Alternate title: | Welcome to Maryland |
Summary: | "Old Line State" Maryland Greetings, circa 1960-1980. Caption reads: "Welcome to Maryland. The first Capital of the United States was in Annapolis (1873-1784) now the State Capital of Maryland. During the war of 1812 the British were repulsed at the Battle of North Point. Frances [i.e. Francis] Scott Key was inspired to write the Star Spangled Banner while a hostage of the British during the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Sept. 12, 1814. 203 miles of the Appalachian Trail run along the mountain ridges of Maryland. The C&O Canal extends from near Washington, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland following the Potomac River, which divides Maryland from West Virginia and is 162 miles in length. The Chesapeake Bay is the greatest inland sea in America (185 miles long). Postcard number: ICS-107293. |
Contributor: | Kelley, Frank D. |
Provider: | Kelley's Studio |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Maryland |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Hagerstown |
Temporal subject: |
1951-1960
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1961-1970
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1971-1980
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Maryland |
Topical subjects: | Birds |
Flowers |
State flags |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | National Trust Library Postcard Collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Government, Law, Politics |
Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
Agriculture, Environment, Conservation, the Natural World |
Copyright holder: | unknown |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries at http://www.lib.umd.edu/NTL/queries.html. |