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Type Symbol Year Images Flag: State seal on a blue background 1929 Motto: All for our country: 1886 Nicknames: Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State n/a Seal: The Seal of Nevada: 1886 Song: Home Means Nevada: 1933 Steam locomotive: Nevada Northern Railway #40 2009
U.S. states, districts, and territories have representative symbols that are recognized by their state legislatures, territorial legislatures, or tradition.Some, such as flags, seals, and birds have been created or chosen by all U.S. polities, while others, such as state crustaceans, state mushrooms, and state toys have been chosen by only a few.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Type Symbol Adopted Image Amphibian: American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeiana: 2005 [1] [2] Animal: Missouri mule: 1995 [1] [3 ...
Type Symbol Year Image Animal: Badger Taxidea taxus: 1957 Bird: American robin Turdus migratorius: 1949 Domestic animal: Dairy cow Bos taurus: 1971 Dog: American Water Spaniel: 1985 Fish: Muskellunge Esox masquinongy: 1955 Flower: Wood violet Viola sororia: 1909 Fruit: Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon: 2003 Grain: Corn Zea mays: 1989 Insect ...
Federal agencies designated some of these symbols in honor of the state. Each entry explains the manner and date of adoption. The first insignia of Colorado, the territorial motto: Nil sine numine, [ 2] was adopted by the First Session of the Territorial Legislature on November 6, 1861. The seal and coat of arms of the Territory of Colorado ...
Type Symbol Description Year Image Statute Animal: Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) The Florida panther is a critically endangered subspecies of the cougar native to southern Florida. While its numbers have rebounded from a low of about 25 in the early 1990s, there are only about 100 alive in the wild. [12] 1982 15.0353 [13] Bird: Northern ...
The first symbol was the Seal of Kentucky, which was made official in 1792. The original seal also contained the future state motto. It served as the state's only emblem for over 130 years until the adoption of the state bird in 1926. Enacted by law in 2010, the newest symbols of Kentucky are the state insect, the honey bee, and the state ...
Type Symbol Description Year Image Source Bird: Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula: The male's black and orange feathers are similar to the Calvert seal. This led to the bird receiving its name of Baltimore. 1947 [5] Cat: Calico cat: The calico has tri-color fur of orange, black and white, which is the same colors as the Calvert seal. 2001 [6 ...