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TWO-LETTER STATE AND TERRITORY ABBREVIATIONS

STATE(TERRITORY)	STATE(TERRITORY)
Arizona	AZ	Maine
Arkansas	AR	Maryland
American Samoa	AS	Massachusetts
California	CA	Michigan

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Is Maryland MD or MA?

Postal abbreviations for states/territories –

State/Territory	1831	1874	1943	June 1963	Oct.1963 – Present
Alabama	Al.	Ala.	Ala.	ALA	AL
Alaska	–	Alaska	Alaska	ALSK	AK
Arizona	–	Ariz.	Ariz.	ARIZ	AZ
Arkansas	Ar.T.	Ark.	Ark.	ARK	AR
California	–	Cal.	Calif.	CALIF	CA
Colorado	–	Colo.	Colo.	COL	CO
Connecticut	Ct.	Conn.	Conn.	CONN	CT
Delaware	De.	Del.	Del.	DEL	DE
District of Columbia	D.C.	D.C.	D.C.	DC	DC
Florida	Fl.T.	Fla.	Fla.	FLA	FL
Georgia	Ga.	Ga.	Ga.	GA	GA
Hawaii	–	–	Hawaii	HAW	HI
Idaho	–	Idaho	Idaho	IDA	ID
Illinois	Il.	Ill.	Ill.	ILL	IL
Indiana	Ia.	Ind.	Ind.	IND	IN
Iowa	–	Iowa	Iowa	IOWA	IA
Kansas	–	Kans.	Kans.	KANS	KS
Kentucky	Ky.	Ky.	Ky.	KY	KY
Louisiana	La.	La.	La.	LA	LA
Maine	Me.	Me.	Maine	ME	ME
Maryland	Md.	Md.	Md.	MD	MD
Massachusetts	Ms.	Mass.	Mass.	MASS	MA
Michigan	Mic.T.	Mich.	Mich.	MICH	MI
Minnesota	–	Minn.	Minn.	MINN	MN
Mississippi	Mi.	Miss.	Miss.	MISS	MS
Missouri	Mo.	Mo.	Mo.	MO	MO
Montana	–	Mont.	Mont.	MONT	MT
Nebraska	–	Nebr.	Nebr.	NEB	NB* *to NE in 1969
Nevada	–	Nev.	Nev.	NEV	NV
New Hampshire	N.H.	N.H.	N.H.	NH	NH
New Jersey	N.J.	N.J.	N.J.	NJ	NJ
New Mexico	–	N. Mex.	N. Mex.	NM	NM
New York	N.Y.	N.Y.	N.Y.	NY	NY
North Carolina	N.C.	N.C.	N.C.	NC	NC
North Dakota	–	–	N. Dak.	ND	ND
Ohio	O.	Ohio	Ohio	OHIO	OH
Oklahoma	–	–	Okla.	OKLA	OK
Oregon	–	Oreg.	Oreg.	ORE	OR
Pennsylvania	Pa.	Pa.	Pa.	PA	PA
Puerto Rico	–	–	P.R.	PR	PR
Rhode Island	R.I.	R.I.	R.I.	RI	RI
South Carolina	S.C.	S.C.	S.C.	SC	SC
South Dakota	–	–	S. Dak.	SD	SD
Tennessee	Te.	Tenn.	Tenn.	TENN	TN
Texas	–	Tex.	Tex.	TEX	TX
Utah	–	Utah	Utah	UTAH	UT
Vermont	Vt.	Vt.	Vt.	VT	VT
Virginia	Va.	Va.	Va.	VA	VA
Washington	–	Wash.	Wash.	WASH	WA
West Virginia	–	W. Va.	W. Va.	W VA	WV
Wisconsin	–	Wis.	Wis.	WIS	WI
Wyoming	–	Wyo.	Wyo.	WYO	WY

Sources : 1831, Table of Post Offices in the United States ; 1874 and 1943, United States Official Postal Guide ; June 1963, Postal Bulletin 20368; Oct.1963, Post Office Department Publication 59, Abbreviations for Use with ZIP Code,

What are the abbreviations for all 50 states?

