Maryland and Virginia Compared 

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As a Marylander I appreciate that you consider our flag the best. It’s over hated in my opinion.

As someone from virginia, I have to say you did a good job on this video. Some things to note would be that while you said in Virginia the governor can only serve one 4 year term, actually, they can serve multiple terms non consecutively. Another fun fact would be that that local governments can levy income tax in Maryland and not Virginia.

Nice to see Maryland finally get a comparison here (And acknowledgement of our flag superiority :) ) Some random additional notes on unique bits of Maryland: •Maryland has the nickname "America in Miniature" for the wide variety of climates and landscapes within the relatively small space (Seriously, going straight from mountains out west to a hilly and heavily urbanized center with the BWI region, to a flat, coastal east, it's kinda wild how much change there is) •The Maryland flag is deriged from the coat of arms for both Lord Baltimore and the Calvert family, and was sort of a result of the Civil War. While Maryland stayed in the Union, there were still many sympathies towards the Confederacy, and much of it was only stamped out through occupation by the federal government (The capital was basically surrounded by the state after all). As a result, many who followed the Confederacy took up the "Crossland banner" (The red-and-white botany cross used by the Calverts) as a symbol of those who sympathized with the Confederates. After the war, those who fought for either side of the war sought reconciliation, which the flag (Combining the crossland banner used by pro-Confederates and the yellow-and-black colors of Baron Baltimore used by pro-Unionists) became a symbol of. •Virginia has the most independent cities in the U.S. (Cities chartered by the state which basically act as counties within their boundaries and are there own administrative division), at 38 out of the total 41. However, Maryland has the most populous independent city in the entire country, with Baltimore (Unrelated to the surrounding Baltimore County), with over 585,000 residents as of the 2020 census (Though Virginia Beach is close with almost 460,000 from the last census)

As someone from NOVA (Northern Virginia), I have been waiting for this for a long time.

the blue ridge mountains and shenendoah valley in virginia are 100% worth visiting such an incredibly beautiful place.

As a Marylander I’m thrilled about this video! A couple things I’d like to point out about Maryland is that D.C is made entirely of formerly Maryland land, and if it weren’t for the ‘Maryland Line ’, the US probably wouldn’t exist

I’ve been waiting for this video for a long time, haha. Maryland gets forgotten.. often.. so I’m always happy to see a video with us included. Especially one where our flag gets that much love! Awesome video!

12:00 Side note on that, at the time, Harpers Ferry was in Virginia, but was transferred to West Virginia when the latter became a state a few years later. Harpers Ferry is now at the tri-point between Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia.

Woo! Maryland resident and UMD alum here! Maryland's rival is more Penn State since Maryland is newly in the BIG10. Great video! Been waiting for this one for awhile.

As someone who used to live in both states, I have to say you did a great job analyzing both of them

I'm originally from Richmond, and now live between Baltimore and Annapolis - I've loved living in both states! both have great outdoor recreation and natural areas for all sorts of fun activities. after living in each, to me central MD feels more fast paced than central VA which has more rural areas (though the slow march of development is creeping out in every direction around Richmond - i remember when there was nothing at woodlake on 360 😭 now its a ton of retail and housing and stoplights). great video! I love this comparison series 👍

I live in central Va, about 40 minutes from Richmond and I love it. Most beautiful place in the entire world. :) Some other fun facts about Virginia: We are also called the “Old Dominion State”, because of our support of the crown in the English Civil War Despite it’s deep history as the first successful English colony, it was actually the 10th to join the Union The Virginia General Assembly is the oldest continuous law making body in the new world Virginia is home to much of the military brass, being so close to DC. After California, Virginia has the highest concentration of tech workers in the country Virginia has also been called the “Mother of States”, because it has played a part in creating several US states. Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio are all tied to Virginia. Virginia’s famous tourist campaign “Virginia is for Lovers” started as a printing mistake. The original slogan was going to be “Virginia is for history lovers”, but people liked the mistake. Virginia was home to the first electric streetcar in the US Virginia is also known for Brunswick Stew and Ham, and we are particularly proud of our history growing peanuts

I'm from Maryland, and he isn't underselling the history.

