Was anything invented or discovered in Maryland?

Answer 1

The Maryland Gazette founded in 1727 is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States.

William Goddard inaugurated the first Post Office system in the United States in Baltimore in 1774.

The Baltimore Water Company, the first water company in the United States, was chartered in 1792.

Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" after seeing the flag still waving during a battle in 1814.

In 1844 the first telegraph line in the world was established between Washington and Baltimore.

In 1803, Thomas Moore of Brookville invented the first refrigerator.

The first Linotype machine in America was invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler in Baltimore in 1884.

The first steam tanker, the Maverick, was built in America by the firm of W.T. Malster of Baltimore in 1890.

The first and only Major League Baseball player to hit seven for seven in a game was accomplished by Wilbert Robinson, a catcher for the Baltimore Orioles. It occurred on June 10, 1892 in a game against St. Louis. Robinson hit six singles and a double and the Orioles won the game 25-4.

Maryland was the first state in America to adopt the "Shield Law," which protected reporters and newspapers from revealing their sources of information.

The first bookmobile in the United States was put into operation from an idea of Miss Mary Titcomb, a librarian at the Washington County Free Library. It went into operation in April 1907.

Answer 2

Maryland invented the first tobacco farm in 1769.

Answer 3

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