1738 MARYLAND 1838

50 YEARS BEFORE MARYLAND'S RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION

1741

1742

1745

1747

1748

1749

1750

1751

- April 24, Frederick Calvert, Baron of Baltimore appointed Lord Proprietor of Maryland (1751-September 4, 1771).

1752

- Benjamin Tasker, appointed governor of Maryland (1752-1753).

1753

- Horatio Sharpe, appointed governor of Maryland (1753-1769).

- Michael McNamara appointed mayor of Annapolis is Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1753-1754).

1754

- Benjamin Tasker appointed fourth-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1754-1755).

1755

- John Brice appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1755-1756).

1756

- Benjamin Tasker appointed fifth-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1756-1757).

1757

- John Bullen appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1757-1758).

1758

- John Ross appointed second-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1758-1759).

1759

- George Steuart appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1759-1760).

1760

- Mount Clare Museum House in Maryland, a Georgian mansion and National Historic Landmark, Baltimore City's oldest residence, built by Barrister, Charles Carroll.

- Michael McNamara appointed second-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1760-1761).

1761

- Stephen Bordley appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1761-1762).

1762

- John Brice appointed second-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1762-1763).

1763

- Will's Creek, laid out and renamed Cumberland, seat of Allegany County in Maryland.

- George Steuart appointed second-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1763-1764).

1764

- Daniel Dulany appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1764-1765).

1765

- John Ross appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1765-1766).

- November 23, British Stamp Act received first repudiation from jurists in the Frederick County Court House, Frederick city, Maryland.

1766

- Walter Dulany appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1766-1767).

1767

- Upton Scott appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1767-1768).

1768

- Allen Quynn appointed mayor of Annapolis in Ann Arundel County, Maryland (1768-1780).

1769

- Robert Eden, appointed governor of Maryland (1769-November 11, 1776).

1771

- September 4, Henry Hanford, appointed Lord Proprietary of Maryland (1771-November 11, 1776).

1772

- Garrett County created in Maryland, county seat Oakland. Area 659 sq.mi. (1.707km²). Municipalities : Accident, Deer Park, Friendsville, Grantsville, Kitzmiller, Loch Lynn Heights, Mountain Lake Park, Oakland.

- State House constructed in Annapolis, Maryland. Oldest state capitol still in legislative use.

1773

- Caroline County created in Maryland, county seat Denton. Area 321 sq.mi. ( 831 km²). Municipalities : Denton, Federalsburg, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Henderson, Hillsboro, Marydel, Preston, Ridgely, Templeville.

- Hartford County established in Maryland, seat Bel Air.

1774

- May, Richard Lee, appointed governor of Maryland (1774-November 1774).

- October19, Annapolis Patriots in Maryland forced to burn the cargo of taxed tea of the ship 'Peggy Stewart' .

1775

- Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, appointed president of the Council of Safety of Maryland (1775-March 21, 1777).

- Fort Whetstone (Fort McHenry) built in Maryland.

- Montgomery County established in Maryland, seat Rockville.

- Washington County established in Maryland, seat Hagerstown.

JULY 4, INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

- November 11, Richard Lee appointed second-term governor of Maryland (1776-March 21, 1777).

1777

- Charles Carroll, elected state senator of Maryland (1777-1800).

- February 5, Maryland became the State of Maryland.

- March 21, Thomas Johnson, appointed governor of Maryland (1777-November 12, 1779).

- August 24, General William Howe, landed near Head of Elk in Maryland with 13,000 British and 5,000 Hessian troops on his way to seize Philadelphia (Battle of Brandywine).

1779

- January 5, Stephen Decatur, born in Sinepuxent, Maryland. U.S. naval officer.

- November 12, Thomas Sim Lee appointed governor of Maryland (1779-November 22, 1782).

1780

- John Brice III, appoined mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1780--1781).

1781

- John Bullen appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1781-1782).

1782

- November 22, William Paca appointed governor of Maryland (1782-November 26, 1785).

1783

- Jeremy Townley Chase appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1783-1784).

1784

- American Amelung glass industry established near Frederick in Maryland, by German manufacturer John Frederick Amelung.

- Nicholas Carroll appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1784-1785).

1785

- Robert Couden appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1785-1786).

- November 26, William Smallwood appointed governor of Maryland (1785-November 24, 1788).