Eastern Shore of Maryland native here! Lived most of my 28 years in different parts of the state. My only issue with the video, as a Univ. of Maryland alum, is the supposed football rivalry with Univ. of Virginia. We don’t really have /any/ football rivalry… mainly because we barely have a football team 😅 Also because we recently switched sports conferences from ACC to Big Ten, so there’s very little history to have developed a meaningful rivalry with anyone. Thanks for all the great videos, Mr. Beat!

Another Wonderful Video! And Thank you for mentioning the Border Disputes between Maryland and Pennsylvania back in the 18th Century. I didn’t learn about that until just two years ago, and had tried to do research on my own, but could find so little on it that I was frustrated. This is so far one of the few videos that even mention the topic this deeply; I’ve found a scant bit beyond what’s mentioned here and it’s fascinating, I’m surprised this wasn’t covered in class 20 years ago. I’m also pleasantly geeking out over hearing mention of the Susquehannock tribe! They were the predominant tribe in my home state for a period, they aren’t discussed very often outside of the state-it’s always a great pleasure to hear about them.

I was born and raised in Virginia but I have *always* been jealous of the Maryland flag! Truly one of the best in the country, and it lends itself to fashion really easily. I've seen swimsuits made from the MD flag...the VA flag could never

I grew up in Maryland and currently live in Virginia. Great video. Spot on for the most part. And yes, Maryland does have the best flag. However, BOTH states are known for both blue crabs and oysters. It’s all the same bay.

Been waiting for something about Maryland for a long time, like always great video Mr Beat

been subscribed for a long time now. However when I used to see you released a compared videi I always used to think im not sure these vids are for me ubtil recently when I watched one and ive mow binged them all. thanks for the top work mr beat!

I've lived in Maryland (almost) since I was born and am thrilled to see us in a video! One interesting quirk of Maryland is how the state is organized; much of the state is unincorporated below the county level, for the counties have large amounts of power. For example, police are at the county level, and we elect county executives instead of mayors. Baltimore City is independent and treated as its own county, essentially.

I'm born in Virginia and I'm currently in Maryland also thanks for doing the recommendation I requested

This was great! My only comments would be noting that DCs history (and general impact) should have been more highlighted as it connected so deeply to both states. Also worth noting both Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus in MD, not even allowing a secession vote to happen, and the end of war corelary where Maryland- who was not impacted by the emancipation proclamation (as it was not a state in rebellion) actually freed its slaves prior to the 13th Amendment. -

I love your videos Mr. Beat! Educational and entertaining as always! Suggestion: For your next major series, perhaps you could do a history/explanation of EVERY FEDERAL AGENCY in the US. You did technically already did a broader more simplified version of this but I’d very much like you to go even more in-depth about each agency and all of its sub-components. Like for the Department of Justice a more in-depth look at the FBI, DEA, ATF, US Marshals etc. The good the bad and the ugly. Or what’s the deal with all these different intelligence collection agencies? That would be awesome 😎

Wasn't born there, but spent just about the entirety of my first 10 years in Northern Virginia. Gorgeous and loved it to death, but always so hot and humid! Interesting to learn more about Maryland since I didn't learn as much of its history growing up. Keep up the good work as always, Mr. Beat!

Mr. Beat, I just really have to say some things. As a fourteen year old finally going into high school, I’m absolutely in love with your content. I’m taking advanced history, and I’m studying humanities. I’ve loved history and culture for a long time, but you’ve really helped my interest for it grow. Thank you so much.

I thought va’s law was that the governor can’t serve more than one consecutive four year term but I may be wrong. I’m a VA native and I can def agree that there is a VA and Maryland rivalry lol

I am from Winchester, VA & have relatives who live in Frederick, Jefferson, & Brunswick, MD. Thank you for the video!

As someone from Maryland, I'm excited to see you make a video about it. Great job!

Virginia will always be our sister state. Maryland #1.

Finally! I have been waiting for this for a long time (as someone living in Baltimore). I never quite expected Virginia though. Thanks for the video.

