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US State Symbols

US State Symbols

 

Official state symbols represent the cultural heritage and natural treasures of each state or the entire United States

 

These US state insignia, emblems,  and mascots are designated by tradition or the respective state legislatures

 

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Illinois State Symbols Online

Illinois Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

 

Illinois 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 Illinois state facts such as Illinois 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 Illinois, 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 home schooled children.

 

 
Illinois State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

State Symbol

Name - Scientific

Adopted

American Folk Dance Square Dance 1990
Amphibian Eastern Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Feb 2, 2005
Animal White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) 1982
Bird Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1929
Fish Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) 1986
Flag State Flag Jul 1, 1970
Flower Native Violet (Viola sororia) 1907
Fossil The Tully Monster (Tullimonstrum gregarium) 1989
Insect Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Oct 1, 1975
Language English 1969
Mineral Flourite (Calcium fluoride) 1965
Motto "State Sovereignty, National Union" 1818; 1868
Nicknames "Land of Lincoln" NA
Prairie Grass Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) Aug 31, 1989
Reptile Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) 2005
Seal Great Seal 1788; 1868
Slogan "Land of Lincoln" 1955
Snackfood Popcorn Jan 1, 2004
Soil Drummer Series* 2001
Song "Illinois" 1925
Theatre The Great American People Show 1995
Tree White Oak (Fagaceae Quercus alba) 1907; 1973
 

 

Online High Schools

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State Symbols

State Map: Symbols

 

State symbols represent things that are special to a particular state.

 

symbol  \ˈsim-bəl\
noun


Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together, compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century

1:  Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.

 

 

 

 

 
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