Maryland Signers of the Declaration

Annapolis

July 4, 1776

Categories: Government, Politics, Revolutionary War
Tags: 1776 – 1816, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City

Charles Carroll and William Paca, two wealthy Maryland aristocrats, put their lives on the line by voting to sign the Declaration of Independence. They are both personally pursued by the British during the War. Charles Carroll is the only Catholic signer of the Declaration. The other signers are Samuel Chase and Thomas Stone.

For More Information

Carroll Mansion

William Paca House and Garden

View Other Mosaic Pieces

Battle of Antietam is the single bloodiest day of the Civil War

The Battle of Antietam in September 1862 has soldiers of both sides falling for 12 straight hours. It is the single bloodiest day of the War (23,000 casualties of 132,00 engaged). Lincoln uses the battle to release the Emancipation Proclamation.

Aruna Miller is the first South Asian woman in the U.S. to serve as a state Lieutenant Governor.

Aruna Miller is the first South Asian woman in the U.S. to serve as a state Lt. Governor.

McCulloch vs. Maryland is the largest expansion of federal power to date

The 1819 US Supreme Court decision in the McCulloch vs Maryland Case expands federal power by ruling for the national bank over state banks. Chief US Justice John Marshall rules in favor of the federal government.