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State Flag of MARYALND

Picture image of the Maryland State Flag

Maryland Flag picture

The flag of Maryland was officially adopted in 1904. The flag contains the heraldic banner of George Calvert, the 1^st Baron Baltimore. He is credited with being one of the founders of Maryland along with his son Cecil Calvert who used the family’s coat of arms in the flag. At first only the gold and yellow was associated with the flag but during the civil war, the red and white crossland coat of arms gained popularity especially by those in Maryland that supported the Confederacy but remained in the Union.