This is a list of both legislative assemblies of the Utah Territory and the Utah State Legislature legislatures of Utah since U.S.state statehood in 1896 . Utah Territorial Legislature 1st 10th Utah Legislative ... Territorial Legislature January 11, 1892 31st Utah Territorial Legislature January 8, 1894 Utah StateLegislatures 1st 10th Utah StateLegislatures 1st Utah State Legislature January 13, 1896 January 10, 1897 2nd Utah State Legislature January 11, 1897 January 8, 1899 3rd Utah State Legislature January 9, 1899 January 13, 1901 4th Utah State Legislature January 14, 1901 January 11, 1903 5th Utah State Legislature January 12, 1903 January 8, 1905 6th Utah State Legislature January 9, 1905 January 13, 1907 7th Utah State Legislature January 14, 1907 January 10, 1909 8th Utah State Legislature January 11, 1909 January 8, 1911 9th Utah State Legislature January 9, 1911 January 12, 1913 10th Utah State Legislature January 13, 1913 January 10, 1915 11th 20th Utah StateLegislatures 11th Utah State Legislature January 11, 1915 January 7, 1917 12th Utah State Legislature January 8, 1917 January 12, 1919 13th Utah State Legislature January 13, 1919 January 9, 1921 14th Utah State Legislature January 10, 1921 January 7, 1923 15th Utah State Legislature January 8, 1923 January 11, 1925 16th Utah State Legislature January 12, 1925 January 9, 1927 17th Utah State Legislature January 10, 1927 January 13, 1929 18th Utah State Legislature January 14, 1929 January 11, 1931 19th Utah State Legislature January 12, 1931 January 8, 1933 20th Utah State Legislature January 9, 1933 January 13, 1935 21st 30th Utah StateLegislatures 21st Utah State Legislature January 14, 1935 January 10, 1937 22nd ... Legislature January 12, 1953 January 9, 1955 31st 40th Utah StateLegislatures 31st Utah State Legislature ... Utah StateLegislatures 41st Utah State Legislature January 13, 1975 January 9, 1977 42nd Utah State ... January 18, 1993 January 15, 1995 51st 57th Utah StateLegislatures 51st Utah State Legislature ... more details
95 chapter Historical Summary Specific reflist DEFAULTSORT List of Alaska StateLegislatures Category ...File Alaska State Capitol Building.jpg thumb 250px right The Alaska State Capitol , with Mount Juneau in the background. The legislature of the U.S.state of Alaska has convened 27 times since History ..., 1959 . Past legislatures class wikitable Legislature Date life began Date life ended of legis br lative days of bills br introduced of bills br passed 1st Alaska State Legislature First January 26, 1959 January 22, 1961 146 733 387 2nd Alaska State Legislature Second January 23, 1961 January 27, 1963 155 794 316 3rd Alaska State Legislature Third January 28, 1963 January 24, 1965 164 836 231 4th Alaska State Legislature Fourth January 25, 1965 January 22, 1967 159 868 286 5th Alaska State Legislature Fifth January 23, 1967 January 26, 1969 169 1,158 406 6th Alaska State Legislature Sixth January 27, 1969 January 10, 1971 242 1,479 373 7th Alaska State Legislature Seventh January 11, 1971 January 7, 1973 282 1,269 339 8th Alaska State Legislature Eighth January 8, 1973 January 19, 1975 217 1,435 255 9th Alaska State Legislature Ninth January 20, 1975 January 9, 1977 281 1,696 499 10th Alaska State Legislature Tenth January 10, 1977 January 14, 1979 302 1,628 337 11th Alaska State Legislature Eleventh January 15, 1979 January 11, 1981 263 1,629 270 12th Alaska State Legislature Twelfth January 12, 1981 January 16, 1983 312 1,793 264 13th Alaska State Legislature Thirteenth January 17, 1983 January 13, 1985 314 1,276 280 14th Alaska State Legislature Fourteenth January 14, 1985 January 18, 1987 269 1,199 251 15th Alaska State Legislature Fifteenth January 19, 1987 January 8, 1989 246 1,087 274 16th Alaska State Legislature Sixteenth January 9, 1989 January 20, 1991 257 1,159 329 17th Alaska State Legislature Seventeenth January 21, 1991 January 10, 1993 256 1,087 239 18th Alaska State Legislature Eighteenth January 11, 1993 January 15, 1995 252 933 224 19th Alaska State Legislature ... more details
