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State Symbols of Virginia
Contents
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.
Citation styles
- APA style
- State Symbols of Virginia. (2010, May 23). In State Reports by ClassBrain. Retrieved 16:54, May 18, 2012, from http://www.statereports.us/2010/05/state-symbols-virginia/
- MLA style
- Rory Blanchard-Bell, “State Symbols of Virginia.” State Reports by ClassBrain. 23 May 2010, 06:14 UTC. . 18 May 2012 <http://www.statereports.us/2010/05/state-symbols-virginia/>.
- MHRA style
- Rory Blanchard-Bell, 'State Symbols of Virginia', State Reports by ClassBrain, 23 May 2010, 06:14 UTC, <http://www.statereports.us/2010/05/state-symbols-virginia/> [accessed 18 May 2012]
- The Chicago Manual of Style
- Rory Blanchard-Bell, “State Symbols of Virginia.” State Reports by ClassBrain, http://www.statereports.us/2010/05/state-symbols-virginia/ [accessed May 18, 2012].
- CBE/CSE style
- Rory Blanchard-Bell, State Symbols of Virginia [Internet]. State Reports by ClassBrain; 2010 May 23, 06:14 UTC [cited 2012 May 18]. Available from: http://www.statereports.us/2010/05/state-symbols-virginia/.
- Bluebook style
- State Symbols of Virginia, http://www.statereports.us/2010/05/state-symbols-virginia/ (last visited May. 18, 2012).
- AMA style
- Rory Blanchard-Bell, State Symbols of Virginia. State Reports by ClassBrain. May 23, 2010, 06:14 UTC. Available at: http://www.statereports.us/2010/05/state-symbols-virginia/. Accessed May 18, 2012.