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Maryborough, Victoria Maryborough is a city in Victoria, Australia, located on the Pyrenees Highway, 70 kilometres north of Ballarat, 186 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in the Central Goldfields Shire. It has a population of approximately 7 500.
Marye of Yejju Marye of YejjuSamuel Gobat, who lived in Ethiopia from 1830-1832, for some unknown reason refers to him as "Mariam" in his Journal of Three years' Residence in Abyssinia, 1851 (New York: Negro Universities Press, 1969). (died 14 February 1831) was a Ras of Begemder and Enderase (regent) of the Emperor of Ethiopia.
Maryke Hendrikse Maryke Hendrikse is a Canadian voice actress who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Among many others). She has played several roles in anime, most notably Lunamaria Hawke in Gundam Seed Destiny.
Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic The Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic or simply Maryknoll Sisters are a group of Roman Catholic women religious founded in New York in 1912, six months after the 1911 creation of the Maryknoll community of missionary brothers and fathers.
Maryla Rodowicz Maryla Rodowicz (born 8 December, 1945 in Zielona Góra) is a most popular Polish singer. She studied at Liceum Ziemi Kujawskiej (The Kujawy region college) in Włocławek and graduated from the Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego (The Academy of Physical Education) in Warsaw.
Maryland and Delaware Railroad The Maryland and Delaware Railroad was formed in 1977 to operate several former Penn Central Railroad lines in both Maryland and Delaware. The railroad did not actually own any of its own track until 2000 when it acquired a line between Frankford, Delaware, and Snow Hill, Maryland, from the Snow Hill Shippers Association.
Maryland Attorney General election, 2006 The 2006 Maryland Attorney General election will decide the next Attorney General of the state of Maryland in the United States. The primary election was held on September 12, 2006, and the general election will be held on November 7, 2006.
Maryland Bays The Maryland Bays were an inaugural franchise of the third incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1988. The team joined the American Professional Soccer League in 1990 when the ASL merged with the Western Soccer League.
Maryland congressional elections, 2006 The Maryland Congressional elections of 2006 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The terms of all eight Representatives to the United States House of Representatives will expire on January 3, 2007, and therefore all were put up for contest.
Maryland Center for the Arts The Maryland Center for the Arts was founded in Annapolis, Maryland in 1979 to promote art appreciation and education in Maryland, USA. The four resident programs are the Ballet Theatre of Maryland, the Annapolis Opera, the Annapolis Chorale and the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras Maryland Classical Youth Orchestras is the oldest youth orchestra program in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. It was founded in 1946, and is now affiliated with the Strathmore music center, as well as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the National Philharmonic.
Maryland Comptroller election, 2006 The 2006 Maryland Comptroller election decided the next Comptroller of the state of Maryland in the United States. The primary election was held on September 12, 2006, and the general election was held on November 7, 2006.
Maryland Conservation Council The Maryland Conservation Council (MCC) is a coalition of environmentalist organizations that has been active since the early 1970s. MCC aims to protect the environment in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, with special attention to Maryland.
Maryland Conservatory of Music The Maryland Conservatory of Music (MCM) is a music school founded by Duke Thompson, DMA, who has performed and taught in Canada, The United States and Japan over the past 20 years. It is currently located in Bel Air, Maryland on the campus of John Carroll High School (though it is not affiliated), and it is a nonprofit organization with the mission of offering quality music training to both children and adults.
Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center (MCAC) is a maximum level II (supermax or control unit) prison operated by the Division of Correction. MCAC was built in 1988 and is located at 401 East Madison Street in Baltimore City.
Maryland Defense Force The Maryland Defense Force is the State Defense Force for the state of Maryland, United States. Its main mission is to provide medical, legal, and logistic support for the Maryland Army National Guard and the Maryland Air National Guard.
Maryland Historical Society The Maryland Historical Society, founded in 1844, is the oldest cultural institution in the state of Maryland. The society "collects, preserves, and interprets objects and materials reflecting Maryland's diverse heritage.
Maryland Horse Industry Board The Maryland Horse Industry Board is an agency which is part of the Maryland Department of Agriculture. The Board licenses boarding and rental facilities for horses in Maryland and promotes the state's horse industry.
