ja ru simple List of U.S.statenicknames ...Refimprove date November 2008 The following is a table of U.S.statenicknames , including officially adopted nickname s and other traditional nicknames for individual U.S.statestate s and The District district of the United States . Current official statenicknames are highlighted in bold . A state nickname is not to be confused with an official List of U.S.state and territory mottos state motto . Statenicknames class wikitable State Nickname s flag Alabama br No official Nickname ref cite news ... Equality State Park State Forever West On highway welcome signs See also List of U.S.state mottos List of U.S.state slogans List of demonyms for U.S. states List of city nicknames in the United States List of U.S.nicknamesList of provincial and territorial nicknames in Canada References General refbegin http www.miketodd.net encyc statenicks.htm Information about U.S.StateNicknames refend Notes reflist 2 state insignia Category Names of places in the United States Category NicknamesU.S.statenicknames Category States of the United States related lists Nicknames Category United States state insignia Nicknames ar bg ... U.S. Congress during debate over the Alaska Purchase ref name ak flag Arizona Apache State ref ... , US States, retrieved April 24, 2009. ref Wonder State ref name ark Diamond State flag California ... www.colorado.gov dpa doit archives history symbemb.htm Name title Colorado State Name and Nicknames ... State Citation needed date April 2009 flag Georgia U.S.state name Georgia Peach State ref name ... plates of Georgia U.S.state license plates Buzzard State from laws Georgia introduced to protect ... Off the Endangered List New York Times, August 17, 2008 Retrieved February 28, 2011 ref Treasure State ... Sooner State ref cite news first last coauthors authorlink title Nicknames America s 50 States Fourth ... more details
ref onlyinclude See also List of cities in Georgia, U.S.List of city nicknames in the United States References reflist 2 U.S. settlement nicknames Georgia Category Lists of city nicknames by U.S.state Georgia cities and towns Category Populated places in Georgia U.S.stateNicknames Category Georgia U.S.state related lists City nicknames Category Names of places in the United States Georgia city nicknames Category Article Feedback 5 ...This partial list of city nicknames in Georgia compiles the pseudonym aliases , sobriquet s and slogan s that city cities in Georgia U.S.state Georgia are known by or have been known by historically , officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce . City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname promote civic pride and build community unity. ref name Wisconsin Muench, David http www.uwex.edu ces cced economies communityindicators communityslogans.pdf Wisconsin Community Slogans Their Use and Local Impacts , December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007. ref Nickname s and slogans that successfully create a new community ideology or myth ref name Branding are also believed to have economic value. ref name Wisconsin Their economic value is difficult to measure, ref name Wisconsin but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by brand ing themselves by adopting new slogans. ref name Branding Alfredo Andia, http www.monu.org monu7 Branding.pdf Branding the Generic City , MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007 ref Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. onlyinclude Atlanta Main Nicknames of Atlanta Nicknames of Atlanta Other Georgia cities ... more details
unreferenced date January 2011 A NOTE TO CONTRIBUTORS All nicknames still need to be supported with citations from a reliable sources per Wikipedia policy. Unreferenced additions will be promptly removed, so please help. Thank you. The following is a list of U.S.nicknames , including officially adopted nickname s and other traditional nicknames for the United States United States of America . Uncle Sam Brother Jonathan Columbia name Columbia New World The New World Flag of the United States Stars and Stripes Yankee Yankee Land Yankee dom United States America The Land of Opportunity See also List of city nicknames in the United States List of U.S.statenicknames Category Nicknames ... more details
Category States of Nigeria statenicknames Category Nigeria related lists Statenicknames ...The following table presents a listing of Nigeria n States of Nigeria state slogans. border 1 cellpadding ... collapse font size 95 bgcolor e8e8e8 align left scope col State align center scope col Nickname align left Abia State align center God s Own State align left Adamawa State align center Land of Beauty align left Akwa Ibom State align center Land of Promise align left Anambra State align center Light of the Nation align left Bauchi State align center Pearl of Tourism align left Bayelsa State align center Pride of the Nation align left Benue State align center Food Basket of the Nation align left Borno State align center Home of Peace align left Cross River State align center The People s Paradise align left Delta State, Nigeria Delta State align center The Big Heart align left Ebonyi State align center Salt of the Nation align left Edo State align center Heart Beat of Nigeria align left Ekiti State align center Fountain of