Maryland State Flag - History, Design, and Symbolism #171820 (License: Personal Use)

The Maryland flag is one of the few U.S. state flags based on a British heraldic design, split into four quadrants: two display the black-and-gold diagonal stripes of the Calvert family (Lord Baltimore), and two show the red-and-white cross bottony of the Crossland family (from his mother’s lineage). Adopted in 1904, it symbolizes unity between Maryland’s early Catholic and Protestant settlers and remains a powerful emblem of state identity.

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