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Official Symbols represent the cultural heritage and natural treasures
of each state or the entire United States (see our National Symbols).
Each state and region is also recognized by well-known icons
and emblems such as state flags and seals.

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STATE SYMBOLS USA

How is a State Symbol Created?

A Social Studies teacher tells how she and her 7th grade students championed the cowboy boot as a state symbol on the State Footwear of Texas page; or read how students in Anchorage initiated the adoption of an official State Dog of Alaska! Follow a Western swing fan working toward adoption of the first official state music symbol.

ENDANGERED STATE SYMBOLS:

 (not a complete list)

Florida Panther

Louisiana Black Bear

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Gopher Tortoise

American Alligator

Desert Tortoise

Blanding's Turtle

Bowhead Whale

Alabama Red-bellied Turtle

Right Whale

Karner Blue Butterfly

Humpback Whale

Manatee

Texas Horned Lizard

North American prairie

Venus Flytrap

Mayflower

Hawaiian Monk Seal

Red Hills Salamander

Longleaf Pine Ecosystem

Apache Trout

Greenback Cutthroat Trout

Nine-spotted Ladybug

Baltimore Oriole

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