Maryland was founded in 1634 by Cecelius Calvert, second Lord Baltimore. The charter was granted in 1632 by Charles I of England to George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore. Maryland was named for Henrietta Maria, the King's wife, and Queen, and Princess of France. Freedom of worship was the rule Lord Baltimore made for the colony. In 1649, the Religious Toleration Act was passed. Maryland was the only spot in the world where worship was free and not commanded. Maryland is called 'The free State.' Maryland was one of the thirteen original colonies and the seventh to join the Union.

Maryland is bordered on the north by Pennsylvania, on the east by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean, and on the south and west by Virginia and West Virginia.

There is an old limestone boundary stone separating Maryland and Delaware. It stands nearly four feet tall and twelve to fourteen inches in width. It was placed at 'Middle Point,' the halfway point between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay by Mason and Dixon in 1768.

'Middle Point' marked the spot from which a line drawn to the north sliced Delaware from the original Maryland colony. The stone has the seal of William Penn on its north and east sides and the seal of the Maryland Calverts on the west and south sides.

The line was settled after a lot of meetings between Lord Baltimore and William Penn.

At this Middle Point, the Eastern Shore was divided by a line running to the north. It ends now at the Pennsylvania State line.

Today the stone marks the southwest corner of the State of Delaware and is the guide point for boundary lines separating Maryland and Delaware.

My, all the argument states had about boundary lines is like the lines setting our property apart from our neighbors. There are lines drawn everywhere," I said.

"As long as it's settled peacefully, it's all right," said Mommy, and went on reading out of the book about the State House. Then she said, "The green dome is green because it's covered with copper that has weathered with age and storms."

Then she said in surprise, "Our Maryland flag is supposed to have a cross on top, for that is what the first one had. It's the same colors as the coat-of-arms of the English Church, the Anglican Episcopal Church. In 1692, that was the State Church. The first service was held by colonists at St. Mary's City in Maryland in 1634. Red and white and black and yellow: they are the colors of our Maryland flag, and the red and white crosses in the flag stand for 'Cross Lands.' They are crosses 'Botonnee.'

"The first church service in America was at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. The church began on May 14, 1607. One hundred and five men landed on the shores of what was to become Virginia. In establishing Jamestown, Virginia, the first English settlers brought the Anglican Church to America. One of their first acts was a worship service under an old sail hung between two trees with a bar of wood for an alter rail. One of the first buildings was the church."

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