Maryland - The US Explained

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

The next state up will be South Carolina. South Carolinians, please respond to this comment with any information you'd like to include about your home state!

[@VidClips858]

South Carolina produces about twice as many peaches annually as the alleged Peach State next door, Georgia.

[@A.Mayflower127]

I’m South Carolinian, our state is probably the worst after West Virginia 👀

[@slovvak9588]

I do not live in SC but when I went to Myrtle Beach, it seemed to be most northern tourists (like me) but this year after lockdown Im going again to Myrtle and Charleston. The largest city is columbia, but i heard bad things about the area that arent coastline

[@slovvak9588]

@@A.Mayflower127 gotta nice beach tho

[@nasirjones9758]

No I don’t live in South Carolina but the state is sooooooo empty or rural well atleast on the I-95 corridor it is I swear it takes 3 hrs to get through there and I only see trees there’s no service or nothing so I don’t know how they live there

[@confusedowl297]

I'm not from there, but I think Maryland has the coolest flag in the country!

[@osmadchlo]

Definitely the prettiest!❤

[@brandonmurphy4657]

The flag has a confederate symbol on it

[@confusedowl297]

@@brandonmurphy4657 Technically yes, but I feel like it doesn't have that connotation to most people who see and use the flag now, so in my opinion it's not bad. That's just me though.

[@jenngilbert9696]

We do 😁

[@br7nf-n573]

Thank you!!

[@anthonyjenkins5858]

I’m born and raised in Maryland. If you’re curious about what towns Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass are from: Harriet Tubman is from Cambridge, MD Frederick Douglass is from Cordova, MD

[@ktax1813]

Eastern Shore...

[@privateuser7]

Neither of those people existed.

[@bradrice3347]

Cambridge has a nice memorial to Harriet Tubman

[@zanderxymox]

If you are who I think you are, I graduated from High School with you haha

[@benjammin5252]

So few people know much about the eastern shore apart from the scene in wedding crashers.

[@danielbarrows7144]

From someone who's lived in Maryland almost all my life I can tell you this is the most comprehensive video I've ever seen on my home state. Well done!

[@jclark1693]

For as much American history involves us, I’m often baffled at how entirely overlooked MD is, as if it could be defined entirely by Baltimore.

[@carminepatricia5238]

Well I think Daniel is right

[@toml9736]

Except the being a part of the south. Everyone here claims to be southern until it’s time to vote. I hate it here bc of all the gun laws and they allow abortion yeah most southerners are more republican

[@thanoscube8573]

@@toml9736yea it's pretty much a mish mash of demies and repubies except for the southern regions (repub) and the DC suburbs (demi)

[@toml9736]

@@thanoscube8573 kinda it is kinds split but they def lean a little more to the left. I went to court for a gun charge a few years ago and we overheard even cops saying these gun laws are getting ridiculous, they recently just legalized weed which im fine with lol but most the laws point me towards the left its just there’s a few more republicans than most liberal states which just makes them take forever to pass any less like again with the weed last time they voted on it they got denied bc republican voters. Im just split bc both sides have things i want. The right loves guns and the left loves weed and i love guns and i love weed and they dont mix apparently

[@SPARTINtim97]

Old bay really is like crack here in Maryland lol

[@Tonymanero1960]

Don't forget J.O Spice. Made in Baltimore too. Great for ''blackening'' foods.

[@the2ndmostinterestingmanin27]

True story: tastes great on vanilla ice cream--kind of like spicy butter pecan.

[@dcgrrl321]

Without a doubt! Still the only place I know of where restaurants serve vegetables covered in Old Bay- and it’s delicious!

[@Evesseve94]

Yes!! Love it!

[@ryanpayne7707]

$50 a bag. No questions asked. Quick, discrete, and subtle. Delivered to you. Pay in Bitcoin.

[@xjdfghashzkj]

From a Pennsylvanian, big fist-bump to our southern neighbors

[@imacommenter1255]

From a Marylander, big fist-bump back

[@cannedtuna6114]

I'm from W. Virginia a big fist bump from the west

[@imacommenter1255]

@@cannedtuna6114 and another fist bump back

[@CaptPicard81]

My wife is from Blue Bell PA, we're a mixed PA/MD marriage. She introduced me to tomato pies and I'm forever grateful. She's also the mother of my children and that's fine too I guess

[@garymanning7283]

Looking north to you neighbor!

[@andrewlikestrains4138]

As a Marylander, I did not realize that the nickname “Old Line State” was named after an army in the Revolutionary War and not the Mason-Dixon Line.

[@laurenragle5228]

Fellow Marylander here and same.

[@robertireland4589]

False

[@mikekellum6238]

@@robertireland4589 It is true. The bodies of the Maryland regiment are buried under a Brooklyn NY, garage.

[@WaterMellen19]

Also form Maryland and I thought the same

[@ryanpayne7707]

THIs IS -Sparta- MARYLAND!!!! LOL

[@Psilanthropy]

👁👄👁 Someone is giving my state some airtime? It's about damn time!

[@johnalden5821]

For real. Maryland often seems like the state the rest of the country forgot.

[@Psilanthropy]

@@johnalden5821 it's true! I don't know how many times I have had to introduce Maryland to other citizens of the USA ☠

[@NunayoBisnez]

🙄

[@Roman.Will.]

