La Plata

La Grange is a historic home located at La Plata, Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is a house built in the Georgian neoclassic style, and... was the home of Dr. James Craik from 1765 to 1783. La Grange was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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Larry Alphonso Johnson, Jr. is an American football running back who played most recently for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ,... and is currently a free agent. He played college football at Penn State University, and was recognized as an All-American. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft, and has also played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins of the NFL. Johnson was born in Pomfret, Maryland. He was one of three children born to Christine and Larry Johnson, Sr.. His father is a former high school vice-principal, a high school football coach, and the defensive line coach at Penn State University. Johnson graduated from State College Area High School in State College, Pennsylvania, where he played for the State College Little Lions high school football team. Johnson attended Penn State University, and played for coach Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 1999 to 2002. In 2002, he rushed for over 2,000 yards in a season without winning the Heisman Trophy, despite doing so with fewer carries than any other running back in the exclusive 2,000-yard club.
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Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east. Maryland was the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution, and three nicknames for it are occasionally used. Maryland is the 9th smallest state by area, but the 19th most populous and the 5th most densely... populated of the 50 United States. The state's most populated city is Baltimore. Its capital is Annapolis. It was named after Queen Henrietta Maria. Maryland has an area of 12,406.68 square miles and is comparable in overall area with the European country of Belgium . It is the 42nd largest/9th smallest state, and is closest in size to Hawaii , the next smallest state. The next largest state, Maryland's neighbor West Virginia, is almost twice the size of Maryland .
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