State Symbols by Type
State Amphibian
Alabama: Red Hills Salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti Highton)
State Bibles
Alabama: Bible purchased in 1953
State Birds
Alabama: Yellowhammer (Colaptes auratus)
Nebraska: Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
State Butterflys
Alabama: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (also state mascot)
State Drama
Alabama: "The Miracle Worker"
State Events
Alabama: Alabama State Renaissance Fair
Alabama: Alabama State Horse Show
State Fish
Nebraska: Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
State Fish Freshwater
Alabama: Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
State Fish Saltwater
Alabama: Fighting Tarpon (Tarpon atlanticus)
State Flowers
Alabama: Camellia (was Goldenrod 1927-1959)
Nebraska: Goldenrod (Soldiago gigantea)
State Folk Dance
Alabama: Square Dance
State Fossils
Alabama: Zeuglodon (Basilosaurus cetoides)
Nebraska: Mammoth
State Fruits
Alabama: Blackberry (Rubus, R. occidentalis)
State Game Birds
Alabama: Eastern Wild Turkey
State Gems and Gemstones
Alabama: Star Blue Quartz
Nebraska: Blue Chalcedoney
State Grasses
Nebraska: Little Bluestem (Andropogon scoparius)
State Horse
Alabama: Racking Horse
State Insects
Alabama: Monarch Butterfly
Nebraska: Honeybee (Apis mellifica)
State Mammals
Alabama: Black Bear (Ursus americanus Pallas)
Nebraska: Whitetail Deer
State Mineral
Alabama: Hematite (red Iron Ore)
State Mottos
Alabama: "We Dare Defend our Rights"
State Museums
Alabama: Alabama State Agriculture Museum (Dothan)
State Nicknames
Alabama: "The Yellowhammer State"
State Musical
Alabama: "Incident at Looney's Tavern"
State Nuts
Alabama: Pecan
State Quilts
Alabama: Pine Burr Quilt
State Reptile
Alabama: Alabama Red-Bellied Turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis)
State Rocks
Alabama: Marble
Nebraska: Prairie Agate
State Shells and Seashells
Alabama: Johnstone's Junonia (Scaphella junonia johnstoneae)
State Soil
Alabama: Bama Soil Series
State Song
Alabama: "Alabama"
State Spirits
Alabama: Conecuh Ridge Alabama Fine Whiskey
State Theater
Alabama: Alabama Historic Theater (Birmingham)
State Tree Fruits
Alabama: Peach (Rosacea, genus Prunus, Species P. persica)
State Trees
Alabama: Southern Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris Miller)
Nebraska: Cottonwood (Populus deltoides marsh)
State Wild Flowers
Alabama: Oak Leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia Bartr)
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