Knowledge align left Enugu State align center Coal City State align left Gombe State align center Jewel in the Savannah align left Imo State align center Eastern heartland formerly Land of Hope align left Jigawa State align center The New World align left Kaduna State align center Centre of Education formerly Liberal State align left Kano State align center Centre of Commerce align left Katsina State align center Home of Hospitality align left Kebbi State align center Land of Equity align left Kogi State align center The Confluence State align left Kwara State align center State of Harmony align left Lagos State align center Centre of Excellence align left Nasarawa State align center Home of Solid Minerals align left Niger State align center The Power State align left Ogun State align center Gateway State align left Ondo State align center Sunshine State align left Osun State align center State of the Living Spring align left Oyo State align center Pace ... more details
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Refimprove date May 2007 Cleanup date November 2008 This list of U.S. makes up the advertising slogan s, currently and formerly used by U.S.state s. Most states establish such slogan s for the promotion of tourism . These slogans are occasionally included on state issued automobile US and Canadian license plates license plate s and the U.S. Mint 50 State Quarters coinage. There is a separate list of U.S.state mottos and list of U.S.statenicknames . class wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC State Slogan ... No Place on Earth Forever West Seen on welcome signs on highways See also List of U.S.state and territory mottos United States of America U.S.state References reflist 2 External links state insignia DEFAULTSORT List Of U.S.State Slogans Category United States state insignia Slogans Category Slogans simple List of U.S.state slogans ... dpa doit archives history symbemb.htm Name title Colorado State Name and Nicknames work Colorado State Symbols & Emblems publisher Colorado State of Colorado , Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives accessdate 2007 02 21 ref license plates 1950 1955, 1958 1959, 1973 1974 Enter a Higher State ref name CSCUSA Advertising slogan of Colorado Ski Country USA. ref Pike ... florida entry florida land of good living ref Georgia U.S.state Georgia Georgia on My Mind br also ... U.S.state Washington Say United States postal abbreviations WA formerly Experience Washington rowspan ... Reach Arizona The Grand Canyon State br also on its license plate rowspan 2 Arkansas The Natural State br also on its license plate formerly Land of Opportunity rowspan 2 California The Golden State ... symbemb.htm Song title Colorado State Songs work Colorado State Symbols & Emblems publisher Colorado State of Colorado , Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives accessdate 2008 07 07 ref state song written 1973 Where the Columbines Grow ref name COsongs state song written 1896 ... more details
This is a list of U.S.state dinosaurs in the United States , including the District of Columbia . A large number of states also have dinosaur s as state fossil s, but this list only includes those that have been officially designated as state dinosaurs . Maiasaura Montana , Coelophysis New Mexico , Saurophaganax Oklahoma , Triceratops South Dakota , and Allosaurus Utah are state fossils. ref http web.archive.org web 20091026213222 http www.geocities.com stegob statefossils.html State Fossils , Stately Fossils A Comprehensive Look at the State Fossils and Other Official Fossils , Stephen Brusatte ... to decide on a state dinosaur, or indeed a state fossil. All U.S. states also have a List of U.S.state birds state bird , which are biologically a subset of dinosaurs. class wikitable sortable bgcolor CCCCCC width 150 State or Territory width 150 Dinosaur width 300 Image width 20 Year Alabama Alaska ... general.asp State of Wyoming General Wyoming Information ref See also List of U.S.state fossils Lists of U.S.state insignia Notes Reflist 2 External links http www.dinosaur.org statedino.htm The sort of official state dinosaur page . Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette . note that the list includes both state dinosaurs and state fossils state insignia Category Dinosaurs U.S.state dinosaurs Category ... council12 12 538.htm Official Dinosaur Designation Act of 1998 ref Florida Georgia U.S.state ... Pleurocoelus which was state dinosaur 1997 2009 ref Texas State Library and Archives Commission. http www.tsl.state.tx.us ref abouttx symbols.html Texas State Symbols. July 1, 2010. Accessed November 25, 2010. ref Utah Vermont Virginia Washington U.S.state Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming ... dpa doit archives history symbemb.htm Colorado Department of Personnel website State ... symbols dino.html Astrodon johnstoni, Maryland state dinosaur ref Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi ... hadrosaurs.jpg 300px 1991 ref http www.state.nj.us njfacts dinosar1.htm New Jersey Legislation on State ... more details
