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| Maryland Facts |
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America's national anthem was written by Francis Scott Key, a Maryland lawyer. It is believed Key wrote the anthem on September 14, 1818 while watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. |
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New Market is known as Maryland's antique capital. |
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Greenbelt, Maryland was the first community in the United States built as a planned city. Greenbelt was an experiment in both the physical and social planning. |
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