We love to see it

[@car_tar3882]

@@johnalden5821 yes it’s the reason some Marylanders say they are from dc

[@Luboman411]

I grew up in the Maryland suburbs of D.C. You can definitely tell it is one of the wealthiest states in the U.S. I didn't see grinding poverty until one day I went to downtown D.C. way back when I was, like, 9 years old. I was slightly shocked to realize that the U.S. is not all beautiful suburbs with everyone living in very nice, large houses and apartments...

[@jnyerere]

What's unique about Maryland is that the wealthiest of Americans and the poorest of Americans are represented here in large numbers.

[@rickcross5377]

I grew up in Montgomery County (suburb of DC) and I 100% agree with you. I was around the same age when I went to southeast DC and I was taken back how it looked. I honestly thought every place look like my county or Fairfax but I got a wake up call.

[@kdas2455]

Lol it's not like that one bit over on the eastern shore

[@chalkzone0]

Pg county is a dc suburb and it’s not that wealthy

[@rickcross5377]

@@chalkzone0 it the richest black county in the United States. GOOGLE IT

[@Raymondbb2]

only in Maryland, people have heard of Salvadorians. other states do not even know we exist lol .

[@aleqrobinson2876]

There are Salvadorans in California, I used to have many Salvi friends growing up.

[@PlvtinumPrincess]

Yeah I was born in Maryland and have lived in California majority of my life. I can confirm many Salvadorians also live there, as well.

[@dannybowen8364]

I worked for Baltimore city in the 90's and there was a Salvadoran restaurant on Broadway that was great I'm from Alabama but I'll always love Maryland

[@Pistonstrokes]

Where's the salvatrucha then?

[@ktax1813]

Whaaat. Are you fr?.

[@nathanloomis7508]

As a native of Massachusetts I see Maryland as our Mid-Atlantic twin. We both have top tier universities, a plethora of old US history, maritime culture/cuisine, diverse geography in a small area and heavy democrat leaning politics yet with a history of republican governors. MA however has a lot of Irish Catholics and Maryland by far has the superior state flag.

[@johnalden5821]

I agree. We have a lot of similarities -- and I really like Massachusetts (I would live there in a heartbeat). As a Marylander, I also see similarities with Connecticut and even New Jersey, for some of the same reasons: smaller states, maritime influences and lifestyles, a major urban core overlaying a rural/agricultural heritage, tons of ethnic and religious diversity, mixed politics, etc. I think our states have a lot to offer the rest of the country, but we are often overlooked or denigrated by people in those states.

[@michaelcap9550]

@@johnalden5821 A move to the center would stop MA & MD from being denigrated.

[@hitek9too255]

Lol Maryland has absolutely nothing in common with Massachusetts, especially culturally. Massachusetts has much more in common with Connecticut while Maryland has more in common with Virginia and North Carolina.

[@hitek9too255]

@@johnalden5821 Lol Maryland and Connecticut has no similarities. Connecticut is much more faster paced, much more urban overall, the accents are totally different, the cost of living is totally different, Connecticut has a higher Puerto Rican, Dominican, Italian, Albanian, and Brazilian population, much more ethnically diverse, has way less population of African Americans, etc. There's no place in Maryland that feels anything like Stamford, Hartford, New Haven, etc. There are areas in Connecticut where the populations are overwhelmingly Puerto Rican/Hispanic. You won't find such in Maryland. Connecticut has a tri-state and New England feel combined that you won't find anywhere in Maryland. Maryland Democratic politics has much more to do with it's large percentage of African American population, not so in Connecticut or even New Jersey. I also see no similarities with urban New Jersey. The Mason-Dixon Line makes a world of difference and it shows!

[@nathanloomis7508]

I literally just listed a bunch of similarities between the two. Maybe they really don't cover much of the same cultural ground but there are economic and geographic similarities.

[@nixienox5831]

Here is a secret we can't say out loud: All Marylanders secretly think we should take Delaware.

[@anniesue4456]

Lol

[@wavekiller7719]

We should

[@aleqrobinson2876]

Delaware is to Maryland what Jan was to Marcia Brady 😂😂

[@aleqrobinson2876]

I like Delaware tho

[@polywerden]

yes please don't say it out loud

[@fishandclips475]

Lived in Baltimore my whole life. Parents met as welders for the Bethlehem Steel Shipyard before it closed down. Beautiful state with some of the most diverse landscapes and people. Great vid, very accurate.

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Isn't Baltimore separate from Maryland

[@burtcobain6561]

​@LindaMerchant-bq2hp no Baltimore is not separate. But D.C. is technically separate, it's still in the state but it's a district as well

[@miscedantares5894]

I live over on the eastern shore and it definitely feels more southern than central Maryland

[@toddlaber7032]

I live in Western Maryland actually in and I tend to see us as Northern and half of the other people speak with a accent kind of mixed with northern and southern and we say a lot of Southern words but more of a northern dialect.. too close to West Virginia

[@jasonvogue4487]

Lol either on this side of the bridge or the other

[@aleqrobinson2876]

I live on the eastern shore too. Very rural and country. Has it's own culture slightly different from the western shore

[@toddlaber7032]

@@jasonvogue4487 I know right but we do have a state motto that should be changed to... If you can dream it we can tax it!

[@DiosDivine]

I love Eastern Shore, feels so peaceful and comfy everytime I go for a quick vacation.

