Question: In what state was the man whom Banneker Circle is named after born?

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Wolf Hall: Wolf Hall (2009) is a historical novel by English author Hilary Mantel, published by Fourth Estate, named after the Seymour family seat of Wolfhall or Wulfhall in Wiltshire.  Set in the period from 1500 to 1535, "Wolf Hall" is a sympathetic fictionalised biography documenting the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII through to the death of Sir Thomas More.  The novel won both the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.  In 2012, "The Observer" named it as one of "The 10 best historical novels".

Circle Series: The Circle Series, formerly known as the Circle Trilogy until the novel "Green" was released in September 2009, is a tetralogy of spiritually inspired novels by American author Ted Dekker, written mostly in 2004, about a man named Thomas Hunter who, after a head injury, wakes up in an alternate reality every time he goes to sleep.  The stakes are raised when he realizes that a deadly virus is about to be unleashed in the world, and that the other earth is also being threatened with catastrophe.  The pace quickens as links and parallels between the two worlds are revealed, and the clock begins to run down for both worlds.

Steese Highway: The Steese Highway (known as the Steese Expressway within Fairbanks) is a highway in the Interior region of the U.S. state of Alaska that extends 161 mi from Fairbanks to Circle, a town on the Yukon River about 50 miles (80 km) south of the Arctic Circle.  The highway was completed in 1927 and is named for U.S. Army General James G. Steese, a former president of the Alaska Road Commission.  It is paved for about the first 81 mi and around the town of Central it turns to dirt and gravel.  Much of it is narrow and winding.

Centennial Circle: Centennial Circle is a five leg roundabout in downtown Glens Falls, a city in Warren County, New York.  The circle is at the intersection of U.S. Route 9 (Glen Street), New York State Route 32 (NY 32, named Warren Street), NY 9L (Ridge Street) and Hudson Street.  Centennial Circle is the site of a formerly signalized intersection, which was replaced with the current layout in 2007.

Kolannalu: Kolannalu or kolkolannalu (also named kolattam), 'stick dance', is one of the most popular dance narratives in Andhra Pradesh.  It's a rural art usually performed during village festivals.  It is a combination of rhythmic movements, songs and music.  The Kolattam group comprises dancers ranging from 8 to 40 where they are grouped in pairs.  The sticks provides the main rhythm.  The dancers are led by the leader and move about in two circles.  The inner circle receive the strikes on their sticks from the artists in the outer circle that deliver them.  Kolattam is also called Kolanna in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh state.

Lavelle Road: Lavelle Road is in the city of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka, India.  It is an important connection between Mahatma Gandhi Square and Richmond Circle.  The road starts from the Queens Road end of the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and after curving in a serpentine manner meets its destination at the junction of Bangalore Club with Richmond Circle.  Lavelle Road was named after Michael Lavelle, an Irish soldier who made his money in the Kolar Gold Fields.

Dorothy Morrison (author): Dorothy Morrison (born May 6, 1955) is an author and teacher in the fields of magic, Wicca and Neo-Paganism.  She is a Third Degree Wiccan High Priestess of the Georgian Tradition, and founded the Coven of the Crystal Garden in 1986.  She is a member of the Coven of the Raven, and studies the RavenMyst Circle Tradition.  Originally from Texas, she is an expert archer, a former staff writer for several bow-hunting magazines, and winner of three State Championship titles (Arkansas, Tennessee and Illinois).  She has also been an administrator for the Humane Society.  She is a member of the Pagan Poets Society and a charter member of M.A.G.I.C., a magical writers and artists organization.  Her work has been published in many journals and magazines, including Circle Network News, SageWoman, and Crone Chronicles.  She presently lives in Northern Virginia with her husband Mark.

Banneker Circle: Banneker Circle is a partial traffic circle in Southwest Washington, D.C..  The name of the circle commemorates Benjamin Banneker, an African American astronomer and almanac author.  In 1791, Banneker assisted in the initial survey of the boundaries of the District of Columbia.  The circle is near the south end of L'Enfant Promenade and the intersection of Interstate 395 and Maine Avenue.  Benjamin Banneker Park is within the Circle.

Bronx River Parkway: The Bronx River Parkway (sometimes abbreviated as the Bronx Parkway) is a 19.12 mi long parkway in downstate New York in the United States.  It is named for the nearby Bronx River, which it parallels.  The southern terminus of the parkway is at Story Avenue near Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx neighborhood of Soundview.  The northern terminus is at the Kensico Circle in North Castle, Westchester County, where the parkway connects to the Taconic State Parkway and, via a short connector, New York State Route 22 (NY 22).  Within the Bronx, the parkway is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation and is designated New York State Route 907H (NY 907H), an unsigned reference route.  In Westchester County, the parkway is maintained by the Westchester County Department of Public Works and is designated unsigned County Route 9987 (CR 9987).

Benjamin Banneker: Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731October 9, 1806) was a free African American almanac author, surveyor, naturalist, and farmer.  Born in Baltimore County, Maryland, to a free African American woman and a former slave, Banneker had little formal education and was largely self-taught.  He is known for being part of a group led by Major Andrew Ellicott that surveyed the borders of the original District of Columbia, the federal capital district of the United States.

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Answer: Maryland