. Bird Drive currently ends at SW 162nd Avenue, but more development continues to be built in this area and the road may be extended further west in the future. When FDOT added Bird Road to its list of state roads in 1980, it was originally designated State Road 930. Three

title: Susquehanna State Park (Maryland)

text: Susquehanna State Park (Maryland) Susquehanna State Park is a public recreation area located on the banks of the lower Susquehanna River north of the city of Havre de Grace, Maryland. The state park's main area is on the west bank of the river; the park also manages land on the river islands and east bank. The park offers fishing, boating, camping, and trails for hiking and equestrian use. It is managed as a complex with Rocks State Park and Palmer State Park by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The park saw its genesis in 1958 when the former president

title: Maryland Route 702

text: in 1974 from the Windlass Freeway east to Old Eastern Avenue. MD 702's interchange with the Beltway was planned to accommodate an eastward extension of the Windlass Freeway as late as 1981. Construction on MD 702's boulevard extension was underway in 1989 and completed in January 1990. The state highway's roundabout at Hyde Park Road was installed in 2005. Maryland Route 702 Maryland Route 702 (MD 702) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Southeast Boulevard, the state highway runs from Interstate 695 (I-695) in Rosedale east to Back River Neck Road near Essex. MD

title: Maryland Route 14

text: and MD 14's eastern terminus was moved from Shiloh Church to Eldorado. MD 14's concurrency with US 213 became a concurrency with MD 331 in 1939 when the two latter highways swapped corridors due to the completion of the new Choptank River Bridge in 1935. Maryland Route 14 Maryland Route 14 (MD 14) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 16 near Secretary east to MD 313 in Eldorado. MD 14 connects those two towns with the towns of East New Market and Brookview in northern Dorchester County. The state highway

title: Maryland Route 587

text: along what was originally Bull Neck Road from MD 150 to Wilson Point in 1934. The state highway was widened with a pair of wide concrete shoulders around 1940. MD 587's intersection with MD 150 was rebuilt as a directional crossover intersection when MD 150 was expanded to a four-lane divided highway through Middle River in 1944. The intersection was converted to a standard three-way intersection when MD 587 was expanded to a four-lane divided highway along its present length in 1964. The state highway's southern terminus was moved north to Dogwood Drive around 1987. Maryland Route 587 Maryland Route

title: Maryland Route 108

text: 1987 and 1988. The state highway was expanded to a four-lane divided highway through Olney in 1994. MD 108's interchange with MD 32 was built in 1996. MD 108 has two auxiliary routes: Maryland Route 108 Maryland Route 108 (MD 108) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs from MD 27 in Damascus to MD 175 in Columbia. MD 108 is an S-shaped highway that winds through the northern Montgomery County and central Howard County. The highway connects the Montgomery County communities of Laytonsville, Olney, Sandy Spring, and Ashton with the Howard County villages

title: Maryland Aviation Administration

text: Maryland Aviation Administration The Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) is a state agency of Maryland and an airport authority under the jurisdiction of the Maryland Department of Transportation. The agency owns and operates Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and Martin State Airport. Its headquarters is on the third floor of the terminal building at BWI Airport, located in unincorporated Anne Arundel County. In 1920 The Maryland State Aviation Commission was formed by Governor Ritchie, appointing Dr. Joeseph S. Ames, W. Frank Robert, Temple N. Joyce, Garland W. Powell, William B. Tipton and J. Fletcher Rolph. In 1929, the State Aviation

title: Maryland State Police

text: decree required, among other things; implementation of a policy against racial profiling, audio visual recording of traffic stops and searches, a 24 hour toll free hotline to receive discrimination complaints, and increased training. In 2008 the State Police finally settled what had become known as the "driving while black" case, by agreeing to pay $300,000 in damages and legal costs, and up to $100,000 to retain an independent consultant to implement policy and practices changes. In 2008, it was revealed through Freedom of Information Act requests that the Maryland State Police had been engaged in domestic spying of anti-war, anti-death

title: Maryland Route 36

text: Maryland Route 36 Maryland Route 36 (also known as MD 36 or Route 36) is a state highway located in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. MD 36's southern terminus is at the WV 46 bridge in Westernport and its northern terminus at U.S. Route 40 Alternate near Cumberland. Between Westernport and Frostburg, it is known as Georges Creek Road, and from Frostburg to Cumberland it is known as Mount Savage Road. Like the majority of Maryland state highways, MD 36 is maintained by the Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA). MD 36 serves as the main road through the Georges Creek