[@gamesworld3244]

i am international student from Pakistan and i live in belair MD. I love the weather and people on Maryland. I am proud to be living in Maryland after knowing the history of 300 soldiers fight .Huge Salute to Heroes

[@DamnYouDonnie722]

We marylanders rock our flag like no other state.

[@DevilsRadvocate]

@Christian Adams the British flag looks great so I’ll take it

[@darensmith5270]

Best flag in the USA!

[@GlaziolaNacht]

Oh *HELL* yeah we do!

[@OtKH00]

Before moving to Maryland, I always found the flag weird/didn't like it until living there and it's plastered everywhere. Now I know that's it's awesome, and probably the most repped state flag in the US.

[@HasanibnSabah]

Ahem…Texas.

[@thebagel3426]

Hot take: Maryland should annex Delaware and the part of Virginia on that peninsula

[@ocularzombie6679]

Jonny?

[@randomdudestudios7637]

Lol yess

[@jjsdumbshit2792]

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[@alancastro8418]

Yes!

[@stphilomena911]

And Washington d.c., people there have been living on our land rent free and complain about taxes. Bitch, you guys haven't been paying Maryland's oppressively high taxes so quit complaining!!!

[@sharonknight394]

Lived in Rockville, Maryland for a year. Loved it. A real unspoken gem. Very scenic, friendly people, laid back atmosphere, restaurants galore. Lovely.

[@movingtomaryland]

The restaurants in Rockville are great. Did you ever go up to the restaurants in downtown Frederick?

[@animalgrass]

​@@movingtomaryland Of course she didn't she was in Rockville she never made it up 270 she was only there a year

[@movingtomaryland]

@@animalgrass 😂😂

[@olafharoldsonnii4713]

Friendly people LOL

[@johnalden5821]

Thanks for such a wide-ranging and knowledgeable coverage of Maryland. You covered the history and the current realities with fairness and thoroughness and covered all the bases. Pretty much dead-on accurate. For such a small state, we are very diverse and filled with a lot of contradictions. So there are plenty of potential misunderstandings, but you did a good job with representing the state.

[@carminepatricia5238]

Hi John

[@movingtomaryland]

Maryland is a great place to live! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eajcfIGFjbygfa8

[@tracyfrazier7440]

As a native Marylander, the video was jam packed with wonderful sights and information. Thank you. My high school is named Crossland.

[@ocularzombie6679]

Mine is named Liberty.

[@jjsdumbshit2792]

@@ocularzombie6679 cj

[@tracyfrazier7440]

@@ocularzombie6679 That reminds me, he didn’t mention Roger B. Taney, certainly an infamous Marylander. My middle school was named after him. It was changed in1993 to Thurgood Marshall. The name Liberty brought this to mind because it must be a new school or a new name. Schools should not be named after people.

[@Tonymanero1960]

I graduated from Bowie High in 1978. Crossland was usually on the Bulldogs football schedule. Those were the best of times in PG County. Saw all the great bands at the Capitol Center.

[@cappedoutgabe7531]

Went to Potomac lmao

[@SkinsNatsCaps]

As a Marylander, bravo hon. Obviously very well researched. Appreciate you for getting it right.

[@cicadadays]

you coulda left out “as a marylander” and we would’ve gotten that from the “hon” haha

[@bradywright3899]

"Hon" XD

[@javiermendez9365]

Proud of Maryland. it seems like its among the most influential state in the country, lots of history, cultural and economic growth.

[@margareth5501]

As a life-long Marylander (all 56 years in Montgomery County), I wish to congratulate you on your excellent video! As someone who plans, Lord willing, to retire to Florida, I’m looking forward to your video on that state. Two additional factors about MD: those winters are increasingly less mild and more wet. Basically, months of rain and 38-48 degrees. My arthritis can’t take 5 months a year of this any more. Second factor about MD: it’s INCREDIBLY unfriendly to retirees. It’s very expensive to retire here. Which is sad, because it’s a wonderful place to live!

[@amys5669]

Gov Hogan is working to make it more retiree friendly tax wise.

[@girumzemichael704]

@@amys5669 Tax wise, I wish he would work on making it more resident friendly in general, I might just remain if he does :)

[@nancylouin2002]

@@amys5669 gov Hogan has made it impossible to stay. He has refused to enforce the laws regarding ADA, elder abuse and the services that are required for the needy. You would not know this if not affected by it. I built a business, provided a living to those who worked for my animal hospital, became disabled and am now driven out of md by hogans hidden policies.

[@mongo5392]

People in MOCO are the problem why many things about our state suck!!!

[@wvmom2727]

@@mongo5392 how?

[@jacksonneal2869]

He’s back finally!! Maryland born, Maryland Resident!!

[@carlalewis2149]

As a lifelong native Marylander I enjoyed your video very much. Despite being aware of everything you reviewed I did not realize Maryland is considered sub tropic. I can confirm that summer in Western Md. Is sweltering because it's so humid. Great job on your video.

[@Luboman411]

When the British sent diplomats to D.C. back in the 19th century, they gave their people bonuses to their salaries called "tropical weather pay." They lumped D.C. with places like Rio de Janeiro, Calcutta, Jamaica, Barbados, Kenya, the Bahamas and Bombay. LOL.

[@jenterrasa]

As a Marylander and a state legislator, I really enjoyed this and learned so much!

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

Thank you!

[@turtlepopper]

Do better. Maryland is awful.

