Random Maryland State Symbols (28 items)report

• [Type]: Drink
  [Symbol]: Milk
  [Description]:
  [Year]: 1998
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  (Culture)

• [Type]: Flag
  [Symbol]: The Flag of Maryland
  [Description]: Arms of the Calvert and Crossland families. While 1904 was the official date of adoption, the flag has colonial roots. Calvert was the surname of the Lords Baltimore, proprietors of the Maryland colony, and Crossland was the maiden name of the mother of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore.
  [Year]: 1904
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  (Insignia)

• [Type]: Gem
  [Symbol]: Patuxent River stonean agate
  [Description]: A yellow and red, almost an orange hue, quartz found only in Maryland. It is named after the Patuxent River.
  [Year]: 2004
  [Image]: —
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  (Geology)

• [Type]: Fish
  [Symbol]: Rock fishMorone saxatilis
  [Description]: The rockfish, also called striped bass, is found in abundance in Maryland.
  [Year]: 1965
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  (Species)

• [Type]: Flower
  [Symbol]: Black-eyed susanRudbeckia hirta
  [Description]: A daisy with yellow petals and a dark purple center.
  [Year]: 1918
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  (Species)

• [Type]: Reptile
  [Symbol]: Diamondback terrapinMalaclemys terrapin
  [Description]: The terrapin were abundant and easy to catch and became a gourmet food until over-harvesting depleted terrapin stocks. The University of Maryland's nickname is the "terrapins".
  [Year]: 1994
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  (Species)

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