Symbols for Virginia

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VA State Symbols
Symbols for Virginia
By Nora Kirkeby
Jun 19, 2009, 18:58 PST

Virginia Art and Theatre Symbols

Virginia State Folk Dance: Square Dance
Virginia State Historical Outdoor Drama: The Long Way Home
Virginia State Outdoor Drama: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Virginia State Poet Laureate
Virginia State Song: Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny

Virginia Botanical and Garden Symbols

Virginia State Flower
Virginia State Floral Emblem: American Dogwood Flower
Virginia State Tree: Dogwood Tree

Virginia Food Symbols

Virginia State Beverage: Milk

Virginia Geological and Archaeological Symbols

Virginia State Fossil: Chesapecten jeffersonius

Virginia Legislative Symbols

Virginia State Flag
Virginia State Language
Virginia State Seal
Virginia State Song: Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny

Virginia Living Symbols (Creatures)

Virginia State Bat: Virginia Big-eared Bat
Virginia State Bird: Cardinal
Virginia State Dog: American Foxhound
Virginia State Fish: Brook Trout
Virginia State Insect: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Virginia Location Symbols

State Artisan Center: Artisans Center of Virginia, Waynesboro
State Blue Ridge Folklore State Center: Blue Ridge Institute, Ferrum
State Emergency Medical Services Museum: “To the Rescue”, Roanoke
State Gold Mining Interpretive Center: Monroe Park, Goldvein
State Motor Sports Museum: Wood Brothers Racing Museum and Virginia Motor Sports Hall of Fame
State Sports Hall of Fame: Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
State War Memorial Museum: Virginia War Museum

Virginia Miscellaneous Symbols

Virginia State Boat: Chesapeake Deadrise
Virginia Covered Bridge Festival: Covered Bridge Festival, Patrick County
Virginia State Fleet: Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery
Virginia State Shell: Oyster

Virginia State Symbols

Symbols and Emblems of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Read short descriptions of the many state symbols of Virginia. Each one is illustrated by a small photograph of the symbol. You can also read about the various Virginia State Seals, the State Flag and an unusual item called the House of Delegates Mace.
Source: Virginia General Assembly

Our thanks to William W. Cole of York River Inn Bed and Breakfast in Yorktown, Virginia for helping us make the information on the Virginia state symbols better.