Exploring
Maryland

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Trains In, Around, and Through Maryland




  • How did building a railroad help Maryland and Baltimore?


  • Why did Maryland need a railroad?


  • Why was the first train station built at Ellicott's Mills?



  • Who won the race between the canal and the railroad?


  • What were the new forms of technology?

  • Why was and is the Port of Baltimore important to the railroad?

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