[@ericstapleton9577]

@@turtlepopper *Baltimore

[@apexone5502]

Quit wasting our taxes! I'm joking. I don't even live in Maryland.

[@turtlepopper]

@@ericstapleton9577 *maryland as a whole. Marylanders are leaving in droves to PA because of "proud state legislators" like this looney tune.

[@SRambo-hx8sl]

I lived in Maryland for 41 years and miss it everyday. There are so many things to do there that are positive. It is close to Washington, DC, New Jersey, Delaware, Pa.PA., New York City and to Northern Virginia. The seafood is great and also the social life. A great state to raise a family.

[@axiom66]

I am from Maryland and can testify to the quality of this video.

[@Sailor1010]

Love my home state, growing up all over Montgomery County. This is a well timed video recommendation as I have been out of the country for the past 4 years and feeling a little homesick.

[@richardcranium5862]

Don't come back. It's not the same.

[@km09.]

Hey man! from one native Montgomery county resident I'm from Gaithersburg. Wbu?

[@SuTaihei]

Finally! I love when people can see just how great my home state is! Fantastic job. There really is something for everyone here. And I can confirm that most everyone here owns something with the flag on it :)

[@swimmer8585]

It’s really not that great. There’s not much to do, the only big city you’ll probably get murdered in, and the people kind of suck. I can’t wait to get out

[@SuTaihei]

@@swimmer8585 not much to do? Maybe you need to get out more. I will acknowledge that Bmore has a crime issue, but you just have to be smart about it. Maybe we have different definitions of “great”. Born and raised in MD and I’ve never been tired of living here. Even moved to the west coast and still came back home.

[@d.m.3133]

@@swimmer8585 you definitely should leave MD so you can appreciate what we have here. I came from a state where you can drive all damn day and you will still be in a brown dead field. I’d rather spend that whole day in Baltimore.

[@cosmokramer5055]

Been here for 38 years own nothing with our state flag on it. I own a bunch of old bay and use it in almost everything

[@ryanknox8841]

There's only two things to do here go to the harbor or get high off crack

[@muhryzzle]

*shakes some old bay on this video* THERE! Now it's a great video!

[@peterallman8474]

Great stuff, really enjoyed that. As an Englishman always have to struggle with not saying "Mary-land", but slowly getting there. This was my first encounter with TII, very much looking forward to others. Good job.

[@mikeorclem]

mare uh lin

[@KarolOlson]

Lots of interesting info about my state, and thanks for your balanced discussion of Baltimore. One tiny comment - Havre de Grace is pronounced Have-Er dee Grace, for some reason.

[@Emmadata_trade_fair_lagos]

Hello greetings

[@tybo103]

Or have-E dee grace lol

[@manax8775]

Come on. It’s French. Of course we mispronounce it. Like St Louis.

[@OtKH00]

He also got the pronunciation of Ellicott City wrong (people insist it is el-ih-kit vs. el-ih-cot), but surprised he got Bowie right. When I first moved here every time I said the names of those two areas I always got clowned on for mispronouncing them.

[@mikeorclem]

have a disgrace

[@41J0]

For anyone asking what state is next, it’s in chronological order by date of statehood

[@myssie-theanimedevourer5835]

This is a very good video essay 😍 I've lived in Maryland for 34 years now (born in N.Y.), I'm enjoying this video. Thanks!

[@mojones814]

Wow! This was amazing! I am born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland and I had no clue about a lot of these facts! Thank you so much for sharing such an all around great light on Maryland! You gained a new subscriber!! ✨

[@spencergraham-thille9896]

I love how this guy is maybe 15, and he takes me to school in every video. Also, that new intro is fire!

[@ChristianGivensRealtor]

Great job! This entire series is excellent, but since I am from Maryland (PG County), this was def my favorite so far :) lol

[@chalkzone0]

I’m from pg county Oxon hill

[@ChristianGivensRealtor]

@Rodent's Revenge I hope the move is a good one! It's pretty in Cumberland but not much to do... at least not enough for me.

[@ChristianGivensRealtor]

@Rodent's Revenge I hear that... Everyone's experience is different. I am blessed with some solid community here. That definitely makes the difference.

[@elmershayes9544]

Im grew up in both PG and Montgomery county and love it. I wouldn’t change anything with PG or Montgomery county. PG has the beautiful national harbor and Montgomery county is so close to DC. Nothing to fix. It’s perfect.

[@tamiaduell218]

Yesss PG native here! Loved this

[@essr4580]

As a Marylander whose lived here all my life, gotta say, excellent video! Though Havre de Grace is pronounced have-dee-Grace just fyi

[@TheKnives777]

That one stopped me too, I was asking myself "how did he pronounce that?

[@lauriesuter8810]

Or as my Baltimore born father calls it, Hava dee grass!! Lol

[@ktax1813]

I never knew that. THanK You. I say Harvey de grace.. lol

[@matthewwilliams4065]

Hav rah deh graw is how HdG natives pronounce it, lived there for 7yrs it French as it was founded by the French

[@zanderxymox]

I call it "Have-A-Disgrace" lmao

[@Notthefamous1]

I wish you would have talked about Annapolis more. It is a wonderful city.

[@user-hw9fr4fr6q]

Or College Park. 😭 Maryland is such a beautiful state though.

[@GatgerGaming]

Felt the same about Frederick…

[@oduinn7948]

Annapolis is mocked by the rest of MD.