and deaths See also National Conference of StateLegislaturesState Legislative Sourcebook Comparison of U.S.state governments United States statelegislatures partisan trend Notes All 10 of the Democrats ... DEFAULTSORT List Of United States StateLegislatures Category States of the United States related lists Legislatures Category Statelegislatures of the United States Category Legislative branch of the United ...Politics of the United States Each U.S.statestate in the United States has a legislative branch as part ... in the state constitution . Forty nine 49 State legislature United States statelegislatures are bicameral bodies, composed of a lower house Assembly, General Assembly, State Assembly, House of Delegates .... Statistics Statelegislatures After elections held on November 2, 2010. ref http www.ncsl.org documents ... style background ffe8e8 R 28 12 style background ffe8e8 4 Georgia U.S.state Georgia Georgia General ... R 20 20 style background ffe8e8 4 Washington U.S.state Washington Washington State Legislature State ... post.pdf ref District of Columbia and territorial legislatures class wikitable rowspan 2 State rowspan ... Reflist External links http www.ncsl.org National Conference of StateLegislatures http www.ncsl.org public leglinks.cfm StateLegislatures Internet Links http www.llsdc.org state leg StateLegislatures ... details are at the discretion of the individual states. Party summary The party composition of the legislatures, as of 2011, was ref cite web author National Conference of StateLegislatures title A GOP wave washed over statelegislatures on Election Day. url http www.ncsl.org ?tabid 21696 accessdate 2010 ref class wikitable 28 Republican Party United States Republican controlled Legislatures 15 Democratic Party United States Democratic controlled Legislatures 6 Split Legislatures 1 Officially ..., the party that controls the state legislature may not be the one that usually wins the state ... due to divisions. The table below shows total state government control, which means the governor ... more details
Infobox Organization name National Conference of StateLegislatures image NCSLlogo.jpg size 250px abbreviation NCSL motto The Forum for America s Ideas formation 1975 type non governmental organization location Washington, D.C. and Denver leader title Executive Director leader name William T. Pound website http www.ncsl.org The National Conference of StateLegislatures NCSL is a Bipartisanship bipartisan non governmental organization NGO established in 1975 to serve the members and staff of State legislature United States state legislature s of the United States states, commonwealths, and territories ... of statelegislatures to promote policy innovation and communication among statelegislatures and to ensure statelegislatures a strong, cohesive voice in the federal system. All state legislators ... of states in the federal system. NCSL opposes unfunded federal mandates and federal preemption of state authority, providing statelegislatures with the flexibility to implement innovative policy solutions ... ideas on the most pressing state issues and is an effective and respected advocate for the interests ... organizations like the Council for State Governments CSG . CSG representatives sit on NCSL s Executive ... of state legislators and staff Agriculture and Energy Budgets and Revenue Communications, Financial ... International Relations Military and Veterans Affairs State and Local Taxation of Communications ... merchants, to collect sales and use taxes, generating billions of dollars of tax revenue for state governments. The full list of NCSL policy positions can be found http www.ncsl.org Default.aspx ... in Washington, D.C., whereas the other two events are held in major cities throughout the US. The Legislative Summit is the largest of these events, partly because it occurs in the summer when statelegislatures are in recess. In addition, NCSL sponsors many programs and exchanges. External links ...?TabID 773&tabs 854,15,687 687 Main Street Fairness Act US gov stub Category Nonpartisan organizations ... more details
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This is a list of official U.S.state sports as recognized by statelegislatures. class wikitable State Individual Sport Team Sport Year adopted Alaska Mushing 1972 Hawaii ref name state sports http www.netstate.com states tables state sports.htm State Sports Bot generated title ref Surfing Outrigger canoeing 1998 Surfing , 1986 Outrigger canoeing Maryland ref name state sports Jousting Lacrosse 1962 Jousting , 2003 Lacrosse Massachusetts ref name state sports Basketball 2006 Minnesota ref name state sports Ice Hockey 2008 New Hampshire ref name state sports Skiing 1998 South Dakota ref name state sports Rodeo 2003 Texas ref name state sports Rodeo American football 1997 Wyoming ref name state sports Rodeo 2003 North Carolina Stock car racing ref http www.charlotteobserver.com 2011 06 27 2404135 nc adopts stock car racing as.html ref 2011 Michigan Storm Chasing ref http en.wikipedia.org wiki Storm chasing ref 2011 See also Lists of U.S.state insignia National sport includes list by country References reflist refbegin refend state insignia Category States of the United States related lists Category United States state insignia Category American sports related lists it Lista di sport di stato negli Stati Uniti d America ... more details