Woohoo, Mrs. Beat guest appearance! My old man ran track at UVA so growing up, I “borrowed” his old UVA hoodie. Great that Mr. Beat is still putting out this channel’s staple content!

Lifelong Annapolis resident here! Thank you for the video, and I loved seeing so much footage of my hometown!

Great video! Much love from North Carolina Mr. Beat

Native (northern) Virginian. Lived in Maryland for a short time many moons ago. Both states are great in their own ways. Virginia has always appealed more to me. Not a big fan of central MD, although both western MD and its eastern shore hold a special place in my heart. MD's flag is one of the absolute best (while Virginia's is rather boring). Grew up rooting for the O's since we didn't have the Nats. Lots of good memories of Cal and Eddie.

Hello Mr. Beat. Thank you for the video from Norfolk, VA. Surprised you haven’t mentioned the Naval Bases here

So happy to see this comparison thank you Mr Beat

Woooo! Yeah baby! This is what we’ve been waiting for! This is what it’s all about!!!

I was so happy to see you finally did a video on Maryland. Proud to call MD my home.

As a resident of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and a native of the Western Shore, can you make a video on how different both sides of the Chesapeake Bay are? Because it’s drastic. 😂🦀🌊

Lived in Maryland since 1992 and love it despite the taxes. And our state flag is awesome IMO. Anne Arundel County is a nice place to live.

I've lived in Maryland most of my life, but between the two of them, there's no comparison. I love them equally, I have family that lives in VA, have lived there temporarily at a different point in my life and visit there frequently. Both feel similar but have plenty of differences too. It should be noted I live in the DMV so that's why the parts of MD and VA I visit don't feel terribly different, I imagine.

As a Virginian it's an honor and privilege to have Mr. Beat feature my home state in two state comparison videos!

I was just thinking the other day, "I wonder if Mr. Beat has a video on Maryland" and boom there it is. This was great!

I've been waiting for this one!

Virginia has part of one of the oldest rivers in the world, which down here is called the New River Also a lot of the college kids here at Virginia Tech are from Maryland and NoVA

Annapolis - The oldest State House in continuous use. On December 23, 1783, George Washington resigned in the State House as commander-in-chief, marking the end of Washington's military service in the American Revolutionary War and his return to civilian life at Mount Vernon.

Howdy from Maryland! Thank you for finally giving us some recognition.

Yessir! Thanks so much for featuring my home state (VA) in this video! You're a legend Mr. Beat

2 things Maryland is actually as hot as Virginia during summer and we are a southern state due to technically being below the mason dixon line! but as a Marylander , I really love this!

Before watching this I already kno2 this will be my favorite Mr Beat video ever made (unless you say you prefer Virginia)

Please compare Michigan upper to lower peninsula. Thanks for your great editing chops.

Holy crap you're actually talking about the state I live in that's wild

Great Video!! I’m a Marylander since 5 years old, but I also lived in and visited Virginia in the past. Honestly, it’s interesting to hear what non Marylanders think of Maryland. I’m definitely sending this to my friends in MD and VA!!

I grew up in Maryland and went to college in Virginia. Both states have wonderful attributes. When speaking of foods known to each state (besides blue crabs), Maryland is known for fried chicken, Smith Island cake, and Maryland beaten biscuits which are the perfect companion for delicious Virginia ham.

Compare the richest and the poorest state in the USA, would be intresting to see how different life can be in the same country!

In terms of history you could say VA and MD have a rivalry but if you were to ask most people in either state we have nothing but great things to say about each other. I was born and raised in VA, and I can definitely say that the DC area has united our two states quite well.

For someone living in faraway Manila, i'm happy to have visited both states, and DC too.

I love the video. I'm from Maryland and I want to point out that Baltimore has more to it than high crime.

I live in Northern VA, not far from the MD border and you were spot on about the humidity. I lived in an apartment without AC back in the mid-2010s and I'll never forget that summer.

marylander here. been waitin on this forever

The MD flag is the only state flag that has, by law, it's own specific flag pole specs that have to be adhered to before the flag can be flown from it. Also, our state sport is jousting. No other state could ever. (State team sport is lacrosse.)