This is a list of official U.S.state sports as recognized by state legislatures. class wikitable State Individual Sport Team Sport Year adopted Alaska Mushing 1972 Hawaii ref name state sports http www.netstate.com states tables state sports.htm State Sports Bot generated title ref Surfing Outrigger canoeing 1998 Surfing , 1986 Outrigger canoeing Maryland ref name state sports Jousting Lacrosse 1962 Jousting , 2003 Lacrosse Massachusetts ref name state sports Basketball 2006 Minnesota ref name state sports Ice Hockey 2008 New Hampshire ref name state sports Skiing 1998 North Carolina Stock car racing ref http www.charlotteobserver.com 2011 06 27 2404135 nc adopts stock car racing as.html ref 2011 South Dakota ref name state sports Rodeo 2003 Texas ref name state sports Rodeo American football 1997 Wyoming ref name state sports Rodeo 2003 See also Lists of U.S.state insignia National sport includes list by country References reflist refbegin refend state insignia Category States of the United States related lists Sports Category United States state insignia Sports Category American sports related lists it Lista di sport di stato negli Stati Uniti d America ... more details
This is a list of Representative U.S.State Soils . A state soil is a soil that has special significance to a particular U.S.Statestate . Each state in the United States of America United States has selected a state soil, twenty of which have been legislatively established. These Official State Soils share the same level of distinction as official List of U.S.state flowers state flowers and List of U.S.state birds birds . Also, representative soils have been selected for Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands . ref cite web title State Soils publisher U.S. Department of Agriculture url http soils.usda.gov gallery state soils accessdate 2007 03 11 ref class wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC StateState soil Image Year adopted as official br Lists of United States state insignia state symbol if any Alabama Bama soil Bama File Bama soil.png 200px 1997 ref cite web url ... 200px 1983 Wyoming Forkwood soil Forkwood See also commons category U.S.state soil List of State Soil Science Associations Lists of U.S.state insignia Soil Soil in the United States References reflist ... 1989 Georgia U.S.state Georgia Tifton soil Tifton Hawaii Hilo soil Hilo Idaho Threebear soil Threebear ... Pedology USstate soils Category United States state insignia Soils Category Soil in the United ... State Soil accessdate 2007 03 21 work Connecticut Soils publisher Natural Resources Conservation Service ... Williams Ohio Miamian soil Miamian Oklahoma Port soil Port File Oklahoma state soil.JPG 200px 1987 Oregon ... 3, 2011 publisher Oregon State Legislature url http www.leg.state.or.us 11reg measures hcr1.dir ... Oregon s state soil last Mapes first Jeff newspaper The Oregonian date May 24, 2011 accessdate ... 1985 U.S. Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Victory soil Victory Virginia Pamunkey soil Pamunkey Washington U.S.state Washington Tokul soil Tokul File Tokul Soil.png 200px proposed ref cite web url ftp ftp fc.sc.egov.usda.gov NSSC StateSoil Profiles wa soil.pdf title Tokul Washington State Soil ... more details
This is a list of official state shells for those USstate States of the USA that have chosen to select one as part of their List of U.S.state insignia state insignia . ref List of all state shells http www.jaxshells.org listing.htm ref These are seashell s, the shells of various marine ocean marine mollusk s including both gastropod and bivalve s. Each one was chosen to represent a sea maritime state, based on the fact that the species occurs in that state and was considered suitable to represent the state, either because of the species commercial importance as a local seafood item, or because of its beauty, rarity, exceptional size, or other features. class wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC State Shell Image Year designated Alabama br Johnstone s Junonia br br Scaphella junonia subspecies johnstoneae br Commented out File Scaphella junonia johnstoneae.jpg 1990 ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us emblems st shell.html title Alabama Shell accessdate 2007 03 20 date 2001 07 12 work Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors publisher Alabama Department of Archives & History ref Connecticut br Eastern Oyster br br Crassostrea virginica br br File Crassostrea virginica 01.jpg 200px 1989 Florida Horse Conch br br Pleuroploca gigantea File Pleuroploca gigantea.jpg 200px 1969 Georgia U.S.state Georgia Knobbed Whelk br br Busycon carica File Busycon carica.jpg 200px 1987 Massachusetts Wrinkled Whihelk br br Neptunea lyrata decemcostata File Neptunea lyrata shell.jpg 200px 1987 Mississippi ... br br Crassostrea virginica br 1974 See also Lists of U.S.state insignia References reflist refbegin refend state insignia Category State shells of the United States simple List of U.S.state shells ... br Semicassis granulata 1965 ref cite news first last coauthors title Official State Symbols of North Carolina date publisher State of North Carolina url http statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us NC SYMBOLS SYMBOLS.HTM work North Carolina State Library pages accessdate 2008 01 26 language ref Oregon Fusitriton ... more details
