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Kamis, 01 Juni 2017

This is a list of state symbols for the U.S. state of Georgia

  • State Beef Barbecue Championship Cook-off- The Hawkinsville Civitan Club’s “Shoot the Bull” barbecue championshipli>
  • State Bird- Brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
  • State Botanical garden- The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
  • State Butterfly- Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
  • State Commemorative Plates- Georgia Historical Plates
  • State Creed- Georgian's Creed
  • State Crop- Peanut
  • State Fish- Largemouth bass
  • State Flag- Georgia State Flag
  • State Flower- Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata)
  • State Folk Dance- Square Dance
  • State Folk Festival- Georgia Folk Festival
  • State Folk Life Play- “Swamp Gravy”
  • State Fossil- Shark tooth
  • State Fruit- Peach
  • State Game Bird-Bobwhite quail
  • State Gem- Quartz
  • State Historic Drama- “The Reach of Song” presented on the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds near Hiawassee
  • State Insect- Honeybee
  • State Marine Mammal- North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
  • State Mineral- Staurolite
  • State Motto- "Wisdom, Justice, Moderation"
  • State Musical Theatre- "Jekyll Island Musical Theatre Festival"
  • State Peanut Monument- Turner County on the west side of Interstate Highway 75 within the limits of the city of Ashburn
  • State Poet Laureate- Judson Mitcham
  • State Pork Cook-off- The Dooly County Chamber of Commerce’s “Slosheye Trail Big Pig Jig”
  • State 'Possum- Pogo 'Possum
  • State Poultry- "The Poultry Capitol of the World"
  • State Prepared Food- Grits
  • State Railroad Museum- The Central of Georgia Railroad Shops Complex, Savannah
  • State Reptile- Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
  • State School- Plains High School
  • State Seal- Great Seal of Georgia
  • State Seashell- Knobbed Whelk
  • State Song- Georgia on My Mind, lyrics by Stuart Gorrell and music by Hoagy Carmichael; the previous State Song "Georgia" was composed by Lollie Belle Wylie with words by Robert Loveman.
  • State Tartan- Georgia Tartan
  • State Theater- Springer Opera House, Columbus
  • State Tree- Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
  • State Transportation History Museum- Southeastern Railway Museum
  • State Vegetable- Vidalia sweet onion
  • State Waltz- "Our Georgia"
  • State Wildflower- Azalea

References



source : statesymbolsusa.org

  • Georgia State Symbols (Internet Archive version)
  • [1] Georgia State Symbols, Songs, and Emblems


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