Alabama State Symbols: Online Emblems and Mascots

Alabama State Symbols Online is a state resource directory containing descriptions and pictures of the state symbols, emblems, and mascots of the state, which can be quickly accessed. This resource guide represents many of Alabama state facts such as Alabama state symbols, the state flower, the state gemstone, the state insect, the state tree, the state bird, the state animal, the state flag that flies over Alabama, and the capital, as well as many more symbols, emblems, and mascots. These types of state directories are designed to help children learn, and are often used by children in the public and private education system as well as homeschooled children.

Alabama State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots
State Symbol	Name - Scientific	Adopted
Agriculture Museum	Dothan Landmark Park	1992
American Folk Dance	Square Dance	1981
Amphibian	Red Hills salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti Highton)	1961
Barbeque Championship	Demopolis "Christmas on the River Barbeque Cookoff"	1991
Bible	State Bible	1853
Bird	Yellowhammer (Colaptes auratus, Linnaeus)	Sep 6, 1927
Butterfly	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)	May 2, 1989
Creed	Alabamian's Creed	Jul 29, 1953
Coat of Arms	Coat-of-Arms	Mar 14, 1939
Flag	Crimson Cross of St. Andrew/white field	Feb 16, 1895
Flower	Camellia (Camellia japonica L.)	Aug 26, 1959
Fossil	Zeuglodon (Basilosaurus Cetoides)	1984
Fresh Water Fish	Largemouth Bass (Micropterus punctulatus)	Oct 10, 1975
Fruit	Blackberry (Rubus occidentalis)	Apr 30, 2004
Game Bird	Wild Turkey	Sep 6, 1980
Gemstone	Star Blue Quartz	1990
Historic Theatre	Alabama Theatre for the Performing Arts	1993
Horse	Racking Horse	1975
Horse Show	The Alabama Championship Horse Show	1988
Horseshoe Tourament	Stockton Fall Horseshoe Tournament	1992
Insect	Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexipuss)	1995
Mascot	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)	May 2, 1989
Mineral	Red Iron Ore(Hematite)	1967
Motto	Audemus jura nostra defendere (We Dare Defend Our Rights)	1939
Nicknames		NA
Nut	Pecan (Juglandaceae Carya illinoensis)	Feb 2, 1982
Outdoor Drama	"The Miracle Worker" by William Gibson's	1991
Outdoor Musical Drama	"The Incident at Looney's Tavern"	1993
Poets Laureate	Honorary office of Poet Laureate of Alabama	1931
Quilt	Pine Burr Quilt	Mar 11, 1997
Renaissance Faire	Florence Renaissance Faire	1988
Reptile	Red-Bellied Turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis)	1990
Rock	Marble	1969
Saltwater Fish	Tarpon (tarpon atlanticus)	1995
Seal	Great Seal	1939
Shell	Johnstone's Junonia (Scaphella junonia johnstoneae)	1990
Soil	Bama Soil Series	Apr 22, 1997
Song	"Alabama," Written by Julia S. Tutwiler Composed by Edna Gockel Gussen	Mar 3, 1931
Spirit	Conecuh Ridge Alabama Fine Whiskey	2004
Tree	Southern Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris Miller)	1997
Wildflower	Oak-leaf hydrangea(Hydrangea quercifolia Bartr.)	1999

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