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Maryland State Facts
- Maryland's Counties*
Allegany
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Calvert
Caroline
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Cecil |
Charles
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*From US Census Bureau
- The Maryland State Flag:
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Maryland's flag bears the arms of the Calvert and Crossland families. Calvert was the family name of the Lords Baltimore who founded Maryland, and their colors of gold and black appear in the first and fourth quarters of the flag. Crossland was the family of the mother of George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore. The red and white Crossland colors, with a cross bottony, appear in the second and third quarters. This flag first was flown October 11, 1880, in Baltimore at a parade marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of Baltimore. It also was flown October 25, 1888, at Gettysburg Battlefield for ceremonies dedicating monuments to Maryland regiments of the Army of the Potomac. Officially, it was adopted as the State flag in 1904.
- The origin of Maryland's name was to honor Henrietta Maria, the wife of England's King Charles I.
- Maryland was admitted to statehood on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Song: "Maryland, My Maryland" was written by James Ryder Randall in April 1861 & was adopted as the State song in 1939.
- Nicknamed the Old Line State.
- Motto: Fatti maschil parole femine (Manly deeds womanly words).
- Boat - Skipjack became the State Boat in 1985.
- Crustacean: In 1989, the Maryland Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) was designated the State Crustacean.
- Dinosaur: In 1998, the Astrodon johnstoni was named the State dinosaur of Maryland. The Astrodon lived in Maryland during the Early Cretaceous period, from 95 to 130 million years ago.
- Dog: In 1964, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, named after the famous bay region of the breed's origin, was declared the official dog of Maryland.
- Drink: In 1998, milk was designated the State drink of Maryland.
- Fish: The rockfish (Morone saxatilis) was named the official fish of the State of Maryland in 1965.
- Flower: Black-eyed Susan has been the official Maryland flower since 1918.
- Insect: The Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas phaeton) has been the official arthropodic emblem of the State since 1973.
- Reptile: The Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is the State reptile.
- Sport: Jousting became the official sport of Maryland in 1962.
- State Bird: Baltimore Oriole, since 1947.
- Tree: In 1941, Maryland designated the White Oak (Quercus alba) as the State Tree.
Some of the above information was obtained at the Maryland State Archives.
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