List of Washington state symbols
- List of Washington state symbols
The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. of State of Washington.
Official state symbols
Official state symbols recognized by law.
* State amphibian: Pacific Chorus Frog, adopted 2007
* State song: "Washington, My Home", adopted 1959
* State flower: Coast Rhododendron, adopted 1892
* State bird: American Goldfinch ("Carduelis tristis"), adopted 1951
* State tree: Western hemlock, adopted 1947
* State fish: Steelhead trout, adopted 1969
* State insect: Green darner dragonfly, adopted 1997
* State gem: Petrified wood, adopted 1975
* State fruit: Apple, adopted 1989
* State grass: Bluebunch wheatgrass ("Agropyron spicatum"), adopted 1989
* State tartan: one designed by Margaret McLeod van Nus and Frank Cannonita, adopted 1991
* State fossil: Columbian mammoth or Mammuthus columbi, adopted 1998
* State folk song: "Roll On, Columbia, Roll On," adopted 1987
* State ship: the Lady Washington, adopted 2007 (previously the container ship "President Washington", adopted 1983)
* State dance: Square dance, adopted 1979
* State vegetable: Walla Walla Sweet Onion, adopted 2007
* State Marine Mammal: Orca, adopted 2007
Unofficial state symbols
These symbols have not been officially recognized by law, but are widely recognized unofficially.
*"'State nickname: The Evergreen State
*State motto: Alki, meaning "by and by", or "in the future" in Chinook
Marine mammal
Washington's newest state symbol is the orca, due to an effort led by second and third grade students from Crescent Harbor Elementary in Oak Harbor. Pods of orca are resident in Puget Sound and the surrounding waters of the Pacific Ocean. Orcas and other whale watching tourism brings in millions of dollars of revenue to the state. It is a culturally significant symbol for local tribes of Native Americans. Designation of the orca as the state marine mammal is also an attempt to raise awareness in protecting its habitat. [http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1759.PL.htm]
ee also
*List of Washington-related topics
*Lists of United States state insignia
*State of Washington
References
External links
* [http://www1.leg.wa.gov/Legislature/StateSymbols/ The Symbols of Washington]
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