ref See also List of U.S.state foods Lists of U.S.state insignia References reflist refbegin refend state insignia Expand list date August 2008 Category United States state insignia Beverages Category Lists of beverages U.S.state beverages Category American beverages U.S.state beverages Category ...This is a list of State Beverages as designated by the various Federated state states of the United States of America . ref http www.netstate.com states tables state beverages.htm Official State Beverages , NetState.com , accessed April 21, 2006. ref Note Do not add any without source confirming that state ... STL82 TXSTL082 &LIST SEA1 &BROWSER EXPLORER &TOKEN 18315962 &TARGET VIEW title New York State Law 82 publisher New York State Assembly accessdate 2010 12 08 ref ref cite web url http www.dos.state.ny.us kids room 508 symbols2.html title New York State Symbols publisher New York State Secretary of State ... State Drink Year & Citation Alabama Conecuh Ridge Whiskey State Spirit 2004 ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us emblems st spirit.html title State Spirit of Alabama accessdate 2007 03 18 date ... Kentucky State Symbols publisher Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives date 2007 03 30 ... as state beverage title Senate Approves Apple Cider as State Beverage date 2010 05 12 ref New York ... State Symbols publisher I Love New York government tourism marketing office accessdate 2010 12 08 ... date June 8, 2008 publisher New York State Assembly url http assembly.state.ny.us mem Marc W Butler ... Official State Symbols of North Carolina date publisher State of North Carolina url http www.statesymbolsusa.org North Carolina beverage milk.html work North Carolina State Library pages accessdate ... state beverage accessdate December 3, 2010 author Talley, Tim date November 2, 2002 publisher Amarillo ... 1995 1996 bills 3487.htm title 1995 96 Bill 3487 State Hospitality Beverage, Tea South Carolina ... accessdate 2010 12 03 date June 3, 2009 work TN.gov publisher State of Tennessee ref Vermont ... more details
Expand list date August 2008 The following is a list of official U.S.state grass . class wikitable sortable bgcolor CCCCCC StateState grass Binomial nomenclature Scientific name Image Year br adopted Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Nassella pulchra Purple Needlegrass Nassella pulchra File Nassellapulchra.jpg 150px 2004 ref cite web url http www.library.ca.gov history symbols.html title California State Library History and Culture State Symbols accessdate 2008 07 14 ref Colorado Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis File Bouteloua gracilis.jpg 150px Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia U.S.state Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Big Bluestem br state prairie grass Andropogon gerardii File Andropogon gerardii.jpg 150px 1989 Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Wild rice br state grain Zizania aquatica File WildRice23.jpg 150px Mississippi Missouri Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii File Andropogon gerardii.jpg 150px 2007 ref cite news first last authorlink coauthors title Big bluestem is now state s official grass url http www.columbiatribune.com 2007 Jun 20070612News016.asp work publisher date 2007 06 12 accessdate 2008 07 14 Dead link date September 2010 bot H3llBot ref Montana Bluebunch wheatgrass Agropyron spicatum File TransparentPlaceholder.png 150px No Image Available Nebraska Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium br Andropogon ... Lists of U.S.state insignia References Reflist refbegin refend state insignia DEFAULTSORT List Of U.S.State Grasses Category Grasses of the United States Category United States state plants Grasses Category Lists of flora of the United States State Category United States state insignia Grass US ... research utah symbols grass.html Utah State Grass Indian Ricegrass from pioneer.utah.gov Pioneer Utah s Online Library page. Retrieved on 2008 09 08 ref Vermont Virginia Washington U.S.state Washington ... Symbols of Washington State publisher Washington State Legislature url http www1.leg.wa.gov Legislature ... more details
Action Army Revolver as Arizona s state firearm. ref cite news last Schwartz first David title Arizona governor makes Colt revolver official state gun url http www.reuters.com article 2011 04 29 us arizona colt idUSTRE73S05920110429 accessdate 29 April 2011 newspaper Reuters date 29 April 2011 ref In 2010 a bill to adopt the long rifle as the Pennsylvania state firearm was rejected. ref cite news title Add this to Utah s list of state symbols an official firearm url http edition.cnn.com 2011 US 03 18 utah.state.firearm index.html?hpt T2 newspaper CNN date 19 March 2011 ref ref cite news title Utah designates Browning M1911 official state firearm url http www.bbc.co.uk news world us canada 12792633 newspaper BBC date 18 March 2011 ref List of state firearms class wikitable State Firearm ...A state firearm has only been designated by two of the fifty States in the United States Utah and Arizona . In March 2011, Utah adopted the M1911 pistol as its state firearm. This gun was designed by Ogden, Utah native John Browning . The adoption was supported by Republican Utah State Representative Carl Wimmer , who said, It does capture a portion of Utah s history and even bigger than that, it captures a portion of American history. ref cite news last Dobuzinskis first Alex title Utah becomes first in U.S. to designate official state gun url http www.reuters.com article 2011 03 18 us automatic pistol utah idUSTRE72H08Z20110318 accessdate 29 April 2011 newspaper Reuters date 29 April 2011 ref The adoption was opposed by Democratic Utah State Representative Brian King who said, When we are talking about a state symbol we would do well to come up with one that is more unifying than divisive and this is a very divisive symbol for obvious reasons. This is just a poor choice for a state symbol ... 2011 flag Utah M1911 pistol File Colt Model of 1911 U.S. Army b.png 70px March 2011 See also Lists of United States state insignia References reflist state insignia Category United States state insignia ... more details
