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)
[source: each state’s official web site.]

You may also like...

Leave a Reply