What do the symbols mean on the Maryland flag?

Answer 1

The state bird is the Baltimore Oriole. The state boat is the Skipjack. The state cat is the Calico Cat. The state crustacean is Maryland blue crab. the state dinosaur is the Astrodon johnstoni. The state dog is the Chesepeake Bay retriever. The state drink is milk. The state fish is the rockfish(striped bass). The state flower is the Black-eyed Susan. The state folk dance is square dance. The state fossil shell is the Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae(an extict snail). The state insect is the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly. The state reptile is the Diamonback terrapin. The state sport is jousting. The state theaters are Center Stage and Olney theatre. The state tree is the white oak. And added by the Legislature in 2008 is Walking as the Official Exercise and the Smith Island Cake as the Official Dessert.

Answer 2

They are the Heraldry from the Calvert and Crosslands families of England's Coat of Arms to which the 2nd Lord Baltimore belonged and that he was entitled to display on his flag.

Answer 3

They are from the Coat of Arms of the Calverts and the Crosslands.