List of Florida state symbols

List of Florida state symbols

The following are official state symbols of the U.S. State of Florida, as defined by state statutes. The majority of the symbols were chosen after 1950; only the three oldest symbols—the state flower (chosen in 1909), the state bird (chosen in 1927), and the state song (chosen in 1935)—are not listed in the 2007 Florida Statutes. [cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?Mode=View%20Statutes&Submenu=1&Tab=statutes&CFID=33448909&CFTOKEN=67441032 |title=The 2007 Florida Statutes |publisher=Florida Legislature |accessdate=2007-11-18] Under the Florida Statutes, all state symbols fall under the purview of the Executive Branch (Title IV), Secretary of State (Chapter 15), as part of the Secretary of State's role as "Chief Cultural Officer." [cite web |url=http://oss.dos.state.fl.us/ |title=Office of the Secretary of State |publisher=State of Florida, Department of State |accessdate=2007-11-18]

Miscellaneous

Geology

Culture

Notes

:note label|flag|A|AThe current flag was adopted in 1985, when the state seal was last changed. The basic design, however, dates back to 1900, when the design was approved by voters in a constitutional amendment. Prior to that, the state flag was simply the state seal on a white background. [cite web |title=Florida's Historic Flags:State Flag, present| work =Cultural, Historical, and Information Programs |publisher=Office of Cultural and Historical Programs, State of Florida | url=http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/facts/symbols/flag.cfm?page=1&id=1 |accessdate=2007-11-18] :note label|motto|B|BThe state motto was not adopted until 2006; however, it has appeared on the state seal since 1868. [cite web |title =What is the state motto of Florida? | work =Frequently Asked Questions | publisher = State of Florida | url =http://myflorida.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/myflorida.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=682&p_created=1028703600&p_sid=9zkHj3Ri&p_lva=695&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MSZwX3Byb2RzPTAmcF9jYXRzPTAmcF9wdj0mcF9jdj0mcF9wYWdlPTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1tb3R0bw**&p_li=&p_topview=1 | accessdate =2007-11-18] :note label|nickname|C|CThe use of "Sunshine State" has been in place since 1949, when it first appeared on license plates. The nickname was made official by the state legislature in 1970. [cite web | title =How did Florida get its nickname, The Sunshine State?|work =Frequently Asked Questions |publisher =State of Florida |url=http://myflorida.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/myflorida.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=9zkHj3Ri&p_lva=682&p_li=&p_faqid=695&p_created=1028703600&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MSZwX3Byb2RzPTAmcF9jYXRzPTAmcF9wdj0mcF9jdj0mcF9wYWdlPTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1tb3R0bw**&p_search_text=motto |accessdate =2007-11-18] :note label|seal|D|DThe seal has evolved since 1868, although the basic elements have remained consistent. Florida statute states: "The great seal of the state shall be of the size of the American silver dollar, having in the center thereof a view of the sun's rays over a highland in the distance, a sabal palmetto palm tree, a steamboat on water, and an Indian female scattering flowers in the foreground, encircled by the words 'Great Seal of the State of Florida: In God We Trust.'" [cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0015/SEC03.HTM&Title=-%3e2006-%3eCh0015-%3eSection%2003#0015.03 |title=2007 Florida Statutes, Title IV, Chapter 15, section 15.03 |publisher=State of Florida |accessdate=2008-02-12] The most recent revisions were made in 1985. [cite web | title =The Florida State Seal | work =Cultural, Historical, and Information Programs | publisher =Office of Cultural and Historical Programs, State of Florida | url =http://www.flheritage.com/facts/symbols/seals.cfm | accessdate =2007-06-26] :note label|Fish (salt water)|E|E The Atlantic Sailfish is sometimes known as "Istiophorus albicans", [cite web |url=http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/Sailfish/Sailfish.html |title=Sailfish |publisher=Florida Museum of Natural History |accessdate=2007-11-18] but the Florida legislature used the nomenclature "I. Platypterus" in the statute naming the state's salt water fish. [cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0015/SEC037.HTM&Title=-%3E2006-%3ECh0015-%3ESection%20037#0015.037
title=2007 Florida Statutes, Title IV, Chapter 15, section 15.037 |publisher=State of Florida |accessdate=2007-11-18] :note label|Mammal (marine)|F|F The statute naming the Manatee as the state marine mammal did not identify the specific species, [cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0015/SEC037.HTM&Title=-%3E2006-%3ECh0015-%3ESection%20037#0015.037
title=2007 Florida Statutes, Title IV, Chapter 15, section 15.037 |publisher=State of Florida |accessdate=2007-11-18] but the Florida Manatee subspecies is the only one normally found in Florida waters.IUCN2007 | assessors = Deutsch, C.J., Self-Sullivan, C. & Mignucci-Giannoni, A. | year = 2007 | id = 22103 | title = Trichechus manatus | downloaded = 2007-11-18] :note label|Mammal (salt water)|G|G The statute naming the porpoise as the state saltwater mammal did not identify the specific species, [cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0015/SEC037.HTM&Title=-%3E2006-%3ECh0015-%3ESection%20037#0015.037
title=2007 Florida Statutes, Title IV, Chapter 15, section 15.037 |publisher=State of Florida |accessdate=2007-11-18] but it is generally believed that the reference was intended to recognize the Bottlenose Dolphin. [cite web |url=http://www.flheritage.com/facts/symbols/symbol.cfm?page=1&id=8 |title=The State Saltwater Mammal |publisher=Office of Cultural and Historical Programs, State of Florida |accessdate=2007-11-18] :note label|song|H|H From 1913–1935, the state song was "Florida, My Florida", by Rev. Dr. C. V. Waugh, sung to the tune of "O Tannenbaum". [cite web |url=http://heritage.acld.lib.fl.us/1351-1400/1374.html |title=Rev. C. V. Waugh |publisher=Alachua County Library District Heritage Collection |accessdate=2007-11-18] The song is often referred to as "Swanee River", but Stephen Foster named the song "Old Folks at Home". [cite web |url=http://www.flheritage.com/facts/symbols/symbol.cfm?page=2&id=19 |title=Florida State Symbols:The State Song |publisher=Office of Cultural and Historic Programs, State of Florida |accessdate=2007-11-18] A contest to name a new state song ended on 11 January 2008, and the winning song, "Florida, Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky" was included in a legislative bill sponsored by two state lawmakers. [cite web |url=http://www.flatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080111/BREAKINGNEWS/80111027 |title=State song contest winner: 'Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky' |last=Cottell |first=Bill |publisher="Florida Today" |date=11 January 2008 |accessdate=2007-01-12]

ee also

*List of Florida-related topics
*Lists of United States state insignia
*State of Florida

References

External links

* [http://www.flheritage.com/facts/symbols/ Florida State Symbols] , from the Office of Cultural and Historical Programs, State of Florida


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