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State Symbols

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

Illinois Symbols

Illinois Symbols

American Folk Dance, Amphibian, Animal, Bird, Fish, Flag, Flower, Fossil, Insect, Language, Mineral, Motto, Nicknames, Prairie Grass, Reptile, Seal, Slogan, Snack food, Soil, Song, Theatre, Tree

Illinois State Theatre

The Great American People Show

Adopted in 1995.

The Great American People Show was adopted in 1995 as the Illinois State Theatre.

John Ahart's company, the Great American People Show

Great American People Show
Box 401,
Petersburg, IL 62675.

(5 ILCS 460/70)

Sec. 70. State theatre.
The Great American People Show is designated as Illinois' Official State Theatre of Lincoln and the American Experience.

(Source: P.A. 88-561, eff. 1-1-95.)

State 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.