The state flag of Maryland was
officially adopted in 1904. It is the only US
state flag based on British heraldry (the coats
of arms of noble families). The flag's design
was based on the coat of arms adopted by George
Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore. The alternating
yellow and black are from Lord Calvert's family
shield; the red and white design is either from
Calvert's maternal family, the Crosslands, or
his wife's family, the Mynnes.
Capital: Annapolis
Nicknames: Free State; Old
Line State
Motto: Fatti maschii, parole
femine (Manly deeds, womanly words)
Flower: Black-eyed Susan (1918)
Maryland was the 7th state in the USA; it was
admitted in 1788.
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