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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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New Hampshire State Symbols Online

New Hampshire Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

 

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire state facts such as New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, 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.

 

 
New Hampshire State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

State Symbol

Name - Scientific

Adopted

Amphibian Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) 1985
Animal White-tail Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) 1983
Bird Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 1957
Butterfly Karner Blue (Lycaeides melissa, subspecies samuelis) 1992
Emblem Emblem 1945
Flag State Flag 1909
Flower Purple Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) 1919
Freshwater Fish Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) 1994
Gem Smoky Quartz May 31, 1985
Honorary Songs 

 

"New Hampshire, My New Hampshire"

"New Hampshire Hills"

 

"Autumn in New Hampshire"
 
"New Hampshire's Granite State"
 
"Oh, New Hampshire (you're my home)"
 
"The Old Man of the Mountain"
 
"The New Hampshire State March"

 
"New Hampshire Naturally"

1963

 

1973

 

1977

 

1977

 

1977

 

1977

 

1977

 

1983

Insect Ladybug 1977
Language English 1995
Mineral Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18  - Beryllium Aluminum Silicate) 1985
Motto "Live Free or Die" 1945
New Hampshire Native

New Hampshire Native

2002
Nicknames "Granite State" NA
Rock Granite 1985
Saltwater Game Fish
 
Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)
New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated (RSA) 3:19
1994
Seal Great Seal 1931
Song "Old New Hampshire" 1949
Sport Skiing 1998
Tartan Tartan 1995
Tree White Birch (Betula papyrifera) 1947
Wildflower Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule) 1991
 

 

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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