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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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National Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

US National Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots Online

 

US 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 US facts such as US symbols, state almanacs, state flowers, state gemstones,  state insects, state trees, state birds, state animals, state flags, and the capital, as well as many more symbols, emblems, and mascots. These type of state directories can often be used to collate a specific dataset in an order which is useful to the researcher.

 

 
US Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

State Symbol

Name - Scientific

Adopted

Bird Bald Eagle  (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1972
Creed "The American's Creed"
 
1918
Flag Stars and Stripes Jun 14, 1777
Flower Rose (genus Rosa) Nov 20, 1986
Acpt.
1972

Cmpl.

1800

Cmpl.
1935

Justice One of the most recognized legal symbols is that of Justice.
The Liberty Bell The Liberty Bell
National Holiday National Holiday July 4, Independence Day 1941
Motto "In God We Trust" Jul 30, 1956
National Anthem Star-Spangled Banner
Pledge of Allegiance Pledge of Allegiance
Seal Great Seal Jun 20, 1782
Songs and Oaths
Uncle Sam Uncle Sam
 

 

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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