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Maryland Important Dates


Important Dates in Maryland History

  • 1632 A charter was granted to Cecilius Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore. Maryland remained a proprietary colony until 1776, except for the years 1691 to 1715 when the colony reverted to the Crown.
  • 1634 The ships, Ark and Dove, brought about 200 Catholic and Protestant English settlers to the Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, where St. Mary's was established.
  • 1729 Baltimore was founded. It soon became a major port and commercial center.
  • 1763 - 1767 The Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary was established by the Mason-Dixon Line.
  • 1776 Maryland adopted a Declaration of Rights and a state constitution.
  • 1788 Maryland officially became a state in the Union by ratifying the Constitution.
  • 1791 Maryland ceded sixty square miles for the District of Columbia.
  • 1802 The property qualification for voting in local elections was removed.
  • 1812 - 1815 The War of 1812 involved many Maryland residents, and some battles were fought in Maryland.
  • 1818 The National Road was completed from Cumberland to Wheeling.
  • 1851 Baltimore City became an independent city and kept court, land, and probate records separately from the county.
  • 1861 - 1865 Maryland soldiers fought on both sides during the Civil War.
  • 1864 Slaves in Maryland were emancipated.

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