title: Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research

text: federal and multiple state permits, and is staffed by both veterinary staff and volunteers. This clinic handles more than two thousand birds annually. It is currently housed within the Frink Center for Wildlife. In addition to oil-spill response and bird rehabilitation, the staff and organization also publish papers and journals, and provide workshops and training for affiliate and local personnel from other organizations and agencies elsewhere. Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, Inc. is a nonprofit conservation organization located in Newark, Delaware, dedicated to indigenous wild bird rehabilitation, especially rehabilitation efforts related to oil spills. It

title: Maryland Route 359

text: Maryland Route 359 Maryland Route 359 (MD 359) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Bypass Road, the state highway runs from a dead end adjacent to the junction of U.S. Route 13 and US 113 north to MD 756 within Pocomoke City. What is now MD 359 and unsigned MD 250A was part of a bypass of the center of Pocomoke City for the southernmost part of US 113 that was constructed in the mid-1930s. US 113 originally followed MD 756 to its southern terminus at what is now US 13 Business. The bypass

title: Maryland State Highway Administration

text: MdSHA of some of the additional resource cost of the regular duties with regards to signals. There are seven districts in the State. These districts at the least, have divisions for traffic, construction, maintenance, and utilities. Each district also oversees several maintenance shops—typically one per county. The following is a table of the districts, counties within their jurisdiction, and their respective headquarters. Maryland State Highway Administration The Maryland State Highway Administration (abbreviated MDSHA, MSHA, or simply SHA) is the state sub-agency responsible for maintaining Maryland's numbered highways outside Baltimore City. Formed originally under authority of the General Assembly of Maryland

title: Maryland State Fire Marshal

text: Maryland State Fire Marshal The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) actively works in 17 of 23 Maryland counties. It works under the Department of State Police. The mission of the OSFM is "the protection of life and property from fire and explosion through the efforts of a diverse, highly trained and dedicated staff in partnership with other public safety agencies and the community. This is accomplished through aggressive criminal investigation of fire and explosive incidents, quality fire protection engineering services, enforcement of the State Fire Prevention Code, data collection and analysis, and public fire safety education." The

title: Maryland State Fair

text: fairgrounds, ensuring that The Maryland State Fair at Timonium would continue to be Maryland's premiere event at the end of each summer. Another crisis was averted in the 1970s. The organized Maryland racing industry took steps to have the Fair's Thoroughbred racing competition dates transferred to other Maryland tracks in order to re-trench a declining audience, purses and media attention. Fair Directors recognized that such a move would threaten the survival of the Fair. The "Committee of Friends of the Maryland State Fair" was established to strengthen the cooperation between Maryland agriculture and horse breeding interests - a relationship that

title: Maryland Route 75

text: Road at MD 75's present terminus, follow Green Valley Road south to Main Street at MD 75's old terminus, then turn east onto Main Street. The stretch of Main Street between its two intersections with MD 31 was designated MD 831J. Maryland Route 75 Maryland Route 75 (MD 75) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Green Valley Road, the state highway runs from MD 355 near Hyattstown north to MD 31 in New Windsor. MD 75 serves as the main north–south highway of eastern Frederick County, where it connects

title: Maryland State Archives

text: Maryland State Archives The Maryland State Archives serves as the central depository for government records of permanent value. Its holdings date from Maryland's founding in 1634, and include colonial and state executive, legislative, and judicial records; county probate, land, and court records; church records; business records; state publications and reports; and special collections of private papers, maps, photographs, and newspapers. These records are kept in a humidity and temperature controlled environment and any necessary preservation measures are conducted in the Archives' conservation laboratory. The Hall of Records, predecessor of the Maryland State Archives, was created as an independent agency in

title: Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research

text: Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, Inc. is a nonprofit conservation organization located in Newark, Delaware, dedicated to indigenous wild bird rehabilitation, especially rehabilitation efforts related to oil spills. It is notable for its research and rehabilitation efforts concerning wildlife affected by oil spills, which have been international in scope. Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research was established in the winter of 1976 after the Liberian oil tanker "Olympic Games" ran aground in the Delaware River. The original focus of the organization concerned the study, treatment, and development of methods to remove oil from wildfowl in the

title: Maryland Route 222

text: trucks to I-95 and US 40. Junction list MD 222 has three auxiliary routes that are maintained by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) and provide access to the authority's facilities around I-95's interchange with MD 222 and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway toll plaza to the east of the Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge. The highways were created as part of the reconstruction of MD 222's interchange with I-95 in 1993 and 1994. Maryland Route 222 Maryland Route 222 (MD 222) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs from MD 7 in Perryville

title: Maryland State Colonization Society

text: as the editor of the "Liberia Herald", though he resigned his post in 1835 to protest America's colonization policies. In 1838, a number of other African-American settlements on the west coast of Africa were united into the Commonwealth of Liberia, which then declared its independence in 1847. However, the colony of Maryland in Liberia colony remained independent, as the Maryland State Colonization Society wished to maintain its trade monopoly in the area. On February 2, 1841, Maryland-in-Africa was granted statehood, and became the State of Maryland. In 1847 the Maryland State Colonization Society, published the "Constitution and Laws of Maryland

title: Libertarian Party of Maryland

text: Libertarian Party of Maryland The Libertarian Party of Maryland is the Maryland affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The state chair is Robert S. Johnston III. The party, also known as "LPMaryland," is Maryland's third-largest political party, with 13,549 registered voters across the state as of March 31, 2014. According to its website, the party advocates "a smaller government that costs less and leaves individuals with more economic opportunity and more personal freedom," and "work[s] to advance that view by supporting Libertarian candidates for local, state, and federal office." LPMaryland also forms coalitions with other civic organizations who share at least

title: What Is the What

text: distinct voice." In 2007 The Ohio State University selected the novel as one of two choices for the freshmen book club, and distributed thousands of copies to incoming students. Duke University required the incoming Class of 2012 to read the novel, praising its literary merit. The University of Maryland chose it as their freshman book in 2009. Macalester College required all incoming freshmen to read it in 2011. The University of Maine required first-year students in its Honors College to read the novel in 2012. The novel inspired some of the lyrics from David Byrne and Brian Eno's album "Everything

title: Republic of Maryland

text: A statue of John Brown Russwurm was erected at his burial site at Harper, Cape Palmas, Liberia. Republic of Maryland The Republic of Maryland (also known variously as the Independent State of Maryland, Maryland-in-Africa, and Maryland in Liberia) was a small country that existed from 1834 to 1857, when it was merged into what is now Liberia. The area was first settled in 1834 by freed African-American slaves and freeborn African Americans primarily from the U.S. state of Maryland, under the auspices of the Maryland State Colonization Society. The larger American Colonization Society was founded in 1816; it supported the

title: Republic of Maryland

text: Republic of Maryland The Republic of Maryland (also known variously as the Independent State of Maryland, Maryland-in-Africa, and Maryland in Liberia) was a small country that existed from 1834 to 1857, when it was merged into what is now Liberia. The area was first settled in 1834 by freed African-American slaves and freeborn African Americans primarily from the U.S. state of Maryland, under the auspices of the Maryland State Colonization Society. The larger American Colonization Society was founded in 1816; it supported the settlement of thousands of free African Americans to their colony based in Monrovia in West Africa, along

title: Maryland state budget

text: its 23 counties: Montgomery County has a budget of $2.3 billion, of it, $1.48 billions are invested in Montgomery County Public Schools and $128 million are invested in Montgomery College, while US$40,658,903[ are invested in Montgomery County Public Libraries. Other departaments where the budget is used are Montgomery County Police Department, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, Department of Recreation, Government budget balance in 2018 present a gap between budget proposed and Maryland income of $250 million. In 2018 there is no surplus in Maryland finances. Maryland state budget Maryland has an annual budget of 43.6 $ billion, it is

title: Maryland Route 132

text: Road was reconstructed as a divided highway between MD 132 and MD 22 and the ramps from northbound I-95 to MD 132 and from eastbound MD 22 to MD 132 were constructed by 1972. MD 132's S-curve bridge over the Amtrak Northeast Corridor was completed in 1983, replacing Bel Air Avenue's at-grade crossing of the railroad. Bel Air Avenue east of the Amtrak line and Post Road south of MD 22 were removed from the state highway system around 1989. Maryland Route 132 Maryland Route 132 (MD 132) is a collection of state highways in the U.S. state of Maryland.

title: Maryland Route 66

text: of MD 66 south of Cavetown was completed in 1933. Following the completion of MD 64's bypass of Cavetown and Smithsburg in 1958, MD 66 was extended north through Smithsburg over MD 64's old alignment. MD 66 was expanded to a four-lane divided highway at I-70 concurrent with the construction of the highway's interchange with I-70 in 1968. The roundabout at the intersection with Mount Aetna Road was constructed in 2002. Maryland Route 66 Maryland Route 66 (MD 66) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Mapleville Road, the state