This is a list of official U.S.state amphibians . State amphibians are designated by tradition or the respective State legislature United States state legislature s. ref http www.netstate.com states tables state amphibians.htm Official State Amphibians NetState.com , accessed April 21, 2006. ref class wikitable sortable bgcolor CCCCCC StateState amphibian Binomial nomenclature Binomial br nomenclature Image Year Alabama Red Hills salamander Red Hills Salamander Phaeognathus hubrichti File Phaeognathus hubrichii.jpg 200px 2000 ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us emblems st amphib.html title Official Alabama State Amphibian accessdate 2007 03 18 date 2003 11 06 work Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors publisher Alabama Department of Archives & History ref Alaska Arizona Hyla eximia Arizona Tree Frog Hyla eximia File Hyla eximia.jpg 200px Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia U.S.state Georgia American Green Tree Frog Hyla cinerea File American green tree frog 1.JPG 200px 2005 Hawaii Idaho Illinois Tiger Salamander Eastern Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum File Tiger salamander.jpg 200px 2005 Indiana Iowa Bullfrog North American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana File North American bullfrog1.jpg 200px Kansas Ambystoma mavortium Barred Tiger Salamander ... File Common Coqu .jpg 200px Expand list date August 2008 See also Lists of U.S.state insignia References reflist refbegin refend state insignia DEFAULTSORT Amphibians Category United States state insignia ... web last State of South Carolina Code of Laws title Title 1, Chapter 1, Article 9, Section 1 1 699 ...&nrtype all&nrspan &nrsearch title Students Lauded for Naming Official State Amphibian of Texas publisher ... Leopard Frog Rana pipiens File Northern leopard frog 1.jpg 200px U.S. Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Virginia Washington U.S.state Washington Pacific Tree Frog Pseudacris regilla File Hyla regilla.jpg 200px 2007 ref cite web last State Symbols of Washington title State symbols url http www.leg.wa.gov ... more details
A state mammal is the official or representative mammal of a U.S.state . States also have separate List of U.S.state birds state bird s, and sometimes state fish or state butterfly state butterflies or list of U.S.state reptiles state reptiles . States similarly have List of U.S.state flowers state flower s, List of U.S.state trees state tree s and state song s. State mammals Key Years in parentheses denote the year of adoption by the state s legislature. class wikitable style background ccc List of U.S.state mammals State Land mammal Marine mammal Wildlife mammal animal Domestic mammal Alabama ... accessdate 2011 09 02 ref Expand list date August 2008 br div See also List of U.S.state animals Lists of U.S.state insignia References reflist colwidth 30em refbegin refend state insignia ... 04 20 ref Georgia U.S.state Georgia File Eubalaena japonica3.jpg thumb center 100px Right whale ... ref Washington U.S.state Washington File OlympicMarmotImageFromNPSFlipped.jpg thumb center 100px ... emblems st mammal.html title State Mammal of Alabama accessdate 2007 03 19 date ... ref Racking horse state horse 1975 ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us emblems st ... Alaska s Kids Corner State Symbols publisher State of Alaska accessdate 2012 04 27 ref File Bowheads42.jpg ... center 100px Ring tailed cat 1986 ref cite web title Arizona s State Symbols publisher Arizona State ... deer 1993 ref cite web title State Symbols work The Traveler s Guide To Arkansas For Kids publisher Arkansas Secretary of State url http www.soskids.arkansas.gov k 4 history state symbols.html accessdate ... California grizzly bear 1953 ref name ca.gov cite web title History and Culture State Symbols publisher California State Library url http www.library.ca.gov history symbols.html accessdate 2011 09 02 ... State Archives Symbols & Emblems publisher Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration url ... File Sperm young Nicklin.jpg thumb center 100px Sperm whale state animal 1975 ref cite web title The State ... more details