Maryland Championship Wrestling Maryland Championship Wrestling is a regional independent wrestling federation that bases most of its cards in Maryland, but has held cards in all neighboring states as well. Its first card was held on July 19, 1998, at the Patapsco Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association The Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (or MIAA) is a boys' sports conference for private high schools generally located in the Baltimore metropolitan area. The MIAA has 28 member schools and offers competition in 15 sports.
Maryland Line The Maryland Line was a formation within the Continental Army, composed of infantry regiments from the state of Maryland. Because of the quality of regiments, George Washington refered to the Maryland units as his "Old Line," giving Maryland one of its nicknames as "The Old Line State.
Maryland Loyalists Battalion The Maryland Loyalists Battalion was a regiment loyal to England in the American Revolution. Composed primarily of colonists from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, it was commissioned in British-held Philadelphia in Mid-October, 1777 as "The First Battalion of Maryland Loyalists.
Maryland Midland Railway The Maryland Midland Railway is a Class III short-line railroad operating about 63 miles of track in central Maryland. It was originally headquartered in the former Western Maryland station in Union Bridge, Maryland, however it is now located in a new facility across the street from the old station.
Maryland Mining Company [Mining Company was an iron and coal mining company operating out of Eckhart Mines, Maryland] of [[Allegany County, Maryland. The Eckhart mines location up Braddock Run were among the first bituminous coal mines developed in the area, together with a few others along Georges Creek Valley.
Maryland National Guard Adjutant General's Distinguished Unit Ribbon The Maryland National Guard Adjutant General’s Distinguished Unit Ribbon (MDNGAGDUR) is intended to recognize units of the Maryland National Guard for meritorious achievement or service superior to that which is normally expected under any of the following conditions:
Maryland National Guard Meritorious Civilian Service Medal The 'Maryland National Guard Meritorious Civilian Service Medal' recognizes exceptional and meritorious service, performance, and significant accomplishments by civilian (state/federal) employees of the Maryland National Guard.
Maryland National Guard Outstanding Soldier/Airman/First Sergeant of the Year Ribbon Awarded to those individuals nominated for the Maryland Army National Guard Outstanding Soldier of the Year at the state level or the Maryland Air National Guard Outstanding Airman at the wing level and interviewed by the selection board. It is also awarded to those nominated for the Maryland Air National Guard First Sergeant of the Year Award.
Maryland National Guard Overseas Service Ribbon The Maryland National Guard Overseas Service Ribbon is awarded to any member of the Maryland National Guard for service outside the continental limits of the United States (excluding Hawaii and Alaska) while serving in the Maryland National Guard on or after 2 August 1990 to recognize the unique and demanding nature of overseas service performed by guardsmen. Service must be performed for not less than 30 days consecutive or 45 days cumulative of active duty for training at overseas duty locations involving real world contingency operations or overseas training exercises.
Maryland National Guard Recruiting Medal The Maryland National Guard Recruiting Medal will be awarded in recognition of those individuals directly responsible for, or causing, the enlistment/appointment of individuals into the Maryland National Guard.
Maryland National Guard State Active Duty Medal The Maryland National Guard State Active Duty Medal will be presented in recognition of State Active Service by Maryland National Guard members. Nominee must be an active member of the Maryland National Guard.
Maryland National Guard State Service Medal The Maryland National Guard State Service Medal is presented to members of the Maryland National Guard to promote efficiency and as a reward for five years of continuous state service. Commanders may forward request for the issuance of the state award at any time a member completes the service required.
Maryland Outstanding Unit Ribbon This ribbon will be awarded to all members of the unit which has been selected by the Adjutant General as the outstanding unit of the Maryland Air National Guard and the outstanding unit of the Maryland Army National Guard for the fiscal year. In order to be eligible for award of the ribbon, personnel must have been assigned to the selected unit for at least one day during the qualifying period of the award.
Maryland Panhandle The Maryland Panhandle is the narrow stretch of western Maryland. The southern border of the panhandle (here with West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle) is made up of the Potomac River, and the border to Pennsylvania is a straight horizontal line.
Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission Maryland Police And Correctional Training Commission is also referred to as MPTC or MPCTC and is the oversight agency for all law enforcement and correctional agencies in Maryland. They are responsible for setting minimum hiring standards as well as training objectives for all personnel newly hired as law enforcement or correctional officers in Maryland and for maintaining their training records.
Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions The Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions is an agency responsible for setting hiring and training standards for all law enforcement and correctional agencies in Maryland. Based in Sykesville Maryland they also operate a police academy for agencies too small to operate one of their own.
Maryland Public Interest Research Group Maryland Public Interest Research Group (MaryPIRG) is a student activist non-profit organization and one of many State PIRGs. It works on a variety of local activist activities, including environmental activism, textbook trading on college campuses, and help for the homeless.
Maryland Public Television Maryland Public Television or MPT is a state-wide network of PBS member stations serving Maryland with studios located in Owings Mills and six high-power UHF transmitters across the state. MPT produces weekly programs for distribution to other PBS members, such as Wall Street Week with Fortune, Coastal Cooking with John Shields, Baking with Julia, Barbeque University with Stephen Raichlen and more as well as purely local programs such as its weekly public affairs program, Direct Connection, and others such as Artworks, This Week, State Circle, and Outdoors Maryland.
Maryland Republican Party The Maryland Republican Party is the branch of the Republican Party located in the state of Maryland. Historically the underdog in state politics, the party currently seems to be gaining steam with a popular Senate candidate and control of the state governorship.
Maryland Route 122 Maryland Route 122, better known as Security Boulevard, is a six-lane highway that runs near the Social Security Administration complex located in Woodlawn in western Baltimore County, Maryland. The route came into existence in 1990.
Maryland Route 139 Maryland Route 139 better known as Charles Street runs through Baltimore City and Baltimore County through the city of Towson. On the north end it terminates at Interstate 695 and at the south end it terminates in Federal Hill in Baltimore.
Maryland Route 14 Maryland Route 14 is a rural two-lane blacktop road totally contained within Dorchester County. Traveling from west to east, the road begins outside of Secretary and ends at the intersection with Maryland Route 313 at Eldorado.
Maryland Route 147 Maryland Route 147, also known as Harford Road, is a north-south road traversing Harford County, Baltimore County, and Baltimore City, serving the communities of Benson, Fallston, Fork, Mount Vista, Carney, Parkville and the city of Baltimore. It serves as an inter-city arterial route as well as a connector between the smaller communities of Harford County and Baltimore.
Maryland Route 150 Maryland Route 150, also known as Eastern Boulevard, runs through Baltimore City, Baltimore County and the town of Essex. It passes Martin State Airport and crosses Interstate 95, Interstate 695 and Maryland Route 700 (Martin Boulevard).
Maryland Route 151 Maryland Route 151 also known as North Point Boulevard and Erdman Avenue runs through Baltimore City and Baltimore County in the town of Dundalk. The road is named, in Dundalk, for North Point on the shore of the Patapsco River, which was the site of a famous battle in the War of 1812.
Maryland Route 16 Maryland Route 16 is a two-lane road running initially north-south connecting Caroline County, Maryland, with neighboring Dorchester County, Maryland, but veering into an east-west pattern after crossing the county line south.
Maryland Route 165 Maryland Route 165 runs north-south through a stub in Baltimore County before running through the entire eastern and northern sections of Harford County. The road runs near the old Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad that stopped service in 1955.
Maryland Route 170 Maryland Route 170 is a roughly 13-mile-long road in Anne Arundel County. Its southern end is located at Odenton Road, just south of Maryland Route 175, in Odenton, and it proceeds north through Severn, Harmans, Linthicum, Pumphrey, and Brooklyn Park, terminating near the Baltimore line at Maryland Route 2.
Maryland Route 18 Maryland Route 18 runs for 20 miles through Queen Anne's County, Maryland, and for much of its length it is known as Main Street, serving as the Main Street for the towns it connects. Route 18 is also part of the Chesapeake Country National Scenic Byway.
Maryland Route 185 Maryland Route 185 is an 8.3-mile-long state highway in Montgomery County, Maryland, and is the segment of Connecticut Avenue from the District of Columbia line to Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) in Aspen Hill.
Maryland Route 187 Maryland Route 187, better known as Old Georgetown Road, is a north-south Maryland state highway that runs between Rockville to the north and downtown Bethesda to the south. Both the northern and southern termini of Route 187 are at Maryland Route 355 (Wisconsin Avenue, a.