title: Maryland State Police

text: first trauma center in the USA, the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Until 1921, Maryland had no state-wide police force. In that year, in response to increasing crime, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles organized a team of police officers who were given statewide jurisdiction to enforce traffic and criminal laws. They gained jurisdiction through deputization by county sheriffs. An associated plainclothes investigative unit became known as the "State Police Force." In 1935, the Maryland State Police was established as a separate unit of state government, funded out of revenues from

title: Maryland State Archives

text: serve as management for the Archives; it took on an advisory role in 1984. The Hall of Records was incorporated into the Maryland Department of General Services in 1970 (Chapter 97, Acts of 1970). In 1984, it was renamed the State Archives and became an independent agency within the office of the Governor (Chapter 286, Acts of 1984). Maryland State Archives The Maryland State Archives serves as the central depository for government records of permanent value. Its holdings date from Maryland's founding in 1634, and include colonial and state executive, legislative, and judicial records; county probate, land, and court records;

title: Maryland Route 264

text: northern end was moved opposite the northern terminus of the St. Leonard – Port Republic segment of MD 765 around 1985. MD 264's northern terminus was changed from a standard intersection to a directional crossover intersection in 2006. MD 264A is the designation for Yoes Corner Lane, a spur that runs from MD 264 north to a cul-de-sac adjacent to MD 2 and MD 4 just west of MD 264's northern terminus. Maryland Route 264 Maryland Route 264 (MD 264) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Broomes Island Road, the route runs from Oyster

title: Maryland Route 56

text: Maryland Route 56 Maryland Route 56 (MD 56) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Big Pool Road, the state highway runs from Interstate 70 (I-70) in Big Pool east to MD 68 near Pinesburg in western Washington County. MD 56, which features a pair of one-lane bridges, provides access to Fort Frederick State Park and the eastern trailhead of the Western Maryland Rail Trail. The state highway was first constructed in the mid 1910s from what is now U.S. Route 40 (US 40) south to Big Pool. The highway was extended east toward the

title: Maryland Route 638

text: Hill. At Porter Cemetery Hill, the state highway turns northwest and descends into the valley of Jennings Run. MD 638 passes through two sharp S-curves on either side of a bridge over the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. The state highway reaches its northern terminus at MD 36 (Mount Savage Road) between Mount Savage and Zihlman near the hamlets of Morantown and Slabtown. MD 638 was constructed in its modern form in 1938. Maryland Route 638 Maryland Route 638 (MD 638) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Parkersburg Road, the state highway runs from MD

title: Maryland Route 337

text: the Maryland State Roads Commission in 1909. The Meadows Road was built as a concrete road between 1916 and 1919. The highway began at what is today Old Branch Avenue and followed modern Allentown Road east to Auth Road. There, the Meadows Road veered away from MD 337's modern course and headed due east along a road that was mostly obliterated by the construction of Andrews Air Force Base. MD 337's original eastern terminus was at the modern intersection of Fetchet Avenue and Patrick Avenue on the east side of the military reservation. MD 337 was widened with a pair

title: Maryland Route 315

text: Maryland Route 315 Maryland Route 315 (MD 315) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 313 and MD 318 on the west side of Federalsburg east to MD 318 east of Federalsburg. MD 315, which is the old routing of MD 318 through downtown Federalsburg, is maintained by the town within the town limits and on either side of the town limits by the Maryland State Highway Administration. MD 315 follows what were sections of MD 319, MD 313, and MD 318, which were constructed between the late 1910s and mid-1920s.

title: Maryland State Fair

text: Pimlico Fair and became known as the Maryland State Fair. The fair was suspended from 1943 through 1945 during World War II. In 1999, the fair grew to its current length of 11 days. The New York Times reported that on October 14, 1870, President Rutherford B. Hayes would go to Frederick to attend the "Maryland State Fair." In 1878, after several unsuccessful attempts to establish an ongoing fair at other locations around Baltimore, a group of Maryland businessmen operated a successful fair on a site in Lutherville, Maryland. Despite its success, the Lutherville Fair was short-lived because an extension

title: Maryland State Colonization Society

text: in Liberia", based on the United States Constitution. On May 29, 1854, The State of Maryland declared its independence, naming itself the Republic of Maryland, or Maryland in Liberia, with its capital at Harper. It held the land along the coast between the Grand Cess and San Pedro Rivers. However, the new republic would survive just three years as an independent state. Soon afterward, local tribes including the Grebo and the Kru attacked the State of Maryland in retaliation for its disruption of the slave trade. Unable to maintain its own defense, Maryland appealed to Liberia, its more powerful neighbor,

