Georgia State Symbols: Online Emblems and Mascots

Georgia 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 Georgia state facts such as Georgia 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 Georgia, 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.

Georgia State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots
State Symbol	Name - Scientific	Adopted
'Possum	Pogo 'Possum	1992
Amphibian	Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea)	2005
Art Museum	Georgia Museum of Art	1982
Atlas	"The Atlas of Georgia"	1985
Ballet	Atlanta Ballet	1973
Beef Barbeque Championship Cookoff	The Hawkinsville Civitan Club's "Shoot the Bull."	1997
Bird	Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)	1935
Butterfly	Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)	1988
Center for Character Education	Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum	2003
Creed	State Creed	Mar 4, 1939
Crop	Peanut	1995
Fish	Largmouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)	Mar 24, 1970
Flag	State Flag	May 8, 2003
Floral Emblem	Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata)	Aug 18, 1916
Folk Dance	Square Dance	1996
Folk Festival	Georgia Folk Festival	1992
Folk Life Play	"Swamp Gravy"	1994
Fossil	Shark Tooth	1976
Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center	The Funk Heritage/Bennett Center at Reinhardt College, Waleska	2003
Fruit	Peach	1995
Game Bird	Bobwhite Quail	Mar 20, 1970
Gem	Quartz	1976
Historical Drama	"The Reach of Song"	1990
Insect	Honeybee (Apis mellifera)	Apr 18, 1975
Language	English Georgia Code, Title 50, Chapter 3 50-3-100. (a) The English language is designated as the official language of the State of Georgia.	1996
Marine Mammal	Right Whale (Eubabalena glacialis)	1985
Mineral	Staurolite
Motto	"Wisdom, Justice & Moderation"	1914
Musical Theatre	"Jekyll Island Musical Theatre Festival" (Peach State Summer Theatre)	1993; 2006
Nicknames		NA
Peanut Monument	The peanut monument	1998
Poet Laureate	David Bottoms	Jan 18, 1925
Pork Barbeque Championship Cookoff	Pork BarbequeChampionship	1997
Poultry Capital of the World	Poultry	1995
Prepared Foods	Grits	2002
Railroad Museum	The Central of Georgia Railroad Shops Complex, Savannah	1996
Reptile	Gopher Tortoise	1989
School	Plains High School	Apr 22, 1997
Seal	Great Seal	1798
Sea Shell	Knobbed Whelk	1987
Song	"Georgia on My Mind" Lyrics by Mr. Stuart Gorrell and Music by Mr. Hoagy Carmichael	Apr 24, 1979
Tartan	State Tartan	1997
Theatre	The Springer Opera House	1992
Transportation History Museum	The Southeastern Railway	2000
Tree	Live Oak (Fagaceae Quercus virginiana)	1937
Vegetables	Vidalia Sweet Onion	1990
Waltz	"Our Georgia" by James Burch of Thomasville	1951
Wild Flower	Azalea	1979

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