[@XMANIAFLYYY]

@@user-hw9fr4fr6q I've been to college park, whats so special about it?

[@XMANIAFLYYY]

@@GatgerGaming same with college park, I've been to Fredrick and there's nothing too special about it other than it being slightly bigger than other smaller towns or cities in Maryland and it being right next to Appalachia mountains.

[@Bern_il_Cinq]

If you don’t have 30 minutes to watch this: CRAB CAKES AND FOOTBALL. THATS WHAT MARYLAND DOES

[@cosmokramer5055]

Heroin as well 😂😂 oh and the prostitutes

[@garymanning7283]

@@cosmokramer5055 Thats just the city dont look at them.

[@cosmokramer5055]

@@garymanning7283 oh it’s in every county with the prostis and I will look cause they are hilarious

[@phoraridmv]

Wait dont forget we also put the MOST D1 athletes in general into colleges across the nation from PG County AKA Wakanda

[@gpwcowboy]

And communism.

[@simon7762]

Great to see that you are back! I really enjoy your "The US Explained" series. Greetings from Germany!

[@steffyhobmann5037]

Excellent job! I could have gone for another 35 minutes! I am originally from Minnesota. We moved to Baltimore County when I was six years old. I am now in my late sixties and am so very proud to be a Marylander!!! Thank you!!!

[@jeffthompson9622]

As much as I loved rural Baltimore county when I was a kid in the '60s it saddens me how much the Phoenix area has changed.

[@nigelmarshallkenyonabbott8684]

Took the opposite route. Some years ago moved from my native MD to Mpls-Stp . Definitely a cultural difference. Now happily settled in Michigan. You actually LIKE living in MD. I was happy to take refuge in the the Northland, land of ice and snow

[@maddied4669]

Fun fact from WWI. Fort McHenry served as the second largest military hospital during the war called US Army General Hospital No. 2. Buildings were put up pretty much everywhere that was grass and there were a lot of medical advancements in reconstruction surgeries and occupational therapy.

[@PositiveVibeMedia]

This was actually really cool. Lived in Maryland all my life and there is so much to do here! I always tell people who grew up here and hate Maryland that they dont live right. You got mountains, 2 cities and beaches all within 3 hours of each other

[@meursaultscourtroom8886]

Wow, I've lived in Maryland my whole life and you gave me new information!

[@micaelaa9539]

This is the first of your videos that I've watched and just wow, this was extremely impressive! You hit so many facets of our state. Loved how thorough you were and I'm excited to check out more of your stuff!

[@miggs.countrymusic]

I'm a local Texan and moved to Maryland after being overseas for many years. The IT career field has so many opportunities both private and government. After being here in Maryland for more than a couple of years, I love this state. From the food to the people, activities to outdoors fun this place is amazing. It may be expensive then other areas, but has some of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in recent years. The fact that you can drive 3 hours to the east and be in the Atlantic and 3 hours west and be in the mountains. It's an amazing area. My biggest dislike is ... the ... TRAFFIC and infrastructure. Holy grug! I digress. Great video and full of information. Thanks for sharing.

[@thanoscube8573]

Any drive on i-270 and you're bound to encounter drag racers man

[@AntoinneBarnes]

I grew up in Maryland and I am pretty well versed in Maryland history and culture. you taught me a few things so well done my friend!!!!!

[@joshbroadwater4671]

Awesome video! Im from Cumberland, Maryland n lived there most my life. It's cool to see western MD in general being talked about. Keep up the good work 👍

[@haigplague]

Greetings from New Zealand. Love the series. I have been to Baltimore once in 2013 we played a punx picnic there. We stayed in DC though. Never realized how close it was.

[@ryanpayne7707]

The "closeness" of the two cities really depends on how many cops are on 95. LOL

[@henlo1910]

punx picnic was always one of my favorite low key events growing up, all the cool kids were there lol

[@bmoregood6878]

Yup Dc was given land from Md to build Dc

[@washingtondc9290]

@@bmoregood6878 Please stop telling people that, that happened, almost 300 years ago just like Texas used to be a part of Mexico sh!h is old ancient history 😂

[@bmoregood6878]

@@washingtondc9290 guess what it happened

[@cactusfondler9989]

Finally....the video I've been waiting for from you. Glad you mentioned some highlights of Baltimore, sad ya missed on mentioning the oldest marketplace still operating in the country (Lexington Market) or how Baltimore was one of the largest cities by population for a long time (until white flight kicked in and the terrible concept of suburban sprawl). Either way glad you actually made this video!

[@jnyerere]

Also prior to the Civil War, Baltimore had the largest population of freed blacks in the United States. I wrote my senior thesis on this during undergrad.

[@denieraadams4924]

Did you know they sold slaves under Lexington market?

[@cactusfondler9989]

Yeaaaaah Baltimore is far from perfect I mean shit the city practically created the concept of redlining what with early blockbusting tactics and hyper-segregation that still persists today.

[@k.b.142]

Lexington Market is actually being upgraded.Which ongoing.It so needed it.

[@__Andrew]

As a kid growing up in Maryland and along the Susquehanna river i was always fascinated with the Susquehannock natives. The legends around them were they were giant warriors, easily over 6 feet tall. I learned later this was an exaggeration by early settlers and explorers, but they were generally much taller than Europeans at the time probably because they had a very healthy diet. And even tho they are gone now they left a lot of really interesting petroglyphs carved in rocks in and along the river. As a kid growing up in Maryland was great, there was a huge wealth of history all around and we were there for the birth of the nation. Heck i went to school with a kid whose family farm is actually older than the United States.

