Martin's Ferry, Ohio. 40N. 80W. Bp. W. Dean Howells, A. (1837).
[Maryland], U.S. 39N. 76W. One of the original 13 states of the Union; first colonised by Virginians, 1631; grant to Lord Baltimore, 1632 and English colony settled, 1634; alternate property of Baltimores and Crown till 1774; constituted a state, 1776.
[Massachusetts], U.S. 42N. 73W. One of the 13 original states of the Union. The land along the coast of Massachusetts Bay is identified as the Vinland of the old Norse saga of 'Eric the Red,' 10th-11th centuries; Cabot off coast, 1498; Verazzani, 1524; first recorded English expedition to under Gosnold, 1602; [bay] explored by Champlain, 1604; by John Smith, 1614; first colony planted by Puritans from the 'Mayflower', 1620; the colony of Massachusetts Bay was settled with Endicott as governor, 1628; Winthrop elected governor, 1630; first code of laws drawn up by John Cotton; New Plymouth incorporated with, 1692; religious revival in under Cotton Mather and Jonathan Edwards, 1727.
[Matamoras], Mexico. 25N. 97W. Mexicans defeated by Americans, 1846 (Mex. W.).
[Matto Grosso], prov., Brazil. 13S. 56W. Southern part captured by Lopez (Brazil-Paraguayan W.), 1865.
Mechanicsville, Chickahominy, Virginia. 37N. 77W. Sanguinary engagement between McClellan and Lee, and defeat of Confederates, 1862 (Civil W.) (battle also known as that of Ellison's Mill).
Mecklenburg Co., N. Carolina. 35N. 80W. Declaration of independence, 1775.
Medfield, Mass. 42N. 71W. Bp. Hannah Adams ('View of Religious Opinions,' etc.), first woman in America to make literature a profession (1755-1832).
[Melville Island], Polar Sea. 75N. 110W. Here Parry wintered, 1819-20.
[Melville Sound]. 73N. 110W. Reached by Parry, 1819.