State Symbols
- State Flag: Black and gold quarters (the arms of Lord Baltimore’s family, the Calverts) along with red and white quarters (the arms of his mother’s family, the Crosslands).
- State Song: “Maryland, My Maryland,” written by teacher James Ryder Randall after a Civil War riot in Baltimore.
- State Dessert: Smith Island Cake, made by the ladies of Smith Island for years, has achieved national recognition. With impossibly thin layers of cake and icing stacked high, Smith Island cakes are a unique treat.
- State Dog: Chesapeake Bay Retriever, a hunting breed with webbed paws and a waterproof coat.
- State Cat: Calico, with colors resembling the Maryland flag.
- State Bird: Baltimore Oriole, with black and gold coloring.
- State Fish: Striped bass, also known as rockfish.
- State Crustacean: Maryland blue crab.
- State Boat: Skipjack, the last working boat under sail in North America, used for dredging oysters in the Chesapeake Bay.
- State Flower: Black-eyed Susan, with black and gold coloring and a blossom of 13 petals.
- State Tree: White Oak.
- State Sport: Jousting, which requires horseback riders to spear small, suspended rings.
- State Folk Dance: Square dancing.
- State Drink: Milk.
- State Dinosaur: Astrodon johnstoni, “star tooth,” which lived between 95 and 130 million years ago.
- State Fossil Shell: Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae, an extinct Chesapeake Bay snail.
- State Insect: Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly, with orange and white spots on a black base.
- State Reptile: Diamondback terrapin, also the University of Maryland College Park mascot.
To know more about Maryland symbols click this link: http://www.visitmaryland.org/Students/Pages/StateSymbols.aspx
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