Portal:Maryland/Did you know


 * ...that unlike most other American courts, the judges on the Maryland Court of Appeals wear crimson (not black) robes, and neck bands, reminiscent of British court dress?
 * ...that Kent Island was founded in 1631 as part of Virginia, three years before St. Mary's City was founded?
 * ...that the Thomas Viaduct (pictured) over the Patapsco River was the first multi-span masonry railroad bridge in the United States when it was constructed between 1833 and 1835?