The following is a list of politics by U.S.state . class wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC State Politics Alabama Politics of Alabama Alaska Politics of Alaska Arizona Politics of Arizona Arkansas Politics of Arkansas California Politics of California Colorado Politics of Colorado Connecticut Politics of Connecticut Delaware Politics of Delaware Florida Politics of Florida Georgia U.S.state Georgia Politics of Georgia U.S.state Politics of Georgia Hawaii Politics of Hawaii Idaho Politics of Idaho Illinois Politics of Illinois Indiana Politics of Indiana Iowa Politics of Iowa Kansas Politics of Kansas Kentucky Politics of Kentucky Louisiana Politics of Louisiana Maine Politics of Maine Maryland Politics of Maryland Massachusetts Politics of Massachusetts Michigan Politics of Michigan Minnesota Politics of Minnesota Mississippi Politics of Mississippi Missouri Politics of Missouri Montana Politics of Montana Nebraska Politics of Nebraska Nevada Politics of Nevada New Hampshire Politics of New Hampshire New Jersey Politics of New Jersey New Mexico Politics of New Mexico New York Politics of New York North Carolina Politics of North Carolina North Dakota Politics of North Dakota Ohio Politics of Ohio Oklahoma Politics of Oklahoma Oregon Politics of Oregon Pennsylvania Politics of Pennsylvania Rhode Island Politics of Rhode Island South Carolina Politics of South Carolina South Dakota Politics of South Dakota Tennessee Politics of Tennessee Texas Politics of Texas Utah Politics of Utah Vermont Politics of Vermont Virginia Politics of Virginia Washington U.S.state Washington Politics of Washington West Virginia Politics of West Virginia Wisconsin Politics of Wisconsin Wyoming Politics of Wyoming Politics in the United States Category Politics of the United States by state ... more details
state fossil have nevertheless singled out a fossil for formal designation as a List of U.S.state dinosaurs state dinosaur , List of U.S.state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones rock, gem or stone . List of state fossils Refimprove date December 2007 class wikitable sortable bgcolor CCCCCC State Geologic Timescale Age Common name Binomial nomenclature Binomial br nomenclature Image Adoption ... February 1987 See also List of U.S.state dinosaurs List of U.S.state minerals, rocks, and gemstones Lists of U.S.state insignia References reflist refbegin refend External links http www.statefossils.com index.html www.statefossils.com a complete list of U.S.state fossils, with informative details ... File Dinosaur State Park Rocky Hill, CT close up.JPG 200px Delaware Cretaceous Belemnite Belemnitella americana File BelemniteDB2.jpg 200px District of Columbia Cretaceous Capitalsaurus br state dinosaur nomen nudum only Florida Eocene agate agatized coral br state stone Cnidaria , Coral Anthozoa Georgia U.S.state Georgia Cretaceous &ndash br Miocene Shark teeth shark tooth undetermined File Shark ... Washington U.S.state Washington Pleistocene Columbian Mammoth Mammuthus columbi File ColumbianMammoth CollegeOfEasternUtah.jpg 200px 1998 ref http www1.leg.wa.gov Legislature StateSymbols WA State ...File Statefossil.png right thumb Map showing which states have state fossils in blue states without fossils are gray. Most American states have made a state fossil designation, in many cases during the 1980s ... 1984 ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us emblems st fosil.html title Official State of Alabama ... State Symbols publisher Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives date 2007 03 30 accessdate 2007 ... 200px Tennessee Cretaceous bivalve Pterotrigonia thoracica Texas Cretaceous Pleurocoelus br state ... 200px 1988 ref http pioneer.utah.gov research utah symbols fossil.html Utah State Fossil Allosaurus ... Trilobite Calymene celebra File Calymene celebra.png 200px 1985 ref cite web title Wisconsin State ... more details
NOTOC This is a list of official U.S.state foods Please do not include items that are included in other ... 2011 12 19 ref Expand list date August 2008 See also List of U.S.state beverages Notes reflist 2 ... 1987 ref name ARnetstate http www.netstate.com states symb ar symb.htm Arkansas State Symbols, Emblems, Flag and Seal Mockingbird Apple Blossom Pine Tree Bot generated title ref State grain rice File Rice p1160004.jpg 150px 2007 ref name ARnetstate rowspan 1 California state fruit Grapes rowspan 1 Colorado State Pastry Cinnamon Roll rowspan 1 Connecticut State cookie Snickerdoodles rowspan 1 Delaware rowspan 2 Florida State pie Key lime pie File Key limepie.jpg 150px 2006 ref cite news url http www.myfloridahouse.gov Sections Bills billsdetail.aspx?BillId 32043 title SB 676 Official State Pie Key Lime accessdate March 31, 2011 ref State fruit Orange fruit Orange File OrangeBloss wb.jpg 150px 2005 rowspan 3 Georgia U.S.state Georgia State prepared food Grits File Grits 1.jpg 150px ref ... 011&Section 00512 1 V.S.A. 512. ref state dessert maple syrup rowspan 1 U.S. Virgin Islands Virgin Islands rowspan 2 Washington U.S.state Washington State fruit Apple File 95apple.jpeg 150px 1989 ref ... insignia Category United States state insignia Foods Category Lists of foods U.S.state foods de Liste ... wikitable State Food type Food name Image Year & br Citation birds rowspan 3 Alabama State nut Pecan ... and Honors publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History ref bird State fruit Blackberry File ... title State Fruit of Alabama accessdate 2007 03 18 date 2004 08 30 work Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History ref State tree fruit Peach File ... title State Tree Fruit of Alabama accessdate 2007 03 18 date 2006 04 20 work Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History ref rowspan 1 Alaska State Dish Eskimo Pie rowspan 1 Arizona State Food Prickly Pear Cactus Jelly rowspan 2 Arkansas State fruit ... more details
