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Interesting Maryland Colony Facts: The Maryland Colony's original name was the Province of Maryland. The Maryland Colony was founded as a refuge for English Catholics. Although the charter had been originally issued to George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, he died before it was formally executed and his son Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore was granted the charter.
So like many other early American colonies, the sole purpose for founding Maryland was to allow people to be safe, have a home, and be able to have religious freedom as well. Lord Baltimore changed many things in Maryland, and no wonder why there is city named after him.