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Onnthis date in 1634, English settlers emerged from two ships, thenArk and the Dove,nand first stepped foot onto the soil of what later became Maryland.
Onnthis date in 1634, English settlers emerged from two ships, thenArk and the Dove,nand first stepped foot onto the soil of what later became Maryland.n
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nToday,nthe people of Maryland celebrate their history with special schoolnprograms, a festival in the capital city of Annapolis, artnexhibitions, and re-enactments.
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nWhat’snin a name?
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nMarylandnwas named after the French wife of King Charles I of England. ThenQueen’s name was Henrietta Maria, but the English people called hernQueen Mary.
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nMaryland’snlargest city, Baltimore, was named after Lord Baltimore, the firstnleader of the colony. Lord Baltimore was a member of the Irish Housenof Lords, and the name Baltimore itself comes from the Irish Gaelicnterm Baile an Ti Mhoir, which means “town of the big house.”
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nMaryland’sncapital city, Annapolis, was named after two different Annes. Annearlier name was Anne Arundel’s Towne, after the wife of LordnBaltimore, and when the city was renamed Annapolis, it was in honornof the Princess Anne of Denmark and Norway, who was soon to be thenqueen of Great Britain.
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nNotna name, but two names and two crests: Maryland’s colorful flagncombines the family crests of the Calvert and Crossland families, twonfamilies in Lord Baltimore’s background. The gold-and-black patternnused to be the Maryland flag. When Maryland sided with the Unionnduring the Civil War, some confederate Marylanders started using thenred-and-white cross pattern as their flag. After the war, in annattempt to reunify the two sides, the flag became a combination ofnthe two crests.
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nFindnout more at Maryland Kids’ Page.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nSeward’s Day
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nEncyclopedist Conrad Gesner’s birthday
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nPoet Robert Frost’s birthday
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