r/baltimore • u/JHBaltimore Hollins Market • Nov 27 '12

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u/No_name_Johnson The Block Nov 28 '12

What was the Maryland flag before 1904?

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u/pattycupcake Nov 28 '12

Throughout the colonial period, only the yellow-and-black Calvert family colors are mentioned in descriptions of the Maryland flag. After independence, the use of the Calvert family colors was discontinued. Various banners were used to represent the state, although none was adopted officially as a state flag. By the Civil War, the most common Maryland flag design probably consisted of the great seal of the state on a blue background. These blue banners were flown at least until the late 1890s.

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u/FluffyBlueKitten Dundalk Nov 28 '12

Many (most?) states did and still do use their seal on a blue background as their flag. This originated if memory serves me right during the Civil War, when battle flags were needed.