Maryland Route 190 Maryland Route 190, or River Road, is a major state highway through southern Montgomery County, Maryland. Its western terminus is at Maryland Route 112 — Seneca Road, and its eastern terminus is at the Montgomery County/Washington, D.
Maryland Route 193 Maryland Route 193 is a roughly 26-mile-long east-west road through Montgomery County and Prince George's County, Maryland. It serves a number of communities in those counties, including College Park, Greenbelt, Langley Park, Silver Spring, and Kensington.
Maryland Route 197 Maryland Route 197 is a north-south Maryland state highway running between Laurel to the north and Bowie to the south, entirely within Prince George's County. Other names for Route 197 are Laurel-Bowie Road and (in Bowie) Collington Road.
Maryland Route 198 Maryland Route 198 is an east-west highway in Central Maryland that connects Fort Meade at Maryland Route 32 to Maryland Route 28 and Maryland Route 650 (New Hampshire Avenue) near Spencerville. The road passes through Laurel, Burtonsville, and Spencerville and has interchanges with the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Maryland Route 295), Interstate 95, and U.
Maryland Route 223 Maryland Route 223 , (Piscataway Road west of Brandywine Rd/Old Branch Ave junction, Woodyard Road east Brandywine Rd/Old Branch Ave Junction) is a state road in Prince George's county, Maryland. It travels between Livingston Road in Accokeek, through Clinton, ending at Maryland Route 4.
Maryland Route 228 Maryland Route 228 (sometimes called Berry Road) is an east-west divided four-lane state highway that runs through a majority of Charles County, Maryland and a small part of Prince George's County, Maryland. This roadway is a major link that connects Maryland Route 210 in Accokeek with the city of Waldorf.
Maryland Route 287 Maryland Route 287 is used as an access route into Delaware from northern Caroline County, Maryland. Just over two miles, its only claim to fame is passing over the origin of the Choptank River, which is little more than a ditch at that point but widens into a very accessible river by the time it meanders to Cambridge, Maryland.
Maryland Route 300 Maryland Route 300, also known as Sudlersville Road is a state highway in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It runs from Church Hill, through Sudlersville, to the Delaware state line where it continues as Delaware Route 300.
Maryland Route 328 Maryland Route 328 is a two-lane road running diagonally from northeast to southwest connecting Denton, Maryland, with Easton, Maryland. The road passes over Tuckahoe Creek and by the birthplace of Frederick Douglass.
Maryland Route 337 Maryland Route 337 , Allentown Road, is a short road in Prince George's county, Maryland. It begins at it's intersection with Maryland Route 5 and endss at MD Route 4, going east through the communities of Camp Springs and Forrestville.
Maryland Route 373 Maryland Route 373 , Accokeek Road, is a state road in Prince George's county, Maryland. It connects MD Routes 210 and 381, going east through the towns of Accokeek and Brandywine, terminating at MD 381 near the MD 5 junction with US 301.
Maryland Route 410 Maryland Route 410 begins in Bethesda in Montgomery County and ends just near the New Carrollton Metro Station in Prince George's County. MD 410 starts as East-West Highway at the Bethesda Metro Station and continues through Silver Spring (near the Silver Spring Metro Station) and turns onto Philadelphia Avenue near Takoma Park.
Maryland Route 424 Maryland Route 424 (also known as Davidsonville Road or simply 424) is a Maryland state highway that runs from Davidsonville, Maryland, where it intersects with Maryland Route 214, to its intersection in Crofton, Maryland at Maryland Route 3, for a distance of 8.24 miles.
Maryland Route 43 Maryland Route 43, known locally as White Marsh Boulevard, is a major road in Baltimore County . It passes through the census-designated place of White Marsh, Maryland, connecting the Baltimore Beltway (I-695), Interstate 95, and US 40.
Maryland Route 439 Maryland Route 439 connects Interstate 83 to Norrisville Road - Maryland Route 23. The entire length of the route is approximately 7 miles and travels through the upper east portion of Baltimore County, Maryland and the far west corner of Harford County, Maryland.
Maryland Route 450 Maryland Route 450 is a Maryland state highway that runs from northeast of Annapolis to just outside of Washington, DC in Bladensburg. Route 450 begins as part of Governor Ritchie Highway just south of its intersection with U.