US STATE	POSTAL ABBREVIATION	STANDARD ABBREVIATION
Alabama	AL	Ala.
Alaska	AK	Alaska
Arizona	AZ	Ariz.
Arkansas	AR	Ark.

Does MA stand for Maryland?

Learn the state abbreviations and postal codes. From AL to WY.

State/District	Abbreviation	Postal Code
Maryland	Md.	MD
Massachusetts	Mass.	MA
Michigan	Mich.	MI
Minnesota	Minn.	MN

What is the short version of Maryland?

US State Abbreviations

Full Name	Traditional Abbreviation	2-letter USPS
Maryland	Md.	MD
Massachusetts	Mass.	MA
Michigan	Mich.	MI
Minnesota	Minn.	MN

Is DC and MD the same?

What’s the Difference Between an MD and a DC? | Southeastern Healthcare It’s important to know the basic differences between an MD (Medical Doctor) and a DC (Doctor of Chiropractic) so that you understand the unique role that each type of medical professional plays in helping you to maintain or regain your health.

• MDs and DC’s are both licensed healthcare providers.
• They examine, diagnose and treat patients.
• However, most MD’s have more hours of training in physiology, whereas DCs typically have more hours of anatomy training.
• Their methods of practice may help explain this difference in emphasis.
• DCs are experts in musculoskeletal health and general wellness.

Like an MD, a DC will use diagnostic imaging, lab tests, clinical exams and questionnaires to determine a diagnosis, but the course of treatment will be different. MDs tend to prescribe pharmaceuticals and surgery to treat patients, whereas DCs use a more holistic approach involving a variety of hands-on treatments as well as advice on diet and exercise.

1. Office visits are also often quite different experiences.
2. On a typical visit to an MD, you will likely be asked by a nurse or assistant to fill out paperwork and provide information about your condition.
3. Then the MD will visit you, look at the information, perhaps perform a brief clinical examination, and quickly prescribe a treatment.

In the course of doing this, most doctors will take only a small amount of time to understand your overall health picture. And treatment will usually involve drugs and/or medical procedures. It is not uncommon for patients to have a more personal relationship with their DC than with their MD.

1. Visits to a DC also tend to be more involved.
2. The chiropractor will speak with you at length about not only your physical symptoms, but your lifestyle habits as well.
3. He or she will examine you, perform any necessary tests, discuss possible treatment options, and provide appropriate manual therapies.
4. Together, these treatment methods are sometimes referred to as “physical medicine”.

These may include targeted spinal adjustments, therapeutic massage, disc decompression, laser therapy, electrical stimulation and hot and cold treatments as well as structured exercise and stretching programs. In addition, the chiropractor may also make specific suggestions about your nutrition, day-to-day environment and physical activity.

In general, musculoskeletal problems (particularly those related to back, neck and joint pain) are better treated by a DC. However, many chiropractors have also developed specialized expertise now the basic differences between an MD (Medical Doctor) and a DC (Doctor of Chiropractic) so that you understand the unique role that each type of medical professional plays in helping you to maintain or regain your health.

Call one of our 7 locations at Southeastern Healthcare for more information and all your Chiropractic needs! : What’s the Difference Between an MD and a DC? | Southeastern Healthcare

Is Maryland a MD or ML?

Maryland
USPS abbreviation	MD
ISO 3166 code	US-MD
Traditional abbreviation	Md.
Latitude	37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N

Which are the only states that are never abbreviated?

Eight states not abbreviated – The names of eight states are never abbreviated in datelines or text: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas and Utah. Memory aid: States with five or fewer letters, plus Alaska and Hawaii, are never abbreviated.

How many states are in the United States 50 or 52?

States of the U.S. – There are fifty (50) states and Washington D.C.The last two states to join the Union were Alaska (49th) and Hawaii (50th). Both joined in 1959. Washington D.C. is a federal district under the authority of Congress. Local government is run by a mayor and 13 member city council.

1. Washington DC is represented in Congress by an elected, nonvoting Delegate to the House of Representatives and residents have been able to vote in Presidential elections since 1961.
2. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth associated with the U.S.
3. Its indigenous inhabitants are U.S. citizens.
4. Puerto Ricans are unable to vote in U.S.

Presidential elections but they do elect a nonvoting resident commissioner to the U.S. House of Representatives. Dependent areas : American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Wake Island.

Note: from 18 July 1947 until 1 October 1994, the U.S. administered the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, but recently entered into a new political relationship with all four political units: the Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with the U.S. (effective 3 November 1986); Palau concluded a Compact of Free Association with the U.S.

(effective 1 October 1994); the Federated States of Micronesia signed a Compact of Free Association with the U.S. (effective 3 November 1986); the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 21 October 1986) Source: The CIA Factbook Detailed information about each of the territories can also be found in that CIA publication.

What does Md mean in states?

TWO-LETTER STATE AND TERRITORY ABBREVIATIONS –

STATE(TERRITORY)	STATE(TERRITORY)	STATE(TERRITORY)
Alabama	AL	Kentucky	KY	Ohio	OH
Alaska	AK	Louisiana	LA	Oklahoma	OK
Arizona	AZ	Maine	ME	Oregon	OR
Arkansas	AR	Maryland	MD	Pennsylvania	PA
American Samoa	AS	Massachusetts	MA	Puerto Rico	PR
California	CA	Michigan	MI	Rhode Island	RI
Colorado	CO	Minnesota	MN	South Carolina	SC
Connecticut	CT	Mississippi	MS	South Dakota	SD
Delaware	DE	Missouri	MO	Tennessee	TN
District of Columbia	DC	Montana	MT	Texas	TX
Florida	FL	Nebraska	NE	Trust Territories	TT
Georgia	GA	Nevada	NV	Utah	UT
Guam	GU	New Hampshire	NH	Vermont	VT
Hawaii	HI	New Jersey	NJ	Virginia	VA
Idaho	ID	New Mexico	NM	Virgin Islands	VI
Illinois	IL	New York	NY	Washington	WA
Indiana	IN	North Carolina	NC	West Virginia	WV
Iowa	IA	North Dakota	ND	Wisconsin	WI
Kansas	KS	Northern Mariana Islands	MP	Wyoming	WY

Is Ma bigger than MD?

Maryland is about 1.2 times bigger than Massachusetts. Massachusetts is approximately 20,306 sq km, while Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, making Maryland 25% larger than Massachusetts. Meanwhile, the population of Massachusetts is ~6.5 million people (774,077 fewer people live in Maryland).

What does Ma DC stand for?

MADC. Multiplexed Analog-to-Digital Converter.

What is Maryland motto in English?

(reverse) – The reverse of the Great Seal of Maryland consists of an escutcheon, or shield, bearing the Calvert and Crossland arms quartered. Above is an earl’s coronet and a full-faced helmet. The escutcheon is supported on one side by a farmer and on the other by a fisherman. It symbolizes Lord Baltimore’s two estates: Maryland, and Avalon in Newfoundland. The Calvert motto on the scroll is “Fatti maschii parole femine,” generally translated as “strong deeds, gentle words” ( Chapter 496, Acts of 2017 ). The Latin legend on the border is the last verse of Psalm 5 (from the Latin Vulgate Bible). It translates as “with favor wilt thou compass us as with a shield.” The date, 1632, refers to the year Charles I, King of England, granted the Maryland charter to Cecilius Calvert, second Lord Baltimore.

What are 3 nicknames Maryland has?

Maryland’s nicknames: ‘America In Miniature,’ ‘Old Line State,’ ‘Free State’ Maryland has been called ‘America in Miniature’ because so much is packed into its 10,460 square miles of land and water.

Why do people call Maryland mini America?

Take a Tour of “America in Miniature” – September 4, 2019 Admiring the geology of Cunningham Falls State Park; by Joe Andrucyk If you look at a map of the United States, Maryland appears small—so small that depending on the map, you may hardly be able to see it at all. But when you’re here, the land of the Free State is actually quite expansive and diverse.

In the 1970s, National Geographic dubbed Maryland, “America in Miniature,” due to the fact that nearly every kind of terrain can be found here – from the sandy shores of the Atlantic Ocean and the expansive marshes of the Chesapeake Bay, to vast acres of farmland and the rocky Appalachian mountains.

In between, you’ll find the beautiful rolling hills of Maryland’s horse country, the spectacular sight of massive sunflower fields, and miles upon miles of water trails to travel by kayak or canoe, just like those who came before us. Across it all, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources oversees more than a half-million acres of public lands, including state forests, wildlife management areas and 75 state parks.

Those lands feature more than 900 miles of trails for biking, hiking and horseback riding, as well as unique water access and camping facilities. These places connect us with nature and help rejuvenate us. Everyone should take the opportunity to kick off the New Year with a First Day Hike, like I did this year at Patapsco Valley State Park.

Every January 1, more than 30 of our parks and public lands welcome thousands of hikers for guided and unguided tours as part of this national event. It’s a great commitment to both preserving our land and our own health. These lands also connect the people of Maryland to our past by conserving the state’s rich history, in places like Fort Frederick, built during the French and Indian War, Point Lookout, where American lookouts spotted British ships in two wars, and which later served as a prison camp in the Civil War, and of course the awe-inspiring story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, as told in our park near her Dorchester County birthplace. Assisting in bear den survey in western Maryland; by Joe Andrucyk The mission of the Maryland Park Service is to manage our state’s natural, cultural, historical and recreational resources to provide for wise stewardship and enjoyment by citizens and visitors alike.

1. In support of that mission, our administration is proud to have increased funding for public lands and overseen an expansion of the land under our care and management.
2. I’ve had the opportunity to watch those investments at work.
3. And I’m committed to visiting all of our state parks and other public lands by the time I leave office.

What I’ve discovered above all else is the amazing dedication of the people who care for these lands—staff, volunteers and visitors who are absolutely devoted to their stewardship. More than 6,000 volunteers and 30 friends groups contribute more than 90,000 hours of service every year to the upkeep and enhancement of these lands.

• When it comes to the love that people have for their land, there is nothing miniature about Maryland.
• I hope you’ll join me in discovering the amazing world that’s right in our own backyard. Lt.
• Governor Rutherford is taking on the Maryland state parks challenge! Track his progress as he visits Maryland’s public lands! Check out the interactive map online for updates and photos of “Rutherford’s Travels.” dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands Article by Boyd K.

Rutherford, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland. Appears in Vol.22, No.3 of the Maryland Natural Resource magazine, summer 2019. View Disclaimer in:

What does MD in Maryland mean?

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Maryland (MD) is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States. : What does MD mean?

What is MD as a state?

Maryland | History, Flag, Map, Capital, Population, & Facts Maryland, state of the, One of the original 13 states, it lies at the centre of the, amid the great commercial and population complex that stretches from to, Its small size belies the great of its landscapes and of the ways of life that they foster, from the low-lying and water-oriented Eastern Shore and area, through the metropolitan hurly-burly of, its largest city, to the forested foothills and mountains of its western reaches.

• Maryland was named in honour of, the wife of King, by a grateful, 2nd Baron Baltimore, who was granted a charter for the land in 1632.
• The state capital, lies on Chesapeake Bay, roughly equidistant from Baltimore (north) and (west).
• Geography has provided Maryland a role in U.S.
• History as a pivot between the North and the South.

Its northern border with is the famous, drawn in the 1760s to settle between the Penn and Calvert families and traditionally regarded as the boundary between the North and the South. To the south much of the boundary with Virginia is formed by the, a symbolic barrier during the,

1. On the north bank of the Potomac lies the District of Columbia (coterminous with the city of, D.C.), a small enclave ceded by Maryland in 1791 for the site of the national capital.
2. East of the Chesapeake, the Eastern Shore shares the with Delaware on the north and Virginia on the south.
3. In the mountainous west is Maryland’s panhandle, which is joined to the rest of the state by a narrow waist and interlocks with the eastern panhandle of,

Area 12,406 square miles (32,131 square km). Population (2020) 6,177,224. The Coastal Plain covers about half of Maryland’s land area, yielding to the region called the Piedmont Plateau at a running from the northern tip of the District of Columbia through Baltimore and to near the northeastern corner of the state.

The Catoctin ridgeline in the west forms the gateway to the Appalachians. The Eastern Shore, the area east of Chesapeake Bay, is flat with extensive wetlands. The maximum elevation there is 100 feet (30 metres) above, The area west of the Chesapeake, called the Western Shore, is generally flat, but some low hills reach heights of 300 to 400 feet (90 to 120 metres).