title: Bird Road

text: of the road containing spreading banyan trees, similar to the nearby Coral Way. Between State Road 959 (Red Road) and State Road 953 (LeJeune Road), the road is primarily residential, crossing a couple of golf courses. East of SR 953 and Coral Gables High School, it resumes commercial businesses, and has intersections with Ponce De Leon Boulevard, where the median disappears, and quickly heads towards its eastern terminus of US 1. East of State Road 976's eastern terminus, Bird Road becomes SE 40th Street/Bird Avenue as it traverses the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, intersecting SW 27th Avenue and ending

title: Maryland Route 424

text: in Crofton by 1999. Maryland Route 424 Maryland Route 424 (MD 424) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Davidsonville Road, the highway runs from MD 214 in Davidsonville north to MD 3 in Crofton. MD 424 connects U.S. Route 50 and US 301 with the two communities in central Anne Arundel County. The highway was constructed from Davidsonville to what is now MD 450 in the late 1920s. MD 424 was extended to what is now MD 3 in the late 1940s. The highway's interchange with US 50 opened in the early 1950s when

title: Maryland Route 424

text: Maryland Route 424 Maryland Route 424 (MD 424) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Davidsonville Road, the highway runs from MD 214 in Davidsonville north to MD 3 in Crofton. MD 424 connects U.S. Route 50 and US 301 with the two communities in central Anne Arundel County. The highway was constructed from Davidsonville to what is now MD 450 in the late 1920s. MD 424 was extended to what is now MD 3 in the late 1940s. The highway's interchange with US 50 opened in the early 1950s when the U.S. Highway was

title: Maryland Route 267

text: Maryland Route 267 Maryland Route 267 (MD 267) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs through Charlestown between two intersections with MD 7 in southwestern Cecil County. MD 267, which follows the path of the old post road between Baltimore and Philadelphia, was constructed as a modern highway along that main line in 1915. The highway was bypassed by what is now MD 7 in 1921 to avoid a pair of dangerous bridges across what is now Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Those two bridges and adjacent sections of MD 267 were replaced west and east

title: Maryland Route 808

text: as a wide macadam road from the turnpike in Ridgeville south to the Howard County line in 1913. The highway from the center of Mount Airy north through Dorceytown was completed as a wide concrete road in 1920. MD 27 from its southern terminus in Germantown north to Westminster was originally designated MD 29 when the first state-numbered routes were established in Maryland in 1927. In 1934, US 29 was extended into Maryland over what had previously been MD 27 between Silver Spring and Ellicott City; the Germantown–Westminster and Silver Spring – Ellicott City highways swapped numbers. MD 27's interchange

title: Maryland Route 566

text: Maryland Route 566 Maryland Route 566 (MD 566) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Stillpond Harmony Road, the highway runs from MD 292 in Still Pond east to MD 298 near Still Pond in northern Kent County. MD 566 was constructed from Still Pond east to MD 298's intersection with MD 213 in the late 1940s. The highway was relocated in Still Pond in the late 1950s. MD 298 assumed much of MD 566's course in the early 1960s. MD 566 begins at an intersection with MD 292 (Still Pond Road) next to the

title: Maryland State Fair

text: Miss Maryland Agriculture. Eligible participants include ladies between the ages of 16 and 19 who are either Maryland Farm Bureau members or their parents are members in good standing of one of our 23 county Farm Bureaus. When selected by county Farm Bureaus, all contestants must participate in the three-day Miss Maryland Agriculture Orientation in order to gain knowledge and expertise to assist in competition for the title of Miss Maryland Agriculture. During the State Fair, contestants participate in a two-day contest consisting of professional interviews, round table discussions and our on-stage contest. They are judged by out-of-state judges on

title: Maryland State Fair

text: had been a tradition in the State since the mid-18th century. The Committee was successful in convincing the public and the state legislature in the Maryland General Assembly of the value in keeping Thoroughbred racing a part of the Fair. The Committee also prepared expansion plans for the Fair, which resulted in a $5 million grant from the State of Maryland for building, modernization, and year-round use of the fairgrounds. One of the most famous horses to race at Timonium was the Maryland-bred colt Bee Bee Bee who competed and won here in the fall of 1971, then in May

title: Maryland State Fair

text: on acres of lots around the grounds for that last week of summer. Late in the century, The Agricultural Society of Baltimore County faced stiff competition from the nearby Pimlico Fair, also referred to as "the State Fair". Ultimately, the two groups held joint fairs in 1894 and 1897, and in 1906, merged to form one corporation - "the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society of Baltimore County, Maryland". Their annual Fair then became known as "The Maryland State Fair". The early years at the Fair saw tents and wooden structures in use to exhibit home arts, farm and garden