Star Spangled Stories: Maryland’s legacy of innovation

Name: Star Spangled Stories: Maryland’s legacy of innovation
Uploaded: 2025-10-03T09:53:00-0400
Duration: 1 min
Description: Maryland was the seventh state to join the Union, but it still has a legacy of innovation. In 1811, the first major federal highway — the Historic National Road — started in Cumberland. In 1828, the nation’s first umbrella factory opened in Baltimore, and in 1840, two dentists established the world’s first dental school, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery.

Maryland was the seventh state to join the Union, but it still has a legacy of innovation. In 1811, the first major federal highway — the Historic National Road — started in Cumberland. In 1828, the nation’s first umbrella factory opened in Baltimore, and in 1840, two dentists established the world’s first dental school, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery.