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Maryland's mythic hero—its cowboy, if you will—is the waterman, who prowls the Chesapeake in his skipjack, dredging oysters. Today the waterman is a symbol of contemporary Maryland: not in the manner in which he works, but in the variety of his catch. Maryland has always been a land of diversity, and from its rich Civil War history to the contemporary appeal of Baltimore's Inner Harbor, Maryland casts a wide net.
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Baltimore
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The Eastern Shore
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Annapolis and Southern Maryland
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Frederick and Western Maryland
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Annapolis
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Montgomery County
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Prince George's County
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Frederick
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Bethesda
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Ocean City
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Cumberland
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Easton
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National Harbor
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Chestertown
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Deep Creek Lake
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St. Michaels
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Hagerstown
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Silver Spring
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Cambridge
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Stevensville
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Smith Island
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Oakland
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Grasonville
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North East
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Solomons
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Sharpsburg
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College Park
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Rock Hall
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Catoctin Mountain Park
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Kensington
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Oxford
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Laurel
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Chesapeake Beach
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Crisfield
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Potomac
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Snow Hill
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Point Lookout State Park
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Largo
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Chesapeake City
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Bowie
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Port Republic
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Salisbury
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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
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Grantsville
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Tilghman Island
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St. Mary's City
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Glen Echo
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Lexington Park
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North Beach
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Accokeek
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Clinton
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Queenstown
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Berlin
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Furnace Town
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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
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Lusby
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Emmitsburg
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Broomes Island
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Waldorf
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Port Tobacco
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Upper Marlboro
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Tangier Island, Virginia
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New Market
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Sandy Spring
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Queen Anne's County
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Baltimore
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Annapolis
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Frederick
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Bethesda
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Ocean City
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Cumberland
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National Harbor
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Easton
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Deep Creek Lake
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Chestertown
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St. Michaels
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Hagerstown
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Silver Spring
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Cambridge
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Stevensville
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Oakland
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Grasonville
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Solomons
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North East
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Sharpsburg
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Rock Hall
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Oxford
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Catoctin Mountain Park
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Kensington
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College Park
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Laurel
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Snow Hill
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Crisfield
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Chesapeake Beach
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Potomac
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Bowie
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Grantsville
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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
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Port Republic
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Largo
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Chesapeake City
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Salisbury
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Lexington Park
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St. Mary's City
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Glen Echo
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Emmitsburg
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Queenstown
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Berlin
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Accokeek
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Furnace Town
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Lusby
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Clinton
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North Beach
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Port Tobacco
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Waldorf
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New Market
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Sandy Spring
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Upper Marlboro
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