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Meriadoc  ·  3537 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What Are Your Official State Symbols, or Do You Have a State Fish?

I was gonna sadly reply that we're not a state because the country hates us, but I live in Maryland now! And we have everything amazing.

Our state bird is the Baltimore Oriole

Our state insect and state butterfly are the Baltimore checkerspot

Our state crustacean is the Blue Crab

Our state fish is the rock fish or striped bass

Our state flower is the Black-eyed Susan

One of our state mammals is the CALICO CAT!!!

Our state reptile is the Diamondback Terrapin

Our state tree is the White Oak

NOW THE REALLY FUN PART

State beverage? MILK.

State dance? SQUARE DANCE.

State food? SMITH ISLAND CAKE (and blue crab)

State fossil, Ecphora gardnerae

State mineral, agate

State gemstone, Patuxent River stone

State song and poem: "Maryland, My Maryland", by James Ryder Randall

Maryland's fuckin' great, man.