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—Justus Engelhardt Kuhn, who painted portraits of residents in Prince George’s County, came to Maryland from the Rhine Valley region of Germany. Kuhn painted until his death in 1717.

first appeared: 4/22/2007

—Garrett County (pop. 29,846) is the home of Deep Creek Lake, Maryland’s largest freshwater lake. A mile of shoreline encircles the man-made lake, located in Deep Creek Lake State Park, which is a four-season destination for outdoor enthusiasts.

first appeared: 4/8/2007

—Located on a hilltop above the Patapsco River Valley, the Patapsco Female Institute in Ellicott City (pop. 56,397) was founded in the late 1830s and operated for more than 50 years as a finishing school for young women. The ruins of the long-abandoned Greek Revival-style structure now are part of a historic park and are open for tours and special events.

first appeared: 3/25/2007

—The first organized, English-style racing of pedigreed horses was introduced in Maryland in 1745.

first appeared: 3/11/2007

—One of a few remaining one-room schools in Howard County, Pfeiffer’s Corner Schoolhouse originally was constructed around 1883. Classes were held there for more than 50 years until the schoolhouse was converted into a residence in the 1940s. The restored school now is located in Rockburn Branch Park in Elkridge (pop. 22,042).

first appeared: 2/27/2007

—Visitors to the Baltimore Civil War Museum can examine the state’s divided loyalties during the war, its role as a border state and the attack on Union troops by Southern sympathizers in 1861. Operated by the Maryland Historical Society, the museum is housed in an 1849 train station.

first appeared: 2/11/2007

—The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art in Salisbury (pop. 23,743) showcases a collection of contemporary wildfowl sculptures and antique working decoys. The museum was named for brothers Lem and Steve Ward, who sought to elevate decoy carving to a fine art.

first appeared: 1/28/2007

The state’s first brewery was established in Annapolis (pop. 35,838) in 1703 and remained in operation until 1716.

first appeared: 1/14/2007

—The Glenn L. Martin Co. began building aircraft in the early 1900s and ultimately became one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of military planes. The company relocated from Ohio to Baltimore in the late 1920s and later designed the Army Air Corps’ first streamlined monoplane bomber, the B-10.

first appeared: 12/17/2006

—The Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge in Savage (pop. 12,918) is the only known remaining example of the all-iron truss system developed in the mid-19th century. Constructed in 1869, the bridge was in use until 1915 and now serves as a pedestrian-only crossing.

first appeared: 12/3/2006

—The state’s first all-woman jury was impaneled in 1656 and contemplated the fate of Judith Catchpole, who was accused of murdering her unborn child. Comprised of both married and single women, the jury acquitted Catchpole.

first appeared: 11/19/2006

—The Ravens, Baltimore’s professional football team, brought NFL football back to the city in 1996 after a 13-year hiatus. The team’s name was chosen to honor poet Edgar Allan Poe, who was believed to have written his classic poem The Raven while living in Baltimore in the 1830s.

first appeared: 11/5/2006

—Deep Creek Lake near Swanton is Maryland’s largest man-made body of water. With a 65-mile shoreline and encompassing 3,900 acres, the lake is a popular spot in summer for swimming, fishing and water skiing.

first appeared: 10/22/2006

—Paddlers who yearn for a few hours of peaceful canoeing in a remote and natural setting can find it at Janes Island State Park, near Crisfield (pop. 2,723). The park’s 2,900 acres of marsh, beach and highlands feature six marked water trails within the island.

first appeared: 10/8/2006

Jacob Fussell opened the first wholesale ice cream factory in Baltimore in 1851. The cool treat became distributable and profitable with the introduction of mechanical refrigeration.

first appeared: 9/24/2006

The nation's first stationer was Lucas Bros. Inc., founded in 1804 by Fielding Lucas, who also was a successful commercial map publisher. His master work is considered the General Atlas of 1823.

first appeared: 9/10/2006

The one-room Colored School in Ellicott City (pop. 56,397) was built in the 1880s as the first public school for African-American children in Howard County. Shuttered in the 1950s, the school was restored more than 40 years later and now houses a genealogical resource center and a museum chronicling the history of African-Americans in Howard County.

first appeared: 8/27/2006

The first monument to Christopher Columbus in the United States was erected in 1792 on the Baltimore estate of the French consul. It was moved to its current location in Herring Run Park in 1964.

first appeared: 8/13/2006

During an era of great baseball sluggers, Jimmie Foxx of Sudlersville (pop. 391) held his own. The three-time American League MVP was the first right-hander to hit 500 homers, 58 of which came in 1932 with the Philadelphia Athletics. Foxx was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1951.

first appeared: 7/30/2006

The American Farmer, a weekly magazine founded in Baltimore in 1819 by John Stuart Skinner, was the nation's first successful, regularly published periodical devoted to agriculture.

first appeared: 7/16/2006

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