[@1972Ray]

Did you know the Susquehanna river is one of the oldest rivers in the world? At over 300 million years old, it's third behind the Nile and the Colorado rivers. The Susquehanna is older than the Chesapeake bay and the Atlantic ocean.

[@davidkyle5017]

I was born and raised in NYC but after college, I moved to Montgomery Co. MD, and lived there for 37 years. As such, I can attest Maryland (specifically the Baltimore/DC area) has a distinctly northern feel. I recently moved away as I near retirement, but I am very grateful to have lived in the DC area in Maryland, it's a fantastic place and served my family very well. I live on the other side of the eastern shore (DE) now and am still only a few miles away from Maryland, where I can visit great towns like Easton and Chestertown. I am planning a photo trip this summer to follow Harriet Tubman's path for the Underground Railroad. One of the stops on that path is the Star Hill Church, just a mile or so from my current home. Thanks for the video, very well done.

[@alexandersmith9778]

Eastern and central Maryland have a northern feel, but once you pass Frederick, it is very much a southern state (speaking as a western Marylander)

[@ConnorRussell27]

Any part of Maryland that’s near DC or Baltimore will have a “northern” feel. That doesn’t make it a northern state….

[@myname3330]

@@ConnorRussell27where are the people though 😅😂 if 85% of the citizens are from the northern feeling part then it’s probably more accurate to call it’s a northern state lol. The place is like, +14 Dem.

[@chriscarter8228]

Love from Baltimore, Maryland 💯💯

[@ktax1813]

Not apart of dmv. BALTIMORE!!!

[@chriscarter8228]

@@ktax1813 no shit I'm From Baltimore so I know this already 😂😂😂

[@ktax1813]

@@chriscarter8228 No doubt!!!

[@maryfeitz4295]

I lived in Montgomery County for the first 8 years of my life, but never went to Baltimore until I was in college and returned to the DC area for an internship. It's odd how close together MD's cities are, yet how different they are. BTW, I definitely regret not going to Baltimore sooner; it's really a fascinating place! But my parents had an overblown paranoia about it.

[@Emmadata_trade_fair_lagos]

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[@seaxofbeleg8082]

I would have liked to have seen some information on the diversity of the accents in Maryland. Maryland has four main original accents: (1) Midland South Appalachian Accent in Western Maryland, (2) Central Pennsylvanian Accent in Northern and Central Maryland, (3) The US Mid-Atlantic (Delaware Valley) Accent around Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and (4) The Southern Tidewater Accent along the Southern Chesapeake Shore and on the Eastern Shore.

[@NunayoBisnez]

Baltimore has its own accent lol. Nearer to DC, the accents are totally different.

[@humphr1d]

What about the Dundalk accent? 🤓

[@seaxofbeleg8082]

@@humphr1d The Dundalk Accent is a local variety of the Baltimore Accent. The Baltimore accent is a subaccent of the US Mid-Atlantic (Delaware Valley) Accent.

[@humphr1d]

I was just being cheeky hon 😁

[@rembeadgc]

No. 3 must be the one where they call Maryland..."Merlun", lol!

[@maddied4669]

I am so glad you included a sort of land acknowledgement in the video. I never knew which indigenous peoples once lived where I am until I decided to look it up in the fall after taking an ethnohistory college course

[@johnalden5821]

This video did a pretty good job of touching on the major Native American groups. As a reporter in the state some 30 years ago, I wrote some stories on the efforts of the Piscataway and Piscataway-Conoy groups to gain state recognition.

[@reneedelaney4790]

@@johnalden5821 I am of the Piscataway Conoy Confederation. We got state recognition in 2012. It was a long and hard fight.

[@johnalden5821]

@@reneedelaney4790 A long and honorable effort, and thank God for it.

[@maddied4669]

@@reneedelaney4790 I wish that schools would teach about it more in Maryland. I go to college in Rochester, NY and I saw a lot stronger of a presence of Native American history in curricula especially of the Haudenosaunee Confederation. I even took a research paper I did for that class to a peer-reviewed conference. I am studying to become a public historian and I never really pictured myself having a big interest in the topic (no disrespect or anything) but after taking the class I am seriously considering ethnohistory as a concentration. I would love to learn more about the Piscataway Conoy Confederation and it’s history! Do you have any recommendations for resources to look at?

[@jenniferkiehl6186]

@@maddied4669 my 4th grade son's social studies entire 1st quarter was spent on the indigenous peoples of what is now Maryland - we live in Howard County, MD. Fourth Grade Social Studies!! One of the many, many reasons I love living here: diversity, inclusion, and an amazing public school system! :)

[@barbararipani1331]

Clear, entertaining, accurate, just the right amount of everything.

[@Roxanne-zq2xb]

Great video! I'm a native Marylander, from Harford County, and this was excellently put together! It always makes me smile when Maryland is talked about online, as I feel that even though we are right next to D.C. we get forgotten about.

[@jnyerere]

I grew up in Maryland's DC suburbs and moved to Baltimore City when I was 30. Extremely underrated city. I love both sides of this amazing state. Minor correction btw: The DC Metroplex actually has a population of about 6.2 million, making it the 6th largest metro in the U.S. And the Baltimore-Washington Megaplex has a population of about 9.5 million, making it the 4th largest of its kind in the U.S.

