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Maryland Manual 1994-1995
STATE INSECT. The Baltimore Checkerspot
Butterfly (Euphydryas phaeton) is the official
arthropodic emblem of the State (Chapter 253.
Acts of 1973; Code State Government Article, sec.
13-301(a)).
STATE SPORT. The equestrian sport of jousting
is the official sport of Maryland (Chapter 134, Acts
of 1962; Code State Government Article, sec. 13-
308).
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Maryland at a Glance /15
STATE SONG. The nine-stanza poem, "Mary-
land, My Maryland," was written by James Ryder
Randall in 1861. A native of Maryland, Randall was
teaching in Louisiana in the early days of the Civil
War, and he was outraged at the news of Union
troops being marched through Baltimore. The
poem articulated Randall's Confederate sympa-
thies. Set to the traditional tune of "Lauriger Hora-
tius" ("O, Tannenbaum"), the song achieved wide
popularity in Maryland and throughout the South.
"Maryland, My Maryland" was adopted as the State
song in 1939 (Chapter 451, Acts of 1939; Code
State Government Article, sec. 13-307).
STATE TREE. Maryland has chosen for its tree the
White Oak (Quercus alba). The magnificent speci-
men represented here is known as the Wye Oak,
located at Wye Mills on the Eastern Shore. It is
owned by the State (Chapter 731, Acts of 1941;
Code State Government Article, sec. 13-310).
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