Maryland Route 454 Maryland Route 454 is a rural two-lane road in Caroline County, Maryland, connecting Marydel to the Delaware line. It is barely two miles long and is perhsps better known as Crownstone Road, as it features one of the five-mile markers of the Mason-Dixon Line.
Maryland Route 528 Maryland Route 528 is the main road through Ocean City, Maryland, running along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Coastal Highway enters from Delaware, where it is designated Delaware Route 1, and becomes Maryland Route 528 at the state line, a block south of the intersection of Delaware Routes 54 and 20.
Maryland Route 564 Maryland Route 564 is also named Lanham Severn Road, 9th Street, Chestnut Avenue, and 11th Street. On its western end is Maryland Route 450 and it ends approximately a half-mile east of Normal School Road in Bowie, Prince George's County.
Maryland Route 648 Maryland Route 648 (Route 648 or MD 648) is the designation given to parts of the Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard that have not been replaced on the spot by Ritchie Highway. This road was originally designated Maryland Route 2 until the completion of Ritchie Highway, at which time Ritchie Highway took on the MD 2 designation and B&A Boulevard was redesignated MD 648.
Maryland Route 650 Maryland Route 650, also known as New Hampshire Avenue, begins at the DC Line and straddles the Montgomery-Prince George's county line (with the city of Takoma Park in Montgomery County on the west), entering Montgomery County (Takoma Park) for a mile, before completely going into Prince George's County as it enters Langley Park before completely entering Montgomery County again for good as it enters into White Oak.
Maryland Route 70 Maryland Route 70 is a state highway in Annapolis, Maryland that follows Rowe Boulevard into the city limits and the one-way pair of Rowe Boulevard and Bladen Street in downtown Annapolis. It provides a direct connection between the Maryland State House in downtown Annapolis and U.
Maryland Route 8 Maryland Route 8 is a north/south Maryland state highway located entirely on Kent Island. It carries the name Business Parkway north of US 50/US 301 and Romancoke Road south of US 50/US 301, however the entire route is more commonly known by residents as Route 8.
Maryland state elections, 2006 The Maryland state elections of 2006 decided who will serve in hundreds of political offices throughout the state of Maryland in the United States. The primary elections were held on September 12, 2006, and the general election was held on November 7, 2006.
Maryland Science Center The Maryland Science Center, located in Baltimore, Maryland's Inner Harbor, opened to the public in 1976, with 3 levels of exhibits and a planetarium. Years later, an IMAX theater was added, but the museum continued to show its age as the end of the 20th century approached.
Maryland Selected Reserve Force Medal The Maryland Selected Reserve Force Medal was for award to a person who was a member of the below designated unit of the Maryland National Guard for a period of one year any time between 5 November 1965 and 30 September 1969 and who participated in the accelerated training program associated with such an assignment. The units are:
Maryland SoccerPlex The Maryland SoccerPlex is a large group of soccer fields located in Germantown, Maryland. The facility was announced in January 1999 as a joint venture between the Maryland Soccer Foundation and Montgomery County, Maryland.
Maryland Stadium Authority The Maryland Stadium Authority, MSA, was created in 1986 by an act of the Maryland General Assembly. The initial mission of the public corporation of the state of Maryland was to return the National Football League (NFL) to Baltimore.
Maryland State Board of Censors The Maryland State Board of Censors was a three member agency required to view all films to be shown in the state, and decide whether or not they were "moral and proper". They were also charged with enforcing their decisions.
Maryland State Highway Administration The Maryland State Highway Administration (abbreviated MDSHA, MSHA, or simply SHA) is the state agency responsible for maintaining Maryland state highways outside of Baltimore City. It is tasked with maintaining non-tolled bridges throughout the state, removing snow from the state's major thoroughfares, administering the state's "adopt-a-highway" program, and both developing and maintaining the state's freeway system.
Maryland Theatre The Maryland Theatre is located in Hagerstown, Maryland, and was built in 1915, partially destroyed by fire in 1974, and reopened in 1978. It's seating capacity is 1,300 people, and hosts performances of orchestra concerts, country artists, comedians, children's shows, musicians, recitals, stage shows, and others.
Maryland Toleration Act The Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the "Act Concerning Religion" was a law passed in 1649 by the colonial assembly of the Province of Maryland mandating religious toleration of all Christian denominations. As the first such law, it is often seen as a precursor to the First Amendment.