This is a list of U.S.state birds as designated by each state s legislature. The selection of state ... publisher SHG Resources ref rowspan 2 Georgia U.S.state Georgia Brown Thrasher state bird Toxostoma ... index.html NetState date 2005 04 17 accessdate 2007 04 06 ref Washington U.S.state Washington American ... Coereba flaveola File Bananaquits.jpg 200px 1970 References reflist 2 state insignia DEFAULTSORT List Of U.S.State Birds Category United States state birds Category Lists of birds of the United States ... and Wyoming selected their state birds. The last state to choose its bird was Arizona in 1973, although ... be noted that South Dakota is the only state that hunts its state bird, the Common Pheasant . Notably, several states have List of U.S.state dinosaurs state dinosaurs in addition to state birds, similarly to states with both a state insect and butterfly, or state mammal and horse. class wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC U.S.StateStateState bird Binomial nomenclature Binomial br nomenclature Image Year rowspan 2 Alabama Northern Flicker Yellowhammer br aka Northern Flicker br state bird Colaptes ... st bird.html title Alabama State Bird accessdate 2007 03 18 date 2006 04 27 work Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History ref Wild Turkey br state ... ref cite web url http www.factmonster.com ipka A0108178.html title Alaska State Bird work Alaska History, Geography, Population and State Facts publisher Fact Monster ref Arizona Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus ... web url http www.50states.com bird cactus.htm title Arizona State Bird work Arizona State Bird Cactus ... cs unitssubjgeog p susarbird.htm title Arkansas State Bird work Arkansas State Bird ... State Bird work California State Bird California Quail publisher 50 States ref Colorado Lark Bunting ... cs unitssubjgeog p suscobird.htm title Colorado State Bird work Colorado State Bird Lark ... title Connecticut State Bird work The State Bird publisher State of Connecticut ref Delaware Blue ... more details
This is a list of official U.S.state dances ref http www.netstate.com states tables state dances.htm Official State Dances , NetState.com , accessed April 21, 2006. ref class wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC StateState dance Year & br Citation Alabama Square Dance 1981 ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us ... and Culture State Symbols accessdate 2008 03 31 year 2007 work The California State Library publisher State of California ref Square Dance br official folk dance Colorado Square Dance citation needed date January 2012 Connecticut Square Dance citation needed date January 2012 Georgia U.S.state Georgia ... 19 ref Washington U.S.state Washington Square Dance 1979 ref cite web title Symbols of Washington State ... state symbols.html accessdate 2007 07 11 ref See also Portal Dance Lists of U.S.state insignia ... related lists Category Dance related lists U.S.state dances de Liste der Staatst nze der Bundesstaaten ... exhibits symbols dance.html title Illinois official Dance work State Symbols publisher Illinois State museum ref Kentucky Clogging 2006 ref cite web url http kdla.ky.gov resources KYSymbols.htm title Kentucky State Symbols publisher Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives ... title State Symbols accessdate 2007 03 18 work Citizen Information Service publisher Secretary ... Square Dance 1995 ref http www.netstate.com states tables state dances.htm Official State Dances ... State Symbols of North Carolina publisher State of North Carolina url http statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us NC SYMBOLS SYMBOLS.HTM dances work North Carolina State Library accessdate 2008 01 26 ref Carolina ... www.scstatehouse.net studentpage shag.htm title SC Statehouse Student s web page, The State Dance The Shag ... 2008 03 18 ref dead link date January 2012 Square dance br State American Folk Dance 1994 ref cite web url http www.scstatehouse.net studentpage square.htm title SC Statehouse Student s web page, The State ... Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2008 03 15 ref dead link date January 2012 Richardson waltz br State ... more details
This is a list of official U.S.state ships as designated by each State legislature United States state s legislature . inc transport class wikitable State Ship Image Year br designated Alabama None ref ... Citation needed date March 2008 rowspan 2 Washington U.S.state Washington MV President Washington br ... Lists of United States state insignia References reflist USstate ships state insignia Category United ... schooner Californian br state tall ship File Bateaugoelette.jpg 200px 2003 ref name CA Cite web year 2007 url http www.library.ca.gov history symbols.html ship title California State Library History and Culture State Symbols State Tall Ship publisher California State Library accessdate 2010 11 17 ... CT Cite web url http www.ct.gov ctportal cwp view.asp?a 885&q 246518 title CT.gov The State Ship date ...?A 3188&Q 392608 title SOTS Sites, Seals & Symbols publisher Secretary of the State of Connecticut ... br state flagship and tall ship ambassador File Amistad2010.jpg 200px 2003 ref name CT SOTS Massachusetts ... State Symbols publisher Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth accessdate 2010 11 17 ref Maryland Skipjack boat Skipjack br state boat File Skipjack EPA.PNG 200px 1985 ref name MD cite web url http www.msa.md.gov msa mdmanual 01glance html symbols boat.html title Skipjack, Maryland State Boat publisher Maryland State Archives accessdate 2010 11 16 ref Maine Bowdoin Arctic schooner Bowdoin br state sailing vessel File Bowdoin SableIsland.jpg 200px 1987 ref name ME Cite web url http www.mainelegislature.org legis statutes 1 title1sec218.html title Title 1, 218 State vessel publisher Maine Legislature ... 