Joshua Johnson, manumitted in 1782 by his father, is the first professional Black artist. He teaches himself to paint, producing portraits of elite families in a distinctive folk art style.
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John Hanson, Maryland native, is the First President of the United States in Confederation Congress Assembled in 1781 after Maryland ratifies the Articles of Confederation, the first US Constitution.
John Hanson, native of Maryland, is the First President of the Confederation Congress. Read More »
Smallwood’s Maryland Battalion, Washington’s most important troops (the Maryland Line), saves his army at the Battle of Brooklyn in August, 1776. The Army is integrated.
Smallwood’s Battalion saves Washington’s Army. It later becomes the Maryland Line. Read More »
Battle of St. George’s Island in 1776 is the only Revolutionary War battle in Maryland. Piney Point Lighthouse Is the Visitors Center.
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Charles Carroll and William Paca sign the Declaration of Independence, representing Maryland. Carroll (pictured) is the only Catholic signer.
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Baltimore printer Mary Katherine Goddard is first to publish the entire Declaration in 1777 with names of all signers. She adds her own name at the bottom.
Printer Mary Katherine Goddard is first to print Declaration with all the signers names Read More »
We acknowledge the enduring presence of many American Indian tribes who once lived in Maryland and who now, having lost their lands, live in a diaspora. Read more.
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