Maryland is a border state, which is why the answers on Quora so far seem to contradict themselves. Prior to the Civil War, Maryland was a slave state and many wanted to secede from the Union along with the Southern states. read more
So.. Maryland is neither a Northern or a Southern state; it’s both. I’ll forever be called a Southerner when I visit New York and a Yankee when I visit Georgia. read more
Maryland is infact a southern state, it is the first state of the south as it boarders the mason dixon line and the north begins with penn. As far as the civil war in concerned the state of Maryland was put under marshall law because if Maryland left the union then the capital would be surrounded by the confederates. read more
4. Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic state located on the East Coast of the United States that is at times classified as a Southern state 5. Maryland is a Southern state located on the East Coast of the United States that is at times classified as a Mid-Atlantic state. read more