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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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Rhode Island State Symbols Online

Rhode Island Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

 

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island state facts such as Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, 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.

 

 
Rhode Island  State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

State Symbol

Name - Scientific

Adopted

American Folk Art Charles I.D. Looff Carousel (Crescent Park Carousel) 1985
Bird Rhode Island Red May 3, 1954
Drink Coffee Milk 1993
Fish Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) Jul 13, 2000
Flag State Flag 1897
Flagship & Tall Ship "USS Providence" Replica 1992
Flower Violet (Viola sororia) 1968;
Jul 13, 2001
Fruit Rhode Island greening (Apple) (Malus domestica) 1991
March "Rhode Island"
Words and music by T. Clark Brown
Apr 30, 1946;
Redisgn
1996
Mineral Bowenite 1966
Motto Hope NA
Nicknames "Ocean State" NA
Rock Cumberlandite 1966
Seal Great Seal 1875
Shell Quahaug (Mercenaria mercenaria) Jul 1,
1987
Song "Rhode Island's it For Me" Jul 29,
1996
Tartan The state of Rhode Island tartan 2000
Tree Red Maple (Acer rubrum) 1964
Yacht Courageous, US-12/26 Jul 13,
2000
 

 

Online High Schools

Online High Schools

 

 

 

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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