What are your state symbols?

[luvofallhorses]

Animal-Grizzley Bear
Arboretum-University of Montana, Missoula
Ballad-"Montana Melody" by Carleen Harvey and LeGrande Harvey
Bird-Western Meadowlark
Butterfly-Mourning Cloak
Cowboy Hall of Fame-City of Wolfe Point designated as the site of the Montana cowboy hall of fame.
Fish-Black spotted cut-throat trout
Floral Emblem-Bitteroot
Fossil-Duck billed dinosaur
Garden, Veterans' Memorial Rose Garden-Missoula Montana
Gem-Sapphire(my birthstone :p ), Montana Agate
Grass-Bluebunch Wheatgrass
Language, State/Local Government-English
Memorial, Korean Veterans'-Stoddard Park, Butte
Missoula Memorial Rose Garden, Missoula
SOng-"Montana" lyrics by Charles Cohan, Melody by Joseph E. Howard
Tree-Ponderosa pine

Finn's mom & I thought this would be an interesting thread :)

[finn's mom]

Here are mine! South Carolina

flower - yellow (or carolina) jessamine
mottoes - "prepared in mind (or soul) and resources" and "while i breathe, i hope"
nickname - palmetto state
song - carolina and carolina on my mind
tree - cabbage palmetto
gem - amethyst
stone - blue granite
grass - indian grass
dance - the shag!
american folk dance - the square dance
waltz - the richardson waltz
music - the spiritual
popular music - beach music
opera - porgy and bess
animal - whitetail deer
game bird - wild turkey
fish - striped bass
reptile - loggerhead turtle
insect - carolina mantid
butterfly - eastern tiger swallowtail
dog - boykin spaniel
bird - carolina wren
shell - lettered olive
amphibian - spotted salamander
spider - carolina wolf spider
fruit - peach
beverage - milk

[IRescue452]

Song: On Wisconsin
Flower: Wood Violet
Bird: American Robin/ Mosquito
Tree: Sugar Maple
Fish: Muskie, also my college mascot
Animal: Badger
Wildlife Animal: White-tailed Deer
Domestic Animal: Dairy Cow
Nickname: Badger State
Rock: Red Granite
Mineral: Gelena
Peace Symbol: Mourning Dove
Insect: Honey Bee
Soil: Antigo Silt Loam
Fossil: Trilobite
Dog: American Water Spaniel
Beverage: Milk
Grain: Corn
Dance: Polka
Motto: Forward
Fruit: Cranberry

[wolfsoul]

I don't live in a state, but I live in a province. I'm not sure BC has that many symbols.

flower - dogwood
bird - Steller's Jay
Gemstone - Jade
Tree - Western Red Cedar

Our flag
http://www.gov.bc.ca/bcgov/content/images/@20Z6v_0YQtuW/img_bcflag_big.gif
Our coat of arms
http://www.gov.bc.ca/bcgov/content/images/@20Z67_0YQtuW/img_bcarms2_big_1.jpeg
And our tartan
http://www.gov.bc.ca/bcgov/content/images/@20Z8y_0YQtuW/img_tartan2s_big.jpeg

[Buddy Blaze Lover]

We haven't lived in Kentucky long, so I wouldn't know everything!:o Here's what I DO know:;)

Animal-Thoroughbred:D
Bird-Cardinal
Butterfly-Monarch (I think)
Grass- KY Bluegrass!
Language, State/Local Government-English
Song-My Old Kentucky Home
Tree-hmmm....I should know it but I don't:p
Motto: United we stand, divided we fall

I know there's LOTS more, but that's just off the top of my head...lol:)

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Florida

Flag:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v704/KBlaix2/other/fl.gif

Animal- Florida Panther
Beverage- Orange Juice
Bird- Mockingbird
Butterfly- Zebra Longwing
Flower- Orange Blossom
Freshwater Fish- Largemouth Bass
Gem- moonstone
Marine Mammal- Manatee
Reptile- American Alligator
Saltwater Fish- Atlantic Sailfish
Song- "The Swanee River" (Old Folks at Home) by Stephen C. Foster :rolleyes:
Tree- Sabal Palmetto Palm

[Pygmybabe]

I am from good o' Sconsin!!!
Animal Badger (Taxidea taxus) 1957
Ballad "Oh Wisconsin, Land of My Dreams," music by Shari A. Sarazin and lyrics by Erma Barrett. 2001
Beverage Milk 1987
Bird Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1949
Dance Polka 1993
Dog American Water Spaniel 1985
Domestic Animal Dairy Cow (Bos taurus) 1971
Fish Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy masquinongy Mitchell) 1955
Flag Find out more 1863
Flower Wood Violet (Viola papilionacea) 1949
Fossil Trilobite (Calymene celebra) 1985
Fruit Cranberry 2004
Grain Corn (Zea mays) 1989
Great Seal Find out more 1848
Insect Honeybee (Apis mellifera) 1977
Mineral Galena 1971
Soil Antigo Silt Loam (Typic glossoboralf) 1983
Song "On, Wisconsin" by William Purdy 1959
Rock Red Granite 1971
Symbol of Peace Mourning Dove (Zenaidura macroura) 1971
Tree Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) 1949
Waltz “The Wisconsin Waltz,” music and lyrics by Eddie Hansen. 2001
Wildlife Animal White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) 1957

[Pygmybabe]

Here is my friends from west virginia

Animal Black Bear (Ursus americanus) 1973
Bird Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1949
Butterfly Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) 1995
Colors Old gold and blue 1963
Day West Virginia Day, June 20 1927
Fish Brook Trout (by House Concurrent Resolution No. 6) 1973
Flag Find out more 1929
Flower Big Laurel (Rhododendron maximum) by House Joint Resolution 1903
Fruit Apple (by House Concurrent Resolution No. 56 - ammended in 1995 to specify the Golden Delicious Apple) 1972
Gem Chalcedony 1990
Great Seal Find out more 1863
Soil Monongahela Silt Loam* 1997
Songs "West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home" by Julian G. Hearne, Jr.
"The West Virginia Hills" words and music by Ellen King and H.E. Engle
"This is My West Virginia" by Iris Bell 1963
Tree Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) by House Concurrent Resolution No. 12 1949

[Pygmybabe]

http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/wv_symb.htm