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If those walls could talk...this is what they would say. A story about Maryland. Imagine a group of settlers arriving in an undeveloped location. First come shelters in which to live and then structures in which to work and shop. There are buildings for worship and education. As the commu- nity grows government buildings are required. With prosperity comes places in which to spend leisure time. And each step along the way builds a story only Maryland can call its own. That story is all around you in the work of those who came before you. In these pages you'll learn the explanations behind the quirks, the tra- ditions and the secrets that make Maryland uniquely Maryland. How basketball's Baltimore Bullets were named? Solved. Gold production in Maryland within walkign distance of the White House? A mystery no more. The first toll booth in Maryland? Identified. The origins of duck- pins? Still unknown. Drive-in theaters...Germanic influences...Sears kit houses...trolley parks...gambling...diners...history-changing forts...seafood...light- houses...beer...boardwalks...pioneering railroads...mimetic architec- ture...kissing bridges...super highways...octagonal buildings...hors- es...post office murals...record-breaking escalators...tea parties... life-altering inventions...the shopping palaces of Howard Street... sports nicknames...Civil War intrigues...stone bridge masterpieces... rammed earth houses...Prohibition Era shenanigans... Almost all of the selections within are open to the public, or at least visible from public spaces. So, if you haven't seen these landmarks in person, fire up your GPS and get out and see the story of the Old Line State standing in plain sight on Maryland streets!

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