Maryland; stories of her people and of her history . AUGUSTINE HERMAN From a print in the possession of the MarylandHistorical Society MARYLAND little was then known of the vast continent stretchingwestward to the Pacific. But you will remember that in story number five we G^^ ^^ V-I K^k^cH. HERMAN S MAP OF MARYLANDFrom a copy of the original in the possession of the Maryland Historical Society saw how the pioneers were opening up the West. InMaryland many of these western settlers were Germanswho came from the country along the river Rhine. 90 GERMANS AND FRENCH At about the time of the reign
Maryland; stories of her people and of her history . AUGUSTINE HERMAN From a print in the possession of the MarylandHistorical Society MARYLAND little was then known of the vast continent stretchingwestward to the Pacific. But you will remember that in story number five we G^^ ^^ V-I K^k^cH. HERMAN S MAP OF MARYLANDFrom a copy of the original in the possession of the Maryland Historical Society saw how the pioneers were opening up the West. InMaryland many of these western settlers were Germanswho came from the country along the river Rhine. 90 GERMANS AND FRENCH At about the time of the reign of Queen Anne of Eng-land, long and bloody wars were fought in parts of Germany were so laid waste that the poorpeople could hardly keep themselves alive. And besides,many of them were persecuted because of their religiousbelief. These poor, persecutedGermans turned theireyes to the New a man need onlywork to live in was it not naturalthat they should turntheir steps towards Mary-land? There was a landwhose laws expressly saidthat no one should betroubled or molestedfor his religion. So it was that many ofthem came to landed in New York,and from there made their way into Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. It wasalmost exactly one hun
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