[@dominiccangelosi1876]

Baltimore is the worst city it’s so dangerous and I was watching our local news we already had about 150 shooting and over 800 violent crimes.

[@dominiccangelosi1876]

@Rodent's Revenge your right, since I live in Harford County Md it’s safer and smaller so I might think Baltimore is a shithole

[@dominiccangelosi1876]

The metro area has a lot of varieties, but is super liberal and crowded

[@ktax1813]

Thats where all of these none driving people come from. I see all of them va tags 😶

[@andres.6126]

@@dominiccangelosi1876 lived here all my life, I’m 17. I’m doing everything in my power to get out alive, even spending majority of my teenage years in the house… better safe than sorry. Too many have died and I have thought about what my life would be like 50 miles in any direction. 😕

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

Having lived in Maryland for 31 years now, I totally enjoyed this video. Very informative, even if incomplete. I was born and raised in Texas, and lived there for the first 31 years of my life...moved up here for military service. I will always have a huge respect for the great state of Texas, but I've grown to love it in Maryland....I'd just like to move to a more rural area.

[@jenniferstitt8506]

As a person living in Appalachia... Thank you for getting both pronunciations in there!

[@acharleyhorse1]

As someone who was born, raised, and still lives in Maryland, here is my take on whether MD is Nothern or Southern.I feel like Central and Western Maryland are Northern oriented, while the Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland are Southern oriented. Maryland, therefore, is the transition state fron North to South. The DC influence definitely tilts Maryland more to the North. it previously was much more Southern oriented before the growth of the DC suburbs.

[@nigelmarshallkenyonabbott8684]

Granted. Votes Northern and STILL (in spite of the overpopulated center) lives like Gone With the Wind. Born in MD but fled to the Midwest where you afford to live

[@AuburnFanSince2010]

You’re wrong. Maryland is neither. Maryland is Maryland. It’s it own thing. It’s own style. Like how Florida is Florida; Texas is Texas. It’s just different.

[@Wadiyatalkinabeet_]

⁠@@AuburnFanSince2010That’s what makes us our own thing though. We’re unique. Western and Central Maryland are more Northern in nature. Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore are most definitely more Southern in nature. Sort of like how East Texas is southern in nature, but West Texas is more midwestern. Or how Northern Florida is more southern in nature, while south Florida is more Latino.

[@1ronhall]

As a lifelong resident of Maryland, I like to compliment you on a nice video production and audio recap of Maryland. Continued success!

[@johnmoyer4745]

Can't thank you enough for this incredible video. I've lived in Maryland, primarily Baltimore City, my entire life and I am pretty old now. BUT. Still learned so much from this project. And the accompanying photographs and various shots of Maryland, made me realize, that there are time Baltimore has been the brunt of off-handed "humor" or "slurs" (depending on your point of view), the entire state looks so good. I don't know if you'll ever see my comment, but wanted to let you know how much work and effort you obviously put into this. THANKS!

[@jeffthompson9622]

I worked in Baltimore a few times in the '70s and '80s, at a tropical fish warehouse, Maryland Shipbuilding & Drydock, GM, and a convenience store. The High's store on Light Street in the '80s was the site of my first encounter with would-be robbers.

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

Awesome video. Don't know much about Maryland, and you definitely covered a lot 👍💯

[@hapaharley1706]

Thank you for touching on the Native population. I'm Piscataway and most people in Maryland have never even heard of us

[@zacktimmons2886]

By far the best geography/general info video on Maryland, and trust me I watch them all lol. I even learned a couple things about my home state which is awesome. Great video dude

[@MHarenArt]

Carter, so glad I happened on your channel. I've lived in Maryland for the past 16 years, so I found your film very informative and interesting. Thank you. I'm going to listen to the whole series on the U.S. Explained. Thank you for doing all this research and putting together such great information!

[@joechancio5177]

I must say. This video hits on damn near everything for maryland. Really good job. Maryland is so rich in history here.

[@debbie7547]

Thank you from a Marylander born and raised and still here. It is about time someone showed how beautiful this state is.

[@djgraysoundandmusic]

Carter- you are a Rockstar. Thank you for your dedication to this channel

[@greekmythdude9053]

Maryland has the best flag

[@crusmonster1397]

I was hoping you’d mention Crisfield during the part about crabs on the Eastern Shore. My family has been there for over 100 years & some still live there. It’s more-or-less decaying like Baltimore but on a much smaller scale. But still a great video!! From a ~10th-generational Marylander 😁 🦀❤️🤍💛🖤🦀

[@camerongoodwin-schoen8231]

As a native Marylander, this is an awesome video. I'm from Columbia, MD which has a fascinating history all on its own. Keep up the good work!

[@quantumpotential7639]

The US Open was once played out at Columbia Country Club, right in your back yard. I betchya didn't know that or did you

[@KaylohDaAngel]

Also, it’s the 2nd most populated city after Baltimore…

[@bettywhite5352]

WOW...That is interesting...didn't know Maryland had such a rich history...now I know thanks too your channel.😌❤

[@pinguusss]

Born in MD and been living in MD my entire life. Our state is getting recognized more often finally!!

[@nathangill8404]

Live in Md. Great job! Really relevant things covered!