1786

- Allen Quynn appointed second-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1786-1788).

- September, Annapolis Convention held in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Regional meeting about regulation measures for commerce, and movement toward to revise inadequate Articles of Confederation.

April 28, Maryland MD admitted to the Union

Maryland Today : capital Annapolis, counties 23. Area 12,407 sq.mi.(32.134km²), 42nd largest state. Nicknames 'The Old Line State' and 'Free State'. Counties : Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecile, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Hartfort, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, St.Mary's, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, Worcester. Attractions & Recreation : Annemarie Garden, Antietam National Battlefield, Asseteague Island National Seashore, Asseteague State Park, B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Big Run State Park, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Calvert Cliffs State Park, Casselman River Bridge State Park, Catoctin Mountain Park, Cedarville State Forest, Chapel Point State Park, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve-Maryland, Clara Barton National Historic Site, College Park Aviation Museum, Cunningham Falls State Park, Dans Mountain State Park, Deep Creek Lake State Park, Dr.Samuel D.Harris National Museum of Dentistry, Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Elk Neck State Park, Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area, Fort Foote Park, Fort Frederick State Park, Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine, Fort Washington Park, Gambrill State Park, Garrett State Forest, Gathland State Park, Glen Echo Park, Green Ridge State Forest, Greenbelt Park, Greenbrier State Park, Greenwell State Park, Gunpowder Falls State Park, Hampton National Historic Site, IWW Delaware R to Chesapeake Bay C+D Canal, Martin National Wildlife Refuge, National Archives at College Park, Nixon Presidential Materials Staff, Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm, Patuxent Research Refuge, Piscataway Park, Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History, Thomas Stone National Historic Site.

- James Brice appointed second-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1788-1789).

- November 24, John Eager Howard elected governor of Maryland (1788-November 14, 1791).

1789

- Allegany County in Maryland formed, county seat Cumberland. Area 438 sq.mi. (1.134km²). Municipalities : Barton, Cumberland, Frostburg, Lonaconing, Luke, Midland, Westernport.

- John Bullen appointed third-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1789-1790).

- The Archdiocese of Baltimore, founded in Baltimore, Maryland. The nation's first diocese.

- Talbot Court House, settled by Quakers in Talbot County, Maryland, renamed Easton. Coordinates 38°46'N-76°04'W. Attractions & Recreation : Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Wye Oak State Park.

1790

- Maryland population, 319,728 residents.

- Nicholas Carroll appointed second-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1790-1791).

1791

- Robert Couden appointed second-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1791-1792).

- November 14, George Plater elected governor of Maryland (1791-February 10, 1792).

1792

- Allen Quynn appointed third-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1792-1793).

- February 13, James Brice appointed acting governor of Maryland (1792-April 5, 1792).

- April 5, Thomas Sim Lee elected second-term governor of Maryland (1792-November 14, 1794).

1793

- John Bullen appointed fourth-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1793-1794).

- Cambridge, incorporated as town in Dorchester County, Maryland. Coordinates 38°34'N-76°04'W. Attractions & Recreation : Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Meredith House, Old Trinity Church.

1794

- James Williams appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1794-1795).

- November 14, John Hoskins Stone elected governor of Maryland (1794-November 17, 1797).

1795

- William Pinkney appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1795-1800).

1796

1797

- Baltimore, incorporated as a city in Maryland.

- James Calhoun appointed mayor of Baltimore City in Maryland (1797-1804).

- The 'Constellation' first ship launched in the port of Baltimore City, Maryland.

- November 17, John Henry elected governor of Maryland (1797-November 14, 1798).

1798

- November 14, Benjamin Ogle elected governor of Maryland (1798-November 10, 1801).

1800

- Maryland population, 341,548 residents.

- John Davidson appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1800-1801).

- September 17, Franklin Buchanan born in Baltimore City, Maryland. Naval officer of the Confederacy and first superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis.

1801

- James Williams appointed second-term mayor of Annapolis in Arundel County, Maryland (1801-1802).

- November 10, John Francis Mercer elected governor of Maryland (1801-November 13, 1803).

1802

- Allen Quynn appointed fourth-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1802-1803).

1803

- Samuel Ridout appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1803-1804).

- November 15, Robert Bowie elected governor of Maryland (1803-November 10, 1806).

1804

- John Johnson appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1804-1805).

