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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 York State Symbols Online

New York Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

 

New York 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 York state facts such as New York 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 York, 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 York State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

State Symbol

Name - Scientific

Adopted

Animal Beaver (Castor canadensis) 1975
Arms Arms of New York State 1778
Beverage Milk 1981
Bird Bluebird 1970
Freshwater Fish Brook or Speckled Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) 1975

2006

Flag State Flag 1901
Flower Rose 1955
Fossil Sea Scorpion (Eurypterus remipes) 1984
Fruit Apple (Genus Malus) 1976
Gem Wine-Red Garnet 1969
Insect Ladybug (Coccinella novemnotata) 1989
Motto Excelsior 1778
Muffin Apple Muffin 1987
Nicknames Empire State NA
Saltwater Fish Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) 2006
Seal Great Seal (Ever Upward) 1882
Shell Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradians) 1988
Slogan "I Love New York" (Tourism - Unofficial) 1977
Song "I Love New York" (Unofficial) NA
Tree Sugar Maple(Acer Saccharum M.) 1956
 

 

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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