January 1948 586 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 1st Legislature 1st Legislature 8 May 1948 24 June 1953 1874 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 2nd Legislature 2nd Legislature 25 June 1953 11 June 1958 1813 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 3rd Legislature 3rd Legislature 12 June 1958 15 May 1963 1799 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 4th Legislature 4th Legislature 16 May 1963 4 June 1968 1847 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 5th Legislature 5th Legislature 5 June 1968 24 May 1972 1450 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 6th Legislature 6th Legislature 25 May 1972 4 July 1976 1502 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 7th Legislature 7th Legislature 5 July 1976 19 June 1979 1080 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 8th Legislature 8th Legislature 20 June 1979 11 July 1983 1483 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 9th Legislature 9th Legislature 12 July 1983 1 July 1987 1451 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 10th Legislature 10th Legislature 2 July 1987 22 April 1992 1757 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 11th Legislature 11th Legislature 23 April 1992 14 April 1994 722 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 12th Legislature 12th Legislature 15 April 1994 8 May 1996 755 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 13th Legislature 13th Legislature 9 May 1996 29 May 2001 1847 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 14th Legislature 14th Legislature 30 May 2001 27 April 2006 1794 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 15th Legislature 15th Legislature 28 April 2006 28 April 2008 732 List of legislatures of the Italian Republic 16th Legislature 16th ...Politics of Italy This is a list of legislature s of the Italian Republic . class wikitable Name Start ... of Category Government of Italy Category Italy related lists Category Legislatures of the Italian Republic Category National legislatures Italy fr Liste des l gislatures italiennes it Legislature ... more details
List of Wyoming state parks Wyoming See also List of U.S. national parks List of Canadian provincial ...State park s in the United States are listed by individual state col begin width col break List of Alabama state parks Alabama List of Alaska state parks Alaska List of Arizona state parks Arizona List of Arkansas state parks Arkansas List of California state parks California List of Colorado state parks Colorado List of Connecticut state parks Connecticut List of Delaware state parks Delaware List of Florida state parks Florida List of Georgia state parks Georgia col break gap 2em List of Hawaii state parks Hawaii List of Idaho state parks Idaho List of Illinois state parks Illinois List of Indiana state parks Indiana List of Iowa state parks Iowa List of Kansas state parks Kansas List of Kentucky state parks Kentucky List of Louisiana state parks Louisiana List of Maine state parks Maine List of Maryland state parks Maryland col break gap 2em List of Massachusetts state parks Massachusetts List of Michigan state parks Michigan List of Minnesota state parks Minnesota List of Mississippi state parks Mississippi List of Missouri state parks Missouri List of Montana state parks Montana List of Nebraska state parks Nebraska List of Nevada state parks Nevada List of New Hampshire state parks New Hampshire List of New Jersey state parks New Jersey col break gap 2em List of New Mexico state parks New Mexico List of New York state parks New York List of North Carolina state parks North Carolina List of North Dakota state parks North Dakota List of Ohio state parks Ohio List of Oklahoma state parks Oklahoma List of Oregon state parks Oregon List of Pennsylvania state parks Pennsylvania List of Rhode Island state parks Rhode Island List of South Carolina state parks South Carolina col break gap 2em List of South Dakota state parks South Dakota List of Tennessee state parks Tennessee List of Texas state parks Texas List of Utah state parks Utah List ... more details
