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Hawaii: Candlenut tree (kukui) Aleurites moluccanus: 1959 [18] Idaho: Western white pine: Pinus monticola: 1935 [19] Illinois: White oak: Quercus alba: 1973 [20] Indiana: Tulip tree: Liriodendron tulipifera: 1931 [21] Iowa: Oak (variety unspecified) Quercus spp. 1961 [22] Kansas: Eastern cottonwood: Populus deltoides: 1937 [23] Kentucky: Tulip ...
State Food type Food name Image Year & citation Alabama: State cookie Yellowhammer cookie: 2023 [1]: State nut: Pecan: 1982 [2]: State fruit: Blackberry: 2004 [3]: State tree fruit
It does, however, appear on the state's license plates. Despite the nickname's popularity, the General Assembly has not designated bluegrass (or any other grass) as the official state grass. The first symbol was the Seal of Kentucky, which was made official in 1792. The original seal also contained the future state motto.
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
(state floral emblem) Rosa laevigata: 1916 [14] Azalea (state wildflower) Rhododendron: 1979 [15] Guam: Bougainvillea spectabilis: Bougainvillea spectabilis: 1968 [4] Hawaii: Hawaiian hibiscus (maʻo hau hele) Hibiscus brackenridgei: 1988 [16] [17] Idaho: Syringa, mock orange: Philadelphus lewisii: 1931 [18] Illinois: Violet (state flower ...
This is a list of U.S. state and territory plants and botanical gardens — plants and botanical gardens which have been designated as an official symbol(s) by a state or territory's legislature. 5 U.S. states and 1 U.S. territory have an official state/territory plant. 7 U.S. states have an official state botanical garden or arboretum.
Like Virginia, the official title of the elected local prosecutor in each of Kentucky's political subdivisions is the Commonwealth's Attorney and County Attorney, as opposed to State's Attorney in other states or the more standard District Attorney. Kentucky is the only state outside of the original Thirteen Colonies that uses commonwealth in ...
This is a list of tartans that have been adopted by law by their respective state legislatures as official U.S. state symbols. Not all states have an official tartan ...