- Thorowgood Smith appointed mayor of Baltimore City, Maryland (1804-1808).

1805

- James Williams appointed third-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland ((1805-1806).

1806

- Samuel Ridout appointed second-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1806-1807).

- October, Benjamin Banneker, died in Baltimore City, Maryland. One of the first important U.S. Negro intellectuals, astronomer, mathematician and writer.

- November 12, Robert Wright elected governor of Maryland (1806-May 6, 1809).

1807

- Burton Whetcroft appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1807-1808).

- The University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus established in Baltimore.

1808

- Edward Johnson appointed mayor of Baltimore City in Maryland (1808-1816).

- John Kelly appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1808-1809).

1809

- Burton Whetcroft appointed second-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1809-1810).

- May 6, James Butcher appointed acting governor of Maryland (1809-June 9, 1809).

- June 9, Edward Lloyd elected governor of Maryland (1809-November 16, 1811).

1810

- Maryland population, 380,546 residents.

- John Johnson appointed second-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1810-1811).

1811

- Nicholas Brewer appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1811-1812).

- November 16, Robert Bowie elected second-term governor of Maryland (1811-November 25, 1812).

1812

- Gideon White appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1812-1813).

- November 25, Levin Winder elected governor of Maryland (1812-January 2, 1816).

- December 6, Hezekiah Linthicum Bateman, born in Baltimore, Maryland. Actor and theatrical manager, touring with two of his daughters in England and in the United States.

1813

- The Peale Museum, established in Baltimore City, Maryland.

- John Randall appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1813-1814).

1814

- Nicholas Brewer appointed second-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1814-1815).

- William Williams, a black slave runaway laborer, enlisted as a private in the 38th Infantry Regiment, defended Fort McHenry in Maryland, and died during a British attack.

- September 13/14, the Battle of Baltimore City, Maryland.

1815

- Cumberland, incorporated as town, seat of Allegany County in Maryland.

- John Randall appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1815-1816).

- August 29, Anna Ella Carroll, born in Somerset County, Maryland. Constitutional theorist and political pamphleter.

1816

- Nicholas Brewer appointed third-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1816-1817).

- Frederick incorporated and county seat of Frederick County, Maryland.

- George Stiles appointed mayor of Baltimore City in Maryland (1816-1819).

- January 2, Charles Ridgely elected governor of Maryland (1816-January 9, 1819).

1817

- John Randall appointed third-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1817-1818).

- Frederick, incorporated in Frederick County, Maryland.

- February 7, Frederick Douglas, born in Tuckahoe, Maryland. Abolition Movement, first black person in U.S. government, human rights leader.

1818

- Nicholas Brewer appointed fourth-term mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1818-1819).

1819

- Lewis Duvall appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1819-1823).

- Edward Johnson appointed second-term mayor of Baltimore City, in Maryland (1819-1820).

- January 8, Charles Goldsborough elected governor of Maryland (1819-December 20, 1819).

- December 20, Samuel Sprigg elected governor of Maryland (1819-December 16, 1822).

1820

- Maryland population, 407,350 residents.

- Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Maryland.

- John Montgomery, Jr. appointed mayor of Baltimore City, in Maryland (1820-1823).

1822

- December 16, Samuel Stevens, Jr. elected governor of Maryland (1822-January 9, 1826).

1823

- James Boyle appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1823-1825).

- Edward Johnson appointed third-term mayor of Baltimore City, in Maryland (1823-1826).

1824

- Emmitsburg incorporated in Frederick County, Maryland.

1825

- Richard Harwood appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1825-1828).

1826

- Jacob Small, Jr. appointed mayor of Baltimore City, in Maryland (1826-1831).

- January 9, Joseph Kent elected governor of Maryland (1826-January 15, 1829).

1827

- The nation's first railroad, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, started from Baltimore in Maryland.

1828

- Dennis Claude appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1828-1837).

1829

- January 15, Daniel J. Martin elected governor of Maryland (1829-January 15, 1830).

1830

- Maryland population, 447,040 residents.

- The Mount Clare Railway Station in Baltimore City, Maryland, the first railway station in the U.S.

- St. Charles College and state mental hospital, established in Catonsville, Baltimore County, Maryland.

- January 15, Thomas King Carroll elected governor of Maryland (1830-January 13, 1831).