There's a lot about Maryland's history which is tied up in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the English Civil War; that was the purpose of the 1649 "Act concerning Religion" which you mentioned. It wasn't an attempt to treat people equally as much as it was an attempt to stop militias from organizing along religious lines. Religion was involved, but only in the sense of Catholic nobles trying to rule over a protestant population during a time when the puritan Parliament was fighting a king who hadn't been as anti-Catholic as they would have liked. In 1647 Virginian entrepreneur William Claiborne rallied privateers and puritan, pro-Parliament militias to take over Kent Island and Saint Mary's City in Maryland, using Lord Baltimore's Catholicism as part of the pretext. The militias were quickly driven out, but Lord Baltimore took several steps to try and appease protestants (who were the majority of the state) to ensure that it didn't happen again, among which were pushing for the 1649 Tolerance Act, and the appointment of William Stone, a protestant with friends in Parliament as Governor. The attempt at appeasement backfired by 1650, since neighboring Virginia had remained loyal to Charles II, and began persecuting puritans. Since Maryland allowed religious freedom, puritans from Virginia fled there and immediately, democratically gained control of the House of Delegates, which they used to democratically end religious freedom (which is one of many reasons that later "Founding Fathers" were very skeptical of unrestrained democracy). To make things worse, in 1651 Parliament appointed commissioners to regain control of Virginia, one of whom was Claiborne (who'd led the earlier puritan insurrection in Maryland), and those commissioners declared that Maryland's charter was invalid (having been issued by Charles I), and that all of Maryland actually belonged to Virginia, and Parliament began talking about revoking Maryland's charter. A puritan commission became the de facto government of the state and held their first general assembly in 1654, under the conditions that Catholics and others who had borne arms against them (non-puritan protestants) could not participate. During this time all Catholic structures in the province were razed. Fighting between pro-Parliament puritans and forces loyal to the Calverts and the Governor continued until the Battle of the Severn in 1655. ((Just a note: if your democracy is burning churches, your democracy is wrong.)) Lord Protector Cromwell restored proprietorship to Cecil Calvert in 1658, and Calvert immediately restored religious tolerance and gave blanket amnesty to all who had fought him. This time it lasted until the Glorious Revolution of 1688, when Parliament again democratically decided that other religions couldn't be tolerated, and also began pulling the colonies under tighter control. Also, for anyone wondering why English culture became so prevalent in North America, just remember that through most of the 17th century England was a barbaric, repressive place where people were commonly murdered for their beliefs or for have chosen the wrong political opinion. England was not a safe place to live, and no sane person would try to build a future there during that time, so there was a mass exodus of English people to the new world. It wasn't just fur traders and planters coming to seek fortune - the larger part of migration to the new world were just people trying to find a safe place to start something. When a powerful, prosperous country suddenly becomes unsafe and unstable, people flee. When we talk about "religious freedom" in that era, it's important to remember that it wasn't just about worship, but about the base levels of the hierarchy of needs.

Finally I've been waiting for this video

you should do something like this but more like a state tournament to see which is the best state it should be a series

here is another thing Virgina and Maryland both gave up land for dc at first but then a couple years later what is now Alexzandria came back to virgina so really only Maryland gave up land while Virgina still gets credit lol (note also a lot of the U.S. naval fleet on the Atlantic as of the 2 oceans 2 navy agreement have been stationed in Newport/V.A. Beach because of how it was in the middle and how close it was do dc)

Fun Fact: The Delmarva Peninsula is actually an island separated by a canal, there is 1 bridge in Virginia, 2 in Maryland, and 3-4 in Delaware

Hey Mr. Beat! You should make a video comparing Guam and the u.s Virgin islands! Also great video!!!

Question: Which is better MD drivers or VA?

Maryland v Virginia in lacrosse is a bigger rivalry than football.

I love how he knows how shitty the commute is across the Bay Bridge

I literally just moved to Maryland 4 days ago. This is a good video to catch up on state history.

Great video Mr. Beat!!

You should do Michigan and Ontario Canada next. Alot of trading and history comes between both State and Provence!

