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Maryland State Facts
Entered Union: April 28, 1788 (7th State)
Present constitution adopted: 1867
Fun Facts
State abbreviation/Postal code: Md./MD
Nicknames: Free State; Old Line State…
For the best fiction book, the best nonfiction book, the best picture book (since 1982), and the best picture book text (since 1996); given by the Society for Children's Book Writers.…
