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Maryland Facts
Origin of Name: In honor of Henrietta Maria (queen of Charles I of England)
Nickname: Free State; Old Line State
Motto: Fatti maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly words)
State Symbols:
bird - Baltimore oriole (1947)
boat - skipjack (1985)
crustacean - Maryland blue crab (1989)
dinosaur - Astrodon johnstoni (1998)
dog - Chesapeake Bay retriever (1964)
beverage - milk (1998)
flower - black-eyed susan (1918)
fish - rockfish (1965)
folk dance - square dance (1994)
fossil shell - ecphora gardnerae gardnerae (Wilson) (1994)
insect - Baltimore checkerspot butterfly (1973)
reptile - Diamondback terrapin (1994)
song - "Maryland! My Maryland!" (1939)
sport - jousting (1962)
team sport - lacrosse (2004)
tree - white oak (1941)
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