This article was nominated for deletion on 28 April 2021. The result of the discussion was speedy keep.
A fact from Maritime Republic of Eastport appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 May 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the neighborhood of Eastport in Annapolis, Maryland, declared independence in mock secession after the state highway administration temporarily shut down the drawbridge connecting it with the rest of Annapolis?
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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
... that residents of seaside town Eastport in Annapolis, Maryland declared independence as a mock secession in response to the Maryland State Highway Administration's temporary shutdown of the drawbridge connecting Eastport to the rest of Annapolis? Source: [1][2] "The Maritime Republic of Eastport is one of the mainstays of this community. [...] It was founded in 1998, and its members created a mock secession in response to the Maryland State Highway Administration’s temporary shutdown of the drawbridge connecting Eastport to downtown Annapolis."
I wasn't at first sure if this is notable, but I guess it is - I've added some sources. Date, size, copyvio spotcheck, etc. all GTG. QPQ not done but does not seem required as is the nom's first submission. It wouldn't go amiss, however, if you'd do one to help with the backlog, User:Anonymous 7481. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here06:47, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]