Symbols for California

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CA State Symbols
Symbols for California
By Nora Kirkeby
Sep 6, 2006, 18:06 PST

California Art and Theatre Symbols

California State Dance: West Coast Swing
California State Fife and Drum Band: The California Consolidated Drum Band
California State Folk Dance: Square Dance
California State Poet Laureate
California State Theatre: Pasadena Playhouse

California Botanical and Garden Symbols

California State Flower: Golden Poppy
California State Soil: San Joaquin Series
California State Tree: California Redwood

California Geological and Archaeological Symbols

California State Fossil: Smilodon californicus
California State Gemstone: Benitoite
California State Mineral: Gold
California State Prehistoric Artifact: Chipped Stone Bear
California State Rock: Serpentine

California Legislative Symbols

California State Flag
California State Seal
California State Seal (Civil War)
California State Song: I Love You California

California Living Symbols (Animals and Fauna)

California State Animal: Grizzly Bear
California State Bird: California Quail
California State Butterfly: California Dogface
California State Fish: Golden Trout
California State Marine Fish: Garibaldi
California State Marine Mammal: Gray Whale
California State Reptile: Desert Tortoise

California Location Symbols

California State Gold Rush Ghost Town: Bodie

California Miscellaneous Symbols

California State Historical Society: California Historical Society
California State Tall Ship: Californian
California State Tartan

State Symbols

State Insignia
This extensive list of the California state insignia was based on information from the California Blue Book and the California State Archives. Here are direct links to a few of the more popular symbols:
State Bird
State Flower
State Tree
State Flag
State Seal
Source: California State Library

Department of Fish and Game Coloring Book and Cut-outs
Make a fish, color an alien, or do one of the other coloring activities available here.
Source: The Department of Fish and Game

Archive of Californian Symbols
This site has a few sentances on each of the state photos and thumbnail photos.
Source: The California State Library

Suggested Reading

California Facts and Symbols (McAuliffe,...
These easy-to-read books make report writing easy. A fast-fact section in each volume introduces students to basic information, including the state's capital city, largest city, physical size, population, date and rank of statehood, natural resources, important farm products, and primary manufactured goods. The text covers major state symbols, such as the state flag, seal, bird, tree, flower, animal, and more. Click on the link above to buy this book at Amazon.com.

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