Western Shore of Maryland
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The Western Shore of Maryland is the mainland region of the state along the western side of the Chesapeake Bay, encompassing major cities like Baltimore and Annapolis and serving as a historic and economic hub.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Maryland | 1 |
| western shore of the Chesapeake Bay | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| borders |
Chesapeake Bay
ⓘ
District of Columbia ⓘ Delmarva Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Shore of Maryland
Pennsylvania ⓘ Potomac River ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ |
| contains |
Annapolis
ⓘ
Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore metropolitan area
Chesapeake Bay Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Chesapeake Bay Bridge (western terminus)
Fort McHenry ⓘ Patapsco River ⓘ Patuxent River ⓘ Port of Baltimore ⓘ Severn River NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland State House ⓘ
surface form:
State House of Maryland
Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Washington metropolitan area (Maryland portion)
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
defense industry
ⓘ
education and research ⓘ government services ⓘ healthcare ⓘ shipping ⓘ technology and biotechnology ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasLandform |
Appalachian foothills
ⓘ
Piedmont Plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Piedmont plateau
coastal plain ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Annapolis
ⓘ
Baltimore ⓘ Bethesda ⓘ Oden Bowie ⓘ
surface form:
Bowie
College Park, Maryland ⓘ
surface form:
College Park
Columbia ⓘ Ellicott City NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick ⓘ Gaithersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Glen Burnie NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenbelt NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyattsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurel ⓘ Rockville NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ Waldorf ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
center of colonial-era settlement in Maryland
ⓘ
site of major events in the American Revolution and War of 1812 ⓘ |
| includesCounty |
Anne Arundel County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baltimore ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore City
Baltimore County NERFINISHED ⓘ Calvert County NERFINISHED ⓘ Carroll County NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles County NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick County NERFINISHED ⓘ Harford County NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard County NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery County ⓘ Prince George's County NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Mary's County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western side of the Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chesapeake Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Chesapeake Bay watershed
|
| role |
economic hub of Maryland
ⓘ
historic hub of Maryland ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
western shore of the Chesapeake Bay
subject surface form:
Bel Air, Maryland
this entity surface form:
Northeastern Maryland