List of Alabama state symbols
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This is a list of state symbols of Alabama. The items on the list have been officially sanctioned by the Alabama Legislature. Alabama has a total of 41 official state emblems. The oldest of which is the Alabama State Bible, from 1853;[1] the most recently designated is the peach, Alabama's state tree fruit, established in 2006.
The state has no official nickname, although "Heart of Dixie" was strongly promoted by the Alabama Chamber of Commerce in the 1940s and 1950s, and put on state license plates.[2][3]
Insignia
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Bible | The Alabama State Bible | 1853[1] | |
Great Seal | The Seal of Alabama | 1876[4] | |
Flag | The flag of Alabama | 1895[5] | |
Coat of arms | The coat of arms of Alabama | 1939[6] | |
Military Crest | The State Military Crest of Alabama | ||
Motto | Audemus jura nostra defendere We dare defend our rights |
1939[7] | |
Creed | Alabama state creed | 1939[8] | |
Mascot | Eastern tiger swallowtail | 1989[9] |
Species
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Bird | Yellowhammer (yellow-shafted flicker) Colaptes auratus |
1933[10] | |
Saltwater fish | Atlantic tarpon Megalops atlanticus |
1955[11] | |
Flower | Camellia[12] Camellia japonica L. |
1959[13] | |
Horse | Racking Horse Equus caballus |
1975[14] | |
Freshwater fish | Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides |
1975[15] | |
Game bird | Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo |
1980[16] | |
Nut | Pecan Carya illinoinensis |
1982[17] | |
Butterfly | Eastern tiger swallowtail Papilio glaucus |
1989[9] | |
Insect | Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus |
1989[18] | |
Reptile | Alabama red-bellied turtle Pseudemys alabamensis |
1990[19] | |
Shell | Johnstone's Junonia Scaphella junonia johnstoneae |
1990[20] | |
Tree | Southern longleaf pine Pinus palustris |
1997[21] | |
Wildflower | Oak-leaf hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Bartr. |
1999[22] | Oak-leaf Hydrangea |
Amphibian | Red Hills salamander Phaeognathus hubrichti |
2000[23] | |
Fruit | Blackberry Rubus occidentalis |
2004[24] | |
Mammal | American black bear Ursus americanus |
2006[25] | |
Tree fruit | Peach Prunus persica |
2006[26] |
Geology
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Mineral | Hematite | 1967[27] | |
Rock | Marble | 1969[28] | |
Fossil | Basilosaurus Basilosaurus cetoides |
1984[29] | |
Gemstone | Star Blue Quartz | 1990[30] | |
Soil | Bama | 1997[31] |
Culture
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Song | "Alabama" | 1931[32] | |
American folk dance | Square dance | 1981[33] | |
Renaissance fair | Florence, Alabama Renaissance Fair | 1988[34] | Renaissance faire |
Horse show | AOHA Alabama State Championship Horse Show | 1988[35] | |
Outdoor drama | The Miracle Worker | 1991[36] | |
Barbecue competition | Alabama Barbecue Championship | 1991[37] | Barbecue |
Agricultural museum | Dothan Landmark Park | 1992[38] | |
Horseshoe tournament | Stockton Fall Horseshoe Tournament | 1992[39] | |
Historic theatre | Alabama Theatre | 1993[40] | |
Outdoor musical drama | The Incident at Looney's Tavern | 1993[41] | |
Quilt | Pine Burr Quilt | 1997[42] | |
Spirit | Conecuh Ridge Alabama Fine Whiskey | 2004[43] |
Other
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2003 AL Proof.png
State quarter for Alabama
See also
References
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