Maryland Transit Administration The Maryland Transit Administration, sometimes called MTA Maryland to avoid confusion with other cities' agencies called MTA, is a state operated transit service serving all of Baltimore, Maryland and the surrounding counties. Besides operating the transit system in Baltimore, the MTA also oversees the operation of a regional rail service, MARC, that services Baltimore, Washington, D.
Maryland Transit Administration Police Police employed by the Maryland Transit Administration to patrol public transportation and related facilities in and around the Baltimore Maryland area. Officers are certified by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions and have full police powers.
Maryland's 2nd congressional district The Second Congressional District of Maryland elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives every two years. The district comprises parts of Harford, Baltimore, and Anne Arundel Counties, as well as small portions of the City of Baltimore.
Maryland's 3rd congressional district The Third Congressional District of Maryland elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives every two years. The district comprises portions of Baltimore, Howard and Anne Arundel counties, as well as a significant part of the independent city of Baltimore.
Maryland's 6th congressional district Maryland's Sixth Congressional District elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives from the northwest part of the state. Today the district comprises all of Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick and Carroll Counties, as well as portions of Montgomery, Baltimore, and Harford Counties.
Maryland's 8th congressional district Maryland's eighth congressional district elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives every two years. The district mostly consists of the larger part of Montgomery County, also including a small portion of Prince George's County.
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is bi-county agency that administers parks and planning in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland. It was formed in 1927 by the Maryland General Assembly.
Maryland, London Maryland, London is the northeastern part of Stratford in the London Borough of Newham. It borders Leytonstone to the north, Temple Mills to the west and Forest Gate to the east, with the centre of Stratford to the south.
Marylebone Cricket Club The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), founded in 1787, is a private members' club and was the original governing body of cricket in England and across the world. Most of the club's global functions were passed to the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1993, and its English governance was passed to the England and Wales Cricket Board at the same time.
Marylebone station Marylebone station or London Marylebone station is a National Rail and London Underground station in central London. The station is located midway between the mainline stations at Euston and Paddington, about 1 mile (1.
Marylhurst University Marylhurst University is a private university located in Marylhurst, Oregon 20 minutes south of Portland on the Willamette River. The University's adjunct instructors are comprised of working professionals recognized in their fields – leaders, managers, marketers, entrepreneurs, published writers, accomplished scholars, scientists and artists.
Marymont Marymont (from French Mont de Marie - Mary's Hill) is one of the northern neighbourhoods of Warsaw, administratively a part of the borough of Żoliborz. Named after queen of Poland Maria Kazimiera, wife of king John III Sobieski, initially it housed a small summer manor.
Marymount Academy Marymount Academy (or simply Marymount) is a public secondary school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Directed by the English Montreal School Board (EMSB), Marymount offers both an International Program of Studies based on the philosophy of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) as well as a Regular program of studies (MEQ).
Marymount colleges The Marymount Colleges are a group of colleges founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM), an institute with French origins which was founded on February 24, 1849. When the institution expanded to the United States, its members founded a series of parochial schools, called the RSHM Network of Schools, with the name "Marymount.
Marymount High School Marymount High School is a private, Catholic, all-girls, college-preparatory high school located in West Los Angeles across from the UCLA campus at 10643 Sunset Blvd. Over 400 young women are enrolled at the school, which was established in 1923 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary.
Marymount International School of Rome Marymount International School of Rome (also referred to simply as "Marymount" or "MMI") is a private, co-educational, Catholic] school catering to students from [[Early Childhood to Grade 12 (aged 3-19) located in Rome, Italy. It operates on the American school system but also offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma program for its Grade 11 and Grade 12 students, as well as the Italian Esami di Stato (state exams) for the Terza Media (8th grade).
Marymount School, New York Marymount School is a college preparatory, independent, Catholic day school for girls located on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan in New York City with a student body of 500+. The aims of a Marymount education are manifold: to educate the heart and mind, and to provide for each student’s total growth, intellectually, spiritually, socially and physically.
Maryport and Carlisle Railway The Maryport & Carlisle Railway (M&CR) was incorporated in 1837 to connect the two towns of Carlisle and Maryport. George Stephenson was the engineer of the line, which first opened on February 10, 1845.

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