The value of the products of the State for the year 1889: 171,842,593 Products of manufactories... Products of manufactories, city of Baltimore. . 141,723,599 In the year 1895 there were 1,300 miles of steam railroad in the State. THE ORIGIN OF THE NAMES OF THE COUNTIES OF MARYLAND, WITH THE DATE OF THEIR St. Mary's-In honor of the Virgin Mary. ius, second Lord Baltimore. Kent-After the County of Kent in England. Calvert-The family name of the Proprietors. Charles-After Charles, Lord Baltimore. DATE OF FORMATION. 1634 Anne Arundel—After Lady Anne Arundel, wife of Cecil 1650 1650 1654 1658 Baltimore-From the Proprietor's Irish barony; the Celtic name meaning "large town." 1659 Talbot-After Lord Talbot, uncle of Lady Baltimore. 1660 1666 Somerset-After Edward Somerset, son-in-law of Lord Baltimore. 1666 Cecil-In honor of Cecilius, second Lord Baltimore. 1674 1695 1706 1742 1748 Lord Baltimore. 1773 Harford-After Henry Harford, natural son of Frederick, Lord Baltimore. 1773 Montgomery-In honor of General Montgomery. 1776 Washington-In honor of George Washington. Howard-After John Eager Howard. C. DATE OF FORMATION. ARTICLES FROM THE CONSTITUTION OF 1864. 1776 1789 1836 1850 1867 1872 ARTICLE V.-The Constitution of the United States and the laws made in pursuance thereof, being the supreme law of the land, every citizen of this State owes paramount allegiance to the Constitution and Government of the United States, and is not bound by any law or ordinance of this State in contravention or subversion thereof. ARTICLE XXIV.-That hereafter, in this State, there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except in punishment of crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; and all persons held to service or labor as slaves are hereby declared free. THE "IRON-CLAD” OATH. I do swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the United States, that I have never given any aid, countenance or support to those in armed hostility to the United States; that I have never expressed a desire for the triumph of said enemies over the arms of the United States, and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States, and support the Constitution and laws thereof as the supreme law of the land, any law or ordinance of any State to the contrary notwithstanding; that I will in all respects demean myself as a loyal citizen of the United States, and I make this oath (or affirmation) without any reservation or evasion, and believe it to be binding on me. D. A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL DATES IN THE HISTORY OF MARYLAND. 1582. George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore, born. 1632. June 20. Cecilius Calvert receives the charter of Mary land. 1633. November 22. The Ark and the Dove sail from England. 1634. March 25. The first settlers arrive in Maryland. 1635. The first General Assembly. 1635. Seizure of Claiborne's ships. 1638. Kent Island awarded to Lord Baltimore. 1644. Claiborne and Ingle's rebellion. 1648. Claiborne and Ingle driven from the colony. 1649. April 21. The Toleration Act passed. 1649. Puritans settle in Maryland. 1649. Providence or Annapolis founded. 1675. November 30. Cecilius Calvert died. 1689. The Proprietary government overthrown. 1691. Maryland becomes a royal colony. 1695. First post route established. 1696. King William School founded. 1715. The Proprietary government restored. 1727. First newspaper published. 1730. 1745. Baltimore founded. Frederick founded. 1752. First theatre established. 1760. Northern boundary agreed upon. 1763-67. Mason and Dixon's line surveyed. 1769. Hagerstown founded. 1771. Death of Frederick the last Lord Baltimore. 1774. October 19. The Peggy Stewart burned. 1776. June 24. The end of the Colonial Government. 1776. June 28. Maryland concurs in declaring independence. 1776. August 14. First Constitutional Convention. 1776. The Constitution adopted. 1777. February 5. First General Assembly of the State of Maryland. 1781. March 1. Maryland ratifies the Articles of Confederation. 1782. Washington College founded. 1783. The importation of slaves forbidden. 1784. The remainder of the northern boundary surveyed. 1785. St. John's College chartered. 1788. April 28. Maryland ratifies the Constitution of the United States. 1795. Earliest labor strike in Maryland. 1796. Baltimore incorporated. 1802. The property qualification for the franchise abolished. 1807. The University of Maryland chartered. 1808. Rise of home manufactures in Maryland. 1812. Chesapeake Bay declared blockaded. 1814. August 24. The battle of Bladensburg. 1814. September 12. The battle of North Point. 1825. Enfranchisement of the Jews. 1825. Beginning of the Public School system. 1828. July 4. The corner stone of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad laid in Baltimore. 1829. September 21. The first Public School in Baltimore opened. 1830. First steam locomotive used on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 1835. The State invests in the stock of corporations. 1837. Disastrous flood in Baltimore. 1839. October 20. The Baltimore City College opened. 1842. Suspension of interest payments. 1844. The Baltimore Female High Schools established. 1856. The Maryland Agricultural College founded. 1864. Third invasion of Maryland. 1864. Slavery abolished. 1865. The State Normal School founded. 1867. The rights of citizenship restored to Southern sympa thizers. 1867. The present State Constitution adopted. 1868. 1870. Great flood in Baltimore. Colored men vote for the first time. 1876. February 22. The Johns Hopkins University opened. 1877. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad strike. 1880. Baltimore celebrates its one hundred and fiftieth anniversary. 1890. Adoption of the secret ballot system. E. LIST OF BOOKS FOR CONSULTATION. Scharf, J. Thomas-A History of Maryland. Browne, Wm. Hand—Maryland the History of a Palatinate; and George Calvert and Cecilius Calvert. Fiske, John--Old Virginia and Her Neighbours. Earle, Alice M.-Home Life in Colonial Days; and Child Life in Colonial Days. Fisher, Sydney George-Men, Women and Manners in Colonial Times. FICTION. Kennedy, John P.-Rob of the Bowl. This list is not intended as in any sense a bibliography of Maryland history, but simply gives the titles of a few readily accessible books that may prove interesting for collateral reading. |