Some of us in Virginia joke that to get your Maryland driver’s license, you have to come down to Virginia and cause a collision. The secret which is no secret though, is that we are equally as bad and obnoxious at driving

Coincidentally. We have been traveling through Virginia and Maryland (and Delaware) this week. Went to Jamestown, Williamsburg, Assateague barrier island, Mason-Dixon line, and Harriet Tubman UG RR NHP this week. Can you do PA vs. NJ next week?

Let's GOOOO I was waiting for this video to happen.

My Maryland patriotism is boiling over like it does whenever I see the word “Maryland”

Finally seeing Maryland in this series warms my Mason-Dixon Line heart

Both my home states! Mr. Beat on point as usual!

Cool. I lived on Calvert street in Baltimore for years and used to walk to Charles street regularly which was two blocks away. It’s cool to hear about the history of the people who those streets were named for.

I’m born and raised and Northern Virginia and still not over this humidity !!

I live in Virginia and it is really an amazing place to live. The history, geography, weather, and attractions are really really cool. I highly suggest everyone visit at some point, it's an amazing place that has something for everyone. Edit: The LEGO US manufacturing plant just got announced in the state. Just showing how great VA is for business!

I visited both last summer and can confirm they are some of the nicest states in the union! Thanks for making a video comparing them Mr Beat

Great job in this video. My family and I moved to Virginia 3 years ago (Richmond area). Love the place for many great reasons....

try Washington DC and Baltimore Compared video

Two of my three home states (the other being Pennsylvania). So much of my Maternal Grandfather’s ancestry is from Maryland (with some ancestral roots going back to the beginning of the colony).

The lighthouse captured in the clip about marshlands is put beside Maryland but it's the Virginia portion of Assateague Island by Chincoteague Island, Virginia

Love that you mentioned the Virginia/Maryland college rivalry. I've always considered Maryland our bigger rival than VPI but it sucks they went to the Big 10 where they don't belong,. Virginia has a 3rd of the world's bridge-tunnel systems all in the Norfolk area. Oh and I love that you showed a lot of pictures of my home in Norfolk!

Another thing you touched on briefly but can be expanded is that the DMV is almost another state because even though it expands to both states, it has a completely different culture and lifestyle, that they are not claimed as being part of the state sometimes.

I grew up in Maryland's DC suburbs and I currently live in Baltimore. I've been patiently waiting for this video for years. And good on you for knowing that Maryland has the best flag. Maryland and New Mexico.

Hi Mr. Beat, I love your content! Have you ever considered to make a Denver and Salt Lake City Compared video? Cheers!

15:43 I recognized this as a shot from the Great Falls national park and it brought back so many good memories of going here with my mom and some of my friends. I would really recommend going here if you visit Virginia. It’s so pretty, calming, and fun.

I just had a field trip to the Potomac river and now get to watch this (I live in Maryland)

Virginia squad rise up! Maybe on second thought, let's not rise up. Didn't end so well last time.

You may just want to add another little know fact: Maryland has more water access per mile than ANY other state in the country! Look it up! Thanks for the video.

You didn't mention that DC was originally a square carved out of both Maryland and Virginia, but then the half located south of the Potomac was for some reason returned to Virginia.

i use to live in maryland , good to know there's a video for us maryland people. 🙂

Maryland and Hawaii have the best state flags by far!

Hey there Mr. Beat, great video! As a Virginian currently living in Maryland, I quite enjoyed this video. Thanks as well for the shoutout to my hometown of Ashburn. Funnily enough, a lot of people hate the data centers here. They look very ugly and plenty of trees have been cut down to add more. They reduce property taxes though and our county, Loudoun, started building the infrastructure when the land was cheap. As for Maryland, I love it here (best crab meals I've ever had). In my general experience, I would also say that Marylanders culturally seem a bit more politically outspoken. I chalk this up to Virginia being more politically divided, as we're more of a purple state. We also have a crazy political setup with some kind of major election every November. Add to this that we're a swing state and the political ads feel endless. All and all, you did a great job representing the two states! :D