About the Program
The LEAD Maryland Fellowship Program, a University of Maryland Extension "Signature Program," is provided through a collaborative effort of the LEAD Maryland Foundation and University of Maryland Extension. LEAD Maryland Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to identifying and developing leadership to serve agriculture, natural resources, and rural communities.
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gets its name from Queen Henrietta Maria of England?
Capital: Annapolis
Population: 6,045,680
Founded: April 28, 1788 (7th)
State Bird: Baltimore Oriole
State Tree: White Oak
State Flower: Black Eyed Susan
Number of Counties: 23 , plus
Baltimore City
Largest City: Baltimore - 593,490
Nickname: Little America
Number of Farms: 12,429
Average Farm Size: 161 acres
Total Farmland: 2 million acres
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Known as “America in Miniature”, Maryland agriculture is as diverse as that of the nation.
Grain is the largest commodity:
corn
wheat
barley
hay
apples
peaches
plums
cherries
berries
grapes
figs
currants
Poultry is the #1 agricultural industry
Blue crab and mollusks help make up the 55 aquaculture farms in Maryland
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The Baltimore Ravens football team is named after the poem by Edgar Allen Poe, The Raven
The Maryland State Police is the oldest statewide law enforcement in the United States. It was established in 1921.
Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland. You can still visit part of her underground railroad.
The Star Spangled Banner was created in 1793 in Baltimore
The Maryland Zoo is the 3rd largest in the country
Maryland has 54 state parks
The narrowest width of the US is less than 2 miles located in Maryland
The world’s first umbrella factory is located in Maryland
