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Montana State Symbols Online

Montana Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

 

Montana 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 Montana state facts such as Montana 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 Montana, 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.

 

 
Montana State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

State Symbol

Name - Scientific

Adopted

Animal Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) 1862
Arboretum University of Montana, Missoula 1991
Ballad "Montana Melody" 1983
Bird Western Meadowlark {Sturnella neglecta(Audubon)} 1931
Butterfly Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) 2001
Cowboy Hall of Fame City of Wolfe Point 2003
Firefighters' Memorial Park Firefighters Memorial Park, Lauel, Montana 2003
Fish Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout (Salmo clarki) 1977
Flag State Flag 1905
Floral Emblem Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) 1895
Fossil Duck-billed Dinosaur (Maiasaura peeblesorum) 1985
Gemstone Yogo Agate 1969
Gemstone Yogo Sapphire 1969
Grass Bluebunch Wheatgrass(Agropyron spicatum) (pursh) 1973
Korean Veteran Memorial - Butte Stoddard Park, Butte 1997
Korean War Veterans' Memorial - Missoula Missoula Memorial Rose Garden, Missoula, Montana 1999
Language,
State/Local Government
English 1995
Medal of Valor Medal of Valor 1985
Motto Oro y Plata (gold and silver) Feb 9, 1865
Nicknames "Treasure State" NA
Seal Great Seal Feb 9, 1865
Song "Montana" Feb 20, 1945
Tree Ponderosa Pine (Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa) 1949
Veterans' Memorial Garden
Veterans' Memorial Rose Garden, Missoula, Montana 1999
Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Memorial located in Rose Park, Missoula, Montana 1987
 
 
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