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This is a list of U.S. state, federal district, and territory trees, including official trees of the following of the states, of the federal district, and of the territories. State federal district
Location of the state of Maryland in the United States of America. This is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Maryland. Most of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly and signed into law by the governor. However, two of the more famous symbols of Maryland, the state motto ...
Colorado state insignia; Type Symbol Image Adopted Coat of arms: Coat of Arms of the State of Colorado [a] November 11, 1861 March 15, 1877 CRS 24-80-901 [1] Flag: Flag of the State of Colorado [4] June 5, 1911 SB 118-1911 February 28, 1928 SB 152-1929 March 31, 1964 Logo Colorado state government logo [5] See Colorado state logo. March 26 ...
U.S. states, districts, and territories have representative symbols that are recognized by their state legislatures, territorial legislatures, or tradition.Some, such as flags, seals, and birds have been created or chosen by all U.S. polities, while others, such as state crustaceans, state mushrooms, and state toys have been chosen by only a few.
DMV (nickname for the broader metropolitan area of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) [34] Inside the Beltway [35] Chocolate City [36] Florida: Alligator State [37] Everglade State [37] Flower State [37] Gulf State [37] Gunshine State [38] Orange State [37] Citrus State; Palm Tree State; Peninsula State or Peninsular State [32 ...
Colorado: Colorado blue columbine: Aquilegia coerulea: 1899 [8] Connecticut: Mountain laurel (state flower) Kalmia latifolia: 1907 [9] Michaela Petit's Four-O’Clocks (children's state flower) Mirabilis jalapa: 2015 [10] Delaware: Peach blossom: Prunus persica: 1953 [11] District of Columbia: American Beauty Rose: Rosa: 1925 [4] Florida ...
While the nickname originally dates back to the 1870s, the New Jersey state legislature voted to make the name official in 1954, overruling the governor to add "The Garden State" to license plates.
The state is part of the territory of the Baltimore oriole, which is the official state bird and mascot of the MLB team the Baltimore Orioles. [74] Aside from the oriole, 435 other species of birds have been reported from Maryland. [75]