[@khangtran7494]

Love this vid man, keep up the good work!!! Learned more in this video than I did in school.....and I live in Maryland all my life :)

[@maddied4669]

You know, I never learned about Maryland in school unless it related to the rest of US history (civil war, fort McHenry, etc) and IM FROM MARYLAND. So sad. We never even did a field trip to Annapolis.

[@oliverrainer5771]

BEST FLAG MARYLAND LETS GOOOO. Waited since the fall for this episode

[@troyspenc]

As a native Marylander this was one of the best Maryland vids on the tube, great job! We love it.. you even included our dear love for our flag *insert Maryland flag here*

[@d.m.3133]

I love living in MD. It’s so lush and beautiful! There is so much to do and lots of rich history. Too bad I’m allergic to shellfish. 🚫🦀🦞🚫

[@imanjoseph612]

I came to Maryland when I was three years old and love our beautiful State. I grew up in Bethesda and was 15 minutes away from D.C. It was great growing up here. We are blessed with so much. Did you know that Francis Scott Key's resting place is here in Frederick at the Mount Olivet Cemetary (we have lots of visitors that come to tour the cemetery and that part of the underground railroad safe homes were in Frederick? And Betsy Ross lived here with her third husband, John Claypoole. Lots of history and things to do in our little city of Frederick.

[@KidnovaFOI]

I grew up in Randallstown Maryland and it was super cool getting to hear so many facts about Maryland. I never knew the ravens got their name from Edgar Allen Poe. That's so cool!

[@SomniRespiratoryFlux]

I was born in Western Maryland, Hagerstown specifically, and I lived just across the Potomac in WV's Eastern Panhandle for most of my life while attending WVU and taking I-68 to get there, and was an avid geocacher with my family in the area. So needless to say I really enjoyed all the information and thorough research on that oft-forgotten arm of the state! One addition: you mentioned Baltimore's Washington Monument, but did you know about another in MD that predates either that one or DC's? It's in the woods on South Mountain, near Boonsboro, about halfway between Hagerstown and Frederick. And it looks nothing like the others - think brick chimney in the vague shape of an old-fashioned milk bottle.

[@jenniferkiehl6186]

Wow, can't believe he mentioned Wheaton's Metro escalator - I knew it was crazy long, but didn't know it was the longest IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE!!!!

[@yyrkoon9437]

As a complete stranger to the US, I really enjoy this series to learn more about the different states. I particularly appreciate that you include kilometers for important figures. However in this episode I felt like there were not enough maps compared to the previous ones, it wasn't easy to understand where the different cities or landmarks were located. I hope you can put more in the next ones. Otherwise another great video !

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

Thanks for the feedback, good to know!

[@samwarfelphotos]

I’d appreciate periodic whole-state maps to check back in and contextualze as I learn more info from the video

[@samwarfelphotos]

I’d appreciate periodic whole-state maps to check back in and contextualze as I learn more info from the video

[@samwarfelphotos]

I’d appreciate periodic whole-state maps to check back in and contextualze as I learn more info from the video

[@samwarfelphotos]

I’d appreciate periodic whole-state maps to check back in and contextualze as I learn more info from the video

[@mattgerlacher5094]

DC native and have lived in Silver Spring, MD for over 27 years. Great area to grow up, so much so close.

[@OmarOsman98]

I'm moving out there shortly. Silver Spring and Chevy Chase seem awesome

[@mellissadalby1402]

As a resident of Maryland for 40 years now, I appreciate this very well done video extolling the virtues of the state.

[@puesbien]

Your channel is one of the few that demand an immediate viewing upon upload. When you get a better microphone it’ll be even better. Love the development Carter! Keep hustling!

[@zanderxymox]

Born and raised on the Eastern Shore of MD, much appreciation for covering our little state! My family has been around here since the early-mid 1800s.

[@Wadiyatalkinabeet_]

Awesome. My family came to the Eastern Shore from Ulster Ireland in 1692. Haven’t left since. A local church not too far from me has headstones of my family members from the early 1700s

[@miguelidcomm]

Wisconsin resident here. Congrats, Marylanders! Beautiful state. The Midwest and the East Coast look alike. Hope to see a video of my state from this channel someday! 🛶🍁🐿

[@me3907]

I am from Maryland and I thank you. You summed it up so accurately and we are very much in the middle

[@santosakowski9846]

Excellent job! And as a native Marylander, I still learned some things from your video. Great idea for a series about the states. Keep up the good work. Thank you!

[@ish9506]

I love my state so much, thank you for giving it some of the recognition that not only it deserves, but it also desperately needs

[@ianferguson3998]

As someone from Maryland you did a very good job. But as being a person from the Eastern shore of Maryland... You did what everyone else does when talking about the Eastern shore: farms farms, Salisbury, Ocean City...

[@Wadiyatalkinabeet_]

He didn’t even put respect on Cecil County’s name at 16:07 Smdh 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[@paulsilberman3787]

Very well written and highly informative. Enjoyed seeing good things about my home state.

[@WTFpeoplebruh]

MD hasn't given any Presidents, but has given a number of Supreme Court Justices, notably Taney and Thurgood Marshall

[@starjun97]

One VP though

[@dbarker7794]

@@starjun97 Best damn VP ever!!!

[@branplore]

Yeah closet we got was secretary of state

[@dylanf3108]

@@branplore We actually had a Vice President. Spiro Agnew. Former Governor.

[@stevelapointe180]

I really enjoy your States videos Carter. Please keep at at but make sure your studies come first. Cheers from Canada!