Maryland: Old Line State (nickname)

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(Oxford English Dictionary)
Old Line State  n. U.S. Maryland.
1871   M. Schele de Vere Americanisms xii. 660   Maryland bears the proud title of Old-line State from the Old-Line regiments which she contributed to the Continental Army in the War of the Revolution—the only State that had regular troops of ‘the line’.
1948   H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang.: Suppl. 2 604   Maryland Free State..has overshadowed all the old nicknames..including Old Line State and Terrapin State.
     
OCLC WorldCat record
Maryland pioneer in celebration : George Washington bicentennial has awakened deep interest in the Old Line State
Author: Donald A Craig
Publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : [George Washington Bicentennial Commission], [1930]
Series: General newspaper release (United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission), no. 8.
Edition/Format:   Print book : National government publication : English
   
OCLC WorldCat record
An historical and literary map of the Old Line State of Maryland, showing forth divers curious and notable facts relating to scenes, incidents and persons worthy to be recalled on the state’s three hundredth anniversary ...
Author: Baltimore Md Enoch Pratt free library
Publisher: Baltimore : Enoch Pratt free library, 1931.
Edition/Format:   Print book : English
 
OCLC WorldCat record
Maryland : a guide to the Old Line State
Author: Writers’ Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Maryland.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, ©1940.
Series: American guide series.
Edition/Format:   Print book : English