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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Indiana State Symbols Online

Indiana Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

Indiana 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 Indiana state facts such as Indiana 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 Indiana, 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.

Indiana State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots
State Symbol	Name - Scientific	Adopted
Bird	Cardinal (Richmondena Cardinalis Cardinalis)	1933
Flag	State Flag	1917
Flower	Peony (Paeonie)	Mar 13, 1957
Language	English	1984
Motto	The Crossroads of America	1937
Nicknames	"Hoosier State"	NA
Poem	"Indiana"	1963
River	The Wabash River	1996
Sagamore of the Wasbash Award	Sagamore of the Wasbash Award
Special Days	George Rogers Clark Day - February 25 Northwest Ordinance Day - July 13 Indiana Day - December 11	1975 1988 1925
Seal	Great Seal	1963
Song	"On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away"	1913
Stone	Limestone	Mar 1, 1971
Tree	Tulip / Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)	1931

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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.

US State Symbols

Indiana State Symbols Online

Indiana Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

Indiana State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

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