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Baltimore (/ˈbɔːltɪmɔːr/ BAWL-tim-or, locally: /bɔːldəˈmɔːr/ bawl-da-MOR or /ˈbɔːlmər/ BAWL-mər) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland[a] in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about 40 miles (64 km) north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526.

Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. Colonists from the Province of Maryland established the Port of Baltimore in 1706 to support the tobacco trade with Europe, and established the Town of Baltimore in 1729. The first printing press and newspapers were introduced to Baltimore by Nicholas Hasselbach and William Goddard respectively, in the mid-18th century.

The Battle of Baltimore was a pivotal engagement during the War of 1812, culminating in the failed British bombardment of Fort McHenry, during which Francis Scott Key wrote a poem that would become "The Star-Spangled Banner", which was eventually designated as the American national anthem in 1931. During the Pratt Street Riot of 1861, the city was the site of some of the earliest violence associated with the American Civil War.

Lu County is the lower jurisdiction county of Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, which is located in the south of Sichuan Basin, between longitude 105 °10 °50 "~ 105 °45 °30" east longitude and latitude 28 °54 °40 "~ 29 °20 °00" north. Lu County is bordered by Yongchuan District of Chongqing City and Hejiang County of Luzhou City in the east, Longmatan District and Jiangyang District of Luzhou City in the south, Fushun County of Zigong City in the west, and Rongchang District of Chongqing City and Longchang City of Neijiang City in the north. Lu County is a major national cultural relic county, with 6 key cultural relics protection units such as Longnaoqiao and Song Tombs in Luxian County. It is a national construction and labor base county, a national model county with double support, a national health city, and one of the top 100 counties in the western region. On February 2, 2019, it was rated as a county-level national advanced unit of traditional Chinese medicine by the State Administration of traditional Chinese Medicine.
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