The first railroad station in Maryland was built in 1830 and was known as the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was the first cathedral built in the United States and was finished in 1863.
The famous baseball player, Babe Ruth, was born in Maryland in 1895. Also known as “The Bambino” and “The Sultan of Swat.”
America’s National Anthem was written in Maryland. This musical composition was written as a poem by Francis Scott Key in 1814.