Alabama recognized the Alabama State Championship Horse Show as the official state horse show in 1988. The three-day event is usually held during Labor Day weekend at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery. All State Holidays & Events
Alabama designated the racking horse as the official state horse in 1975. Alabama also recognizes an official state horse show. All State Horses & Mules
Washington designated the delicious and distinctive Walla Walla sweet onion as the official state vegetable in 2007. The measure to adopt a state vegetable was the result of a seventh-grade honors social-studies class project at Eatonville Middle School, and previously a project of a Kirkland Junior high school class. All State Foods
Washington designated petrified wood as the state gem in 1975. Though rock-hard and jewel-like when polished, petrified wood is actually a fossil, not a gemstone.
Washington designated the Columbian mammoth as the official state fossil in 1998 after a four-year effort by students from Windsor Elementary School. All State Dinosaurs & Fossils
These extinct prehistoric woolly elephants (Mammuthus columbi) roamed the North American continent during the Pleistocene age (last ice age). Most mammoths were larger than modern elephants. Their diet consisted primarily of grasses, sedges, and rushes.
Washington designated the apple as the official state fruit in 1989. Washington produces about 42 percent of the apples grown in the United States (and 60% of those are grown for fresh consumption). All State Foods
Washington designated the green darner dragonfly (Anax junius Drury) as the official state insect in 1997. Alaska is the only other state to recognize a dragonfly as a symbol (although Nevada's official state insect is a damselfly). All State Insects
Alabama designated the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) as the official state marine mammal in 2009 (Act 2009-488). All Mammal Symbols All Aquatic Life Symbols
Washington designated the Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla) as the official state amphibian in 2007 (proposed by a third grade class at Boston Harbor Grade School in North Olympia, Washington). The Pacific chorus frog is a native amphibian found in every county of Washington state. All State Amphibians
Washington designated steelhead trout (Salmo gairdnerii) as the official state fish in 1969. Fishing is a major industry in Washington state (and steelhead trout is one of the most popular fish for recreational fishing). All State Fish