Maryland QuickInfo Est. Pop.: 5,312,830 Capital: Annapolis Statehood: 1788 Nickname: Old Line State Motto: Fatti maschii parole femine Official Website Census Info Fun Maryland Factoid Fort Meade near Laurel became a base because a train engineer delivering soldiers to Meade knew only one Meade, the one in Maryland. He was not aware of Fort Meade, Florida. The confusion happened so often a second base was built in Maryland in an attempt