1831

- William Stewart appointed acting mayor of Baltimore City, in Maryland (1831-1832).

- Thurmont incorporated in Frederick County, Maryland.

- January 13, Daniel J. Martin elected second-term governor of Maryland (1831-July 11, 1831).

- July 11, George Howard elected governor of Maryland (1831-January 17, 1833).

1832

- Jesse Hunt appointed mayor of Baltimore City, in Maryland (1832-1835).

- November 14, Charles Carroll, died in Baltimore City, Maryland. U.S. senator, patriot leader, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.

1833

- Ann McKim, a Baltimore clipper and U.S. merchant vessel built by Kennard and Williamson shipyard at the port of Baltimore City, Maryland.

- Middletown incorporated in Frederick County, Maryland.

- January 17, James Thomas elected governor of Maryland (1833-January 14, 1836).

- April 14, 75 buildings destroyed by a fire in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.

- November, an unusual shower of Leonid meteors fell on Cumberland, in Allegany County, Maryland.

- November 13, Edwin Booth, born near Belair in Maryland. Tragedian, performer of Hamlet (Shakespeare).

1834

1835

- Samuel Smith appointed mayor of Baltimore City, in Maryland (1835-1838).

1836

- Carroll County established in Maryland, seat Westminster.

- Woodsboro incorporated in Frederick County, Maryland.

- January 14, Thomas W. Veazey elected governor of Maryland (1836-January 7, 1839).

1837

- John Miller appointed mayor of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1837-1840).

- Sheppard C. Leakin appointed mayor of Baltimore in Maryland (1838-1840).

- May 10, John Wilkes Booth, born in Bel Air, Maryland. Actor, pro-slavery militia volunteer, and member of the families who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.

50 YEARS AFTER MARYLAND'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

- Baltimore, incorporated as a town in MD. Coordinates : 39°17'N-76°37'W. Attractions & Recreation : Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgar Allan Poe Grave, Fort Howard, Hampton National Historic Site, Mount Clare Station, Pimlico Race Track, Shot Tower, Washington Monument,

- Mount Clare Museum House in MD, a Georgian mansion and National Historic Landmark, Baltimore City's oldest residence, built by Barrister, Charles Carroll.

- The Archdiocese of Baltimore, founded in Baltimore, Maryland. The nation's first diocese.

- Baltimore, incorporated as a city in Maryland.

- James Calhoun appointed mayor of Baltimore City in Maryland (1797-1804).

- The 'Constellation' first ship launched in the port of Baltimore City, Maryland.

- Thorowgood Smith appointed mayor of Baltimore City, Maryland (1804-1808).

- October, Benjamin Banneker, died in Baltimore City, MD. One of the first important U.S. Negro intellectuals, astronomer, mathematician and writer.

- The University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus established in Baltimore.

- Edward Johnson appointed mayor of Baltimore City in Maryland (1808-1816).

- The Peale Museum, established in Baltimore City, Maryland.

- September 13/14, the Battle of Baltimore City, Maryland.

- George Stiles appointed mayor of Baltimore City in Maryland (1816-1819).

- Edward Johnson appointed second-term mayor of Baltimore City, MD(1819-1820).

- John Montgomery, Jr. appointed mayor of Baltimore City, MD (1820-1823).

- Edward Johnson appointed third-term mayor of Baltimore City, MD (1823-1826).

- Jacob Small, Jr. appointed mayor of Baltimore City, in Maryland (1826-1831).

- The Mount Clare Railway Station in Baltimore City, Maryland, the first railway station in the U.S.

- William Stewart appointed acting mayor of Baltimore City, MD (1831-1832).

- Jesse Hunt appointed mayor of Baltimore City, in Maryland (1832-1835).

- November 14, Charles Carroll, died in Baltimore City, Maryland. U.S. senator, patriot leader, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.

- Samuel Smith appointed mayor of Baltimore City, in Maryland (1835-1838).

- Sheppard C. Leakin appointed mayor of Baltimore in Maryland (1838-1840).

- February 6, Gerorge Herman 'Babe' Ruth, Jr. born in Baltimore, Maryland. Professional baseball player - Babe Ruth - Batting Action Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

- November 9, Spiro Theodore Agnew, born in Baltimore, Maryland. 39th Vice-president of the United States (1969-1973) under President Richard Nixon.