11 16 ref New Jersey A. J. Meerwald br state tall ship 1998 ref name NJ Cite web url http www.nj.gov ... boat br state historical boat 1987 ref name NC leg cite web url http www.ncleg.net EnactedLegislation ... Boat, Shad Boat NCpedia publisher State Library of North Carolina accessdate 2010 11 16 ref Ohio ... U.S. Brig Niagara replica U.S. Brig Niagara br flagship of the commonwealth File Brig Niagara on Bay.jpg ... more details
symbols.asp?secid 31 archivedate October 14, 2007 ref See also List of U.S.state animals References reflist state insignia featured list Category Horses in culture and religion Category States of the United ... Us publisher Arizona Colonial Spanish Horse Project accessdate February 10, 2011 ref In one state, North Dakota , the state horse is officially designated the honorary state equine . ref http www.nd.gov content.htm?parentCatID 75&id State 20Equine North Dakota State Equine , State of North Dakota. ref Two additional states have not designated a specific state horse, but have designed a horse or horse breed as its official List of U.S.state animals state animals the horse in New Jersey and the Morgan ... of the U.S. states flag and Seals of the U.S. states state seal , and many states also designate other ...File Official Horse States with Pending.svg thumb A map showing the states with official state horses ... with official horse breeds or states that have horses or horse breeds as their official state animal. Arizona and Oregon are marked in yellow to designate that they have had proposed state horse breeds. Twelve U.S.state s have designated a horse breed as the official state horse . The first state horse was designated in Vermont in 1961. The most recent state designations occurred in 2010, when North Carolina and South Carolina both declared state breeds. There have been proposals to designate a state ... Spanish Horse as the state horse prior to the state centennial in 2012 , but neither proposal is yet ... , were named as the state horse because of the close connection between the history of the breed and the state. Others, including the Tennessee Walking Horse and the Missouri Fox Trotter , include the state ... state horses, such as the Colonial Spanish Horse being named the state horse of North Carolina ... url http www.wvec.com news local NC okays Outer Banks wild horses as state horse 95446659.html title NC okays Outer Banks mustangs as state horse date June 2, 2010 accessdate March 19, 2011 publisher ... more details
This is a list of U.S.state trees , including official trees of the following U.S.state states and U.S. possessions class wikitable sortable bgcolor CCCCCC StateState tree Binomial nomenclature Binomial br nomenclature Image Year Alabama Longleaf Pine Pinus palustris File Longleaf 8246.jpg 200px 1949 br clarified 1997 ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us emblems st tree.html title Official Alabama Tree accessdate 2007 03 22 date 2003 11 06 work Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors publisher Alabama Department of Archives & History ref Alaska Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis File Picea ... palmetto file Spalmetto2.JPG 200px Georgia U.S.state Georgia Quercus virginiana Southern Live Oak ... Cornus florida File Floweringdogwood.jpg 200px Washington U.S.state Washington Tsuga heterophylla ... subsp. monilifera File Populus deltoides.jpg 200px See also Lists of U.S.state insignia National Grove of State Trees National Register of Big Trees References reflist refbegin http www.usna.usda.gov Gardens collections statetreeflower.html USDA list of state trees and flowers refend state insignia Category United States state plants Category Lists of trees U.S.state trees Category Lists of flora of the United States State Category United States state insignia Trees de Liste der Staatsb ume der ... KidsCorner StateSymbols.html title New Mexico Secretary of State KID S Corner accessdate ... NC SYMBOLS SYMBOLS.htm tree title State tree ref North Dakota Ulmus americana American ... title South Dakota State symbols and emblems work publisher date url http www.netstate.com states ... ref http pioneer.utah.gov research utah symbols tree.html Utah State Tree Blue Spruce from pioneer.utah.gov ... of Washington State publisher Washington State Legislature url http www1.leg.wa.gov Legislature StateSymbols ... Maple Acer saccharum File Acer saccharum foliage.jpg 200px 1949 ref cite web title Wisconsin State Symbols publisher State of Wisconsin url http www.wisconsin.gov state core wisconsin state symbols.html ... more details
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