THERE’S AN OFFICIAL STATE BEVERAGE?!
Every state has an official state flower, animal, tree, slogan, etc. but where does it stop? Here’s a roundup of some pretty wacky official state symbols.
- Beverage: Milk (DE)
- Star: Dubhe (UT)
- Wild Animal Game Species: Gray Squirrel (KY)
- Saltwater Mammal: Dolphin (FL)
- Yacht: Courageous (RI)
- Crustacean: Maryland Blue Crab (MD)
- Dinosaur: Triceratops (WY)
- Footwear: Cowboy Boot (TX)
- Popular Music: Beach Music (SC)
- Neckwear: Bola Tie (AZ)
- Horse: Racking Horse (AL)
- Cat: Maine Coon Cat (ME)
- Prepared Food: Grits (GA)
- Macroinvertebrate: Stonefly (DE)
- Stone: Petoskey Stone (MI)
- Boat: The Chesapeake Bay Deadrise (VA)
- Artifact: Tule Duck Decoy (NV)
- Bread: Pan De Campo (TX)
- Dog: The Catahoula Leopard Dog (LA)
- Cultivated Flower: Iris (TN)
- Muffin: Corn Muffin (MA)
- Mushroom: The Morel Mushroom (MN)
- State Sport: Rodeo (WY)
- Soil: Greenwich Loam (DE)
- Cookie: Bizcochito (NM)
- Soil: Antigo Silt Loam (WI)
- Sport: Dog Mushing (AK)
- Aquatic Animal: The Paddlefish (MO)
- Vehicle: Chuck Wagon (TX)
- Question: “Red or green?” (NM)
- Tall Ship: The AJ Meerwald (NJ)
- Furbearer: Raccoon (OK)
- Christmas Tree: Colorado Blue Spruce (NV)
- Sport: Jousting (MD)
- Grain: Wild Rice (MN)
- Photo: The photograph “Grace” (MN)
- Amphibian: The Spotted Newt (NH)
- Dance: West Coast Swing Dancing (CA)
- Troubadour: Pierce Campbell (CT)
- March: Flickertail March (ND)
- Beverage: Tomato Juice (OH)
- Dance: Polka (WI)
- Prehistoric Artifact: The Chipped Stone Bear (CA)
- Dessert: Kuchen (SD)
- Fruit and Vegetable: South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato (AR)
- Muffin: Blueberry Muffin (MN)
- Grape: Norton/Cynthiana Grape (MO)
- March: “Silver State Fanfare” (NV)
- Insect: The Honeybee (NE)
- Muffin: Apple Muffin (NY)
- Sport : Skiing (NH)
- Outdoor Drama: William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker (AL)
- Silverware Pattern: “Old Kentucky Blue Grass, The Georgetown Pattern” (KY)
- Fife and Drum Band: The California Consolidated Drum Band (CA)
- Drink: Coffee Milk (RI)
- Groundhog: Buckeye Chuck (OH)
- Opera: Porgy and Bess (SC)
- Air Force: Commemorative Air Force (formerly known as the Confederate Air Force) (TX)
- Symbol of American Folk Art: The Charles I.D. Looff Carousel (also known as the Crescent Park Carousel) (RI)
- Historic Railroad: Cumbres And Toltec Scenic Railroad (NM)
- Spider: The Carolina Wolf Spider (SC)
- Folk Life Play: Swamp Gravy (GA)
- Nut: Hazelnut (OR)
- Tree Nut: The Eastern Black Walnut (MO)
- Instrument: The Fiddle (AR)
- Cartoon Character: Gusty (OK)
- Mushroom: The Pacific Golden Chanterelle (OR)
- Flying Mammal: Mexican Free-Tailed Bat (OK)
- Epic Poem: Legend Of Old Stone Ranch (TX)
- Folk Hero: Johnny Appleseed (MA)
- Pie: Apple Pie (VT)
- Boat: Shad Boat (NC)
- Cooking Pot: Dutch Oven (UT)
- Fossil: Stegosaurus (CO)
- Bat: The Virginia Big Eared Bat (VA)
- Symbol of Peace: Mourning Dove (WI)
- Herb: Wintergreen (ME)
- Toy: Teddy Bear (MS)
