Kentucky Symbols

Amphitheater, Arboretum, Bird, Bluegrass Song, Botanical Garden, Bourbon Festival, Butterfly, Center for Celebration of African American Heritage, Covered Bridge, Covered Bridge - Capital of Kentucky, Drink, Fish, Flag, Flower, Fossil, Fruit, Gemstone, Horse, Language, Latin Motto, Mineral, Motto, Musical Instrument, Nicknames, Outdoors Musical of Kentucky , Pipe Band, Pledge, Rock, Science Center, Seal, Silverware Pattern, Soil, Song, State Steam Locomotive, Tree, Tug-of-War Championship, Wild Animal Game Animal

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.