Most of the Coastal Plain is farmland with small rural, except for the urban areas of Baltimore, Washington, D.C.,, and, Maryland’s share of the a series of forested barriers, with many of the intervening valleys still uncleared., hugging the West Virginia line, is the highest point in Maryland, at 3,360 feet (1,024 metres).

Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. To the south the is sandy; to the north it is loamy and fertile. Its water edges—consisting of salt marshes, or wetlands—exasperate mapmakers as erosion periodically fills in a swamp or deletes an entire island: (also called Blakiston Island), for example, is about one-tenth the size it was in 1634.

The Chesapeake’s some two dozen estuarial tributaries provide the state with about 3,200 miles (5,150 km) of shoreline—subject to frequent change. The most important of nature-made revisions was an irruption of the ocean, during a storm in 1933, through, a sand barrier island on the Atlantic shore, dividing it in two.

• The northern portion, Fenwick Island, now has at its southern end the resort town of, formerly located mid-island.
• The southern portion is now, whose territory is shared with the state of Virginia.
• The inlet between the two islands has become a boon to Ocean City’s resort fishing fleet.
• It has been kept open by regular dredging by the,

The Piedmont Plateau has good farming soil except for belts of clay that are mined for brick kilns; from early colonial times, the exteriors of Maryland buildings have glowed with salmon-coloured brick made from these clay deposits. To the west and parallel to the fall line, the low Parr’s Ridge forms a drainage divide separating water flow east to the Chesapeake and southwest to the Potomac River.

1. The most feature of Maryland’s is, which serves the port of Baltimore, divides the Eastern Shore from what was once called Maryland Main, and covers some 1,840 square miles (4,770 square km).
2. On a summer weekend as many as 100,000 sailboats and powerboats may be seen on the water.
3. But the bay has its drawbacks.

Swimmers shun its brackish, murky water after the late-summer onset of billions of small stinging jellyfish, and the cross-bay bridges are often filled to with the crush of summer weekenders going to and coming from the ocean beaches. Dredging is also necessary to maintain the 50-foot- (15-metre-) deep ship channel to Baltimore and to the, which connects the northern end of the Chesapeake to the,

1. The bay must also be protected against pollution by the municipalities, industries, and farms in its drainage area.
2. The floor of the bay was once lined with oysters, but silt, pollutants, and hostile microorganisms have pushed the beds up into tributary rivers and diminished the yield even there.
3. The largest catch is the, which arrives on dinner tables in such forms as crab soup, crab cakes, steamed hard-shell crabs, soft-shell crabs, and crab,

The bay, which was called by journalist and critic a “great big outdoor protein factory,” still affords a precarious living to hundreds of people who live and work on the water. : Maryland | History, Flag, Map, Capital, Population, & Facts

What state is Maryland known as?

NICKNAMES – Maryland is known as both the Old Line State and the Free State. Old Line State, According to some historians, General George Washington bestowed the name “Old Line State” and thereby associated Maryland with its regular line troops, the Maryland Line, who served courageously in many Revolutionary War battles.

For a closer examination of the background on this nickname, see: The Origin of the “Old Line State”, by Ryan Polk (2005). Free State, Maryland was first recognized as a “Free State” on November 1, 1864. On that date, the Maryland Constitution of 1864 took effect. By its provisions, slavery within the State’s borders was abolished, and Maryland, indeed, became a free state.

To celebrate the emancipation, under direction of the Baltimore City Council, five hundred guns were fired, bells were rung, and flags displayed “to attest the joy of the people at their great deliverance.” Much later, the nickname “Free State” was used in a different context by Hamilton Owens, editor of the Baltimore Sun,

• In 1923, Georgia Congressman William D.
• Upshaw, a firm supporter of Prohibition, denounced Maryland as a traitor to the Union for refusing to pass a State enforcement act. Mr.
• Owens thereupon wrote a mock-serious editorial entitled “The Maryland Free State,” arguing that Maryland should secede from the Union rather than prohibit the sale of liquor.

The irony in the editorial was subtle, and Mr. Owens decided not to print it. He popularized the nickname, however, in later editorials.