This is a list of U.S.state birds as designated by each state s legislature. The selection of state birds began in 1927, when the legislatures for Alabama , Florida , Maine , Missouri , Oregon , Texas and Wyoming selected their state birds. The last state to choose its bird was Arizona in 1973, although ... List Of U.S.State Birds Category United States state birds Category Lists of birds of the United ... publisher SHG Resources ref rowspan 2 Georgia U.S.state Georgia Brown Thrasher state bird ... states index.html NetState date 2005 04 17 accessdate 2007 04 06 ref Washington U.S.state Washington ... be noted that South Dakota is the only state that hunts its state bird, the Common Pheasant . class wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC U.S.StateStateState bird Binomial nomenclature Binomial br nomenclature Image Year rowspan 2 Alabama Northern Flicker Yellowhammer br aka Northern Flicker br state bird ... emblems st bird.html title Alabama State Bird accessdate 2007 03 18 date 2006 04 27 work Alabama ... br state game bird Meleagris gallopavo File Wild turkey eastern us.jpg 200px 1980 ref cite web url ... 200px 1955 ref cite web url http www.factmonster.com ipka A0108178.html title Alaska State Bird work Alaska History, Geography, Population and State Facts publisher Fact Monster ref Arizona Cactus ... ref cite web url http www.50states.com bird cactus.htm title Arizona State Bird work Arizona State ... http homeschooling.about.com cs unitssubjgeog p susarbird.htm title Arkansas State Bird work Arkansas State Bird Mockingbird publisher About ref California California Quail Callipepla californica File ... California State Bird work California State Bird California Quail publisher 50 States ref Colorado ... homeschooling.about.com cs unitssubjgeog p suscobird.htm title Colorado State Bird work Colorado State ...&q 246480 title Connecticut State Bird work The State Bird publisher State of Connecticut ref Delaware ... web url http www.50states.com bird bluehen.htm title Delaware State Bird work California State Bird ... more details
This is a list of U.S.state dinosaurs in the United States , including the District of Columbia . A large number of states also have dinosaur s as state fossil s, but this list only includes those that have been officially designated as state dinosaurs . Maiasaura Montana , Coelophysis New Mexico , Saurophaganax Oklahoma , Triceratops South Dakota , and Allosaurus Utah are state fossils. ref http web.archive.org web 20091026213222 http www.geocities.com stegob statefossils.html State Fossils , Stately Fossils A Comprehensive Look at the State Fossils and Other Official Fossils , Stephen Brusatte ... 12 538.htm Official Dinosaur Designation Act of 1998 ref Florida Georgia U.S.state Georgia Hawaii ... which was state dinosaur 1997 2009 ref Texas State Library and Archives Commission. http www.tsl.state.tx.us ref abouttx symbols.html Texas State Symbols. July 1, 2010. Accessed November 25, 2010. ref Utah Vermont Virginia Washington U.S.state Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Triceratops File Triceratops BW.jpg 300px 1994 ref http wyoming.gov state wyoming news general general.asp State of Wyoming General Wyoming Information ref See also List of U.S.state fossils Lists of U.S.state ... state dinosaur page . Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette . note that the list includes both state dinosaurs and state fossils state insignia Category Dinosaurs U.S.state dinosaurs Category United States state insignia Dinosaurs Category States of the United States related lists Dinosaurs bar Listn vo ... to decide on a state dinosaur, or indeed a state fossil. class wikitable sortable bgcolor CCCCCC width 150 State or Territory width 150 Dinosaur width 300 Image width 20 Year Alabama Alaska Arizona ... dpa doit archives history symbemb.htm Colorado Department of Personnel website State emblems ref ... Astrodon johnstoni, Maryland state dinosaur ref Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri ... 300px 1991 ref http www.state.nj.us njfacts dinosar1.htm New Jersey Legislation on State Dinosaur ... more details
Expand list date August 2008 The following is a list of official U.S.state grass . class wikitable sortable bgcolor CCCCCC StateState grass Binomial nomenclature Scientific name Image Year br adopted Alabama None ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us emblems emblems.html title Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors accessdate 2007 03 20 date 2006 04 20 publisher Alabama Department of Archives & History ref Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Nassella pulchra Purple Needlegrass Nassella pulchra File Nassellapulchra.jpg 150px 2004 ref cite web url http www.library.ca.gov history symbols.html title California State Library History and Culture State Symbols accessdate 2008 07 14 ref Colorado Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis File Bouteloua gracilis.jpg 150px Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia U.S.state Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Big Bluestem br state prairie grass Andropogon gerardii File Andropogon gerardii.jpg 150px 1989 Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Wild rice br state grain Zizania aquatica File WildRice23.jpg 150px Mississippi Missouri Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii File Andropogon gerardii.jpg 150px 2007 ref cite news first last authorlink coauthors title Big bluestem is now state s official grass url http www.columbiatribune.com ... See also Lists of U.S.state insignia References Reflist refbegin refend state insignia DEFAULTSORT List Of U.S.State Grasses Category Grasses of the United States Category United States state plants Grasses Category Lists of flora of the United States State Category United States state insignia Grass US stub de Liste der Staatsgr ser der Bundesstaaten der Vereinigten Staaten ru ... research utah symbols grass.html Utah State Grass Indian Ricegrass from pioneer.utah.gov Pioneer Utah s Online Library page. Retrieved on 2008 09 08 ref Vermont Virginia Washington U.S.state ... web title Symbols of Washington State publisher Washington State Legislature url http www1.leg.wa.gov ... more details
This is a list of official state shells for those USstate States of the USA that have chosen to select one as part of their List of U.S.state insignia state insignia . ref List of all state shells http www.jaxshells.org listing.htm ref These are seashell s, the shells of various marine ocean marine mollusk s including both gastropod and bivalve s. Each one was chosen to represent a sea maritime state, based on the fact that the species occurs in that state and was considered suitable to represent the state, either because of the species commercial importance as a local seafood item, or because of its beauty, rarity, exceptional size, or other features. class wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC State Shell Image Year designated Alabama br Johnstone s Junonia br br Scaphella junonia subspecies johnstoneae br Commented out File Scaphella junonia johnstoneae.jpg 1990 ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us emblems st shell.html title Alabama Shell accessdate 2007 03 20 date 2001 07 12 work Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors publisher Alabama Department of Archives & History ref Connecticut br Eastern Oyster br br Crassostrea virginica br br File Crassostrea virginica 01.jpg 200px 1989 Florida Horse Conch br br Pleuroploca gigantea File Pleuroploca gigantea.jpg 200px 1969 Georgia U.S.state Georgia Knobbed Whelk br br Busycon carica File Busycon carica.jpg 200px 1987 Massachusetts Wrinkled Whelk br br Neptunea lyrata decemcostata File Neptunea lyrata shell.jpg 200px 1987 Mississippi ... br br Crassostrea virginica br 1974 See also Lists of U.S.state insignia References reflist refbegin refend state insignia Category State shells of the United States simple List of U.S.state shells ... Semicassis granulata 1965 ref cite news first last coauthors title Official State Symbols of North Carolina date publisher State of North Carolina url http statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us NC SYMBOLS SYMBOLS.HTM work North Carolina State Library pages accessdate 2008 01 26 language ref Oregon Fusitriton ... more details
Action Army Revolver as Arizona s state firearm. ref cite news last Schwartz first David title Arizona governor makes Colt revolver official state gun url http www.reuters.com article 2011 04 29 us arizona colt idUSTRE73S05920110429 accessdate 29 April 2011 newspaper Reuters date 29 April 2011 ref In 2010 a bill to adopt the long rifle as the Pennsylvania state firearm was rejected. ref cite news title Add this to Utah s list of state symbols an official firearm url http edition.cnn.com 2011 US 03 18 utah.state.firearm index.html?hpt T2 newspaper CNN date 19 March 2011 ref ref cite news title Utah designates Browning M1911 official state firearm url http www.bbc.co.uk news world us canada 12792633 newspaper BBC date 18 March 2011 ref List of state firearms class wikitable State Firearm ...A state firearm has only been designated by two of the fifty States in the United States Utah and Arizona . In March 2011, Utah adopted the M1911 pistol as its state firearm. This gun was designed by Ogden, Utah native John Browning . The adoption was supported by Republican Utah State Representative Carl Wimmer , who said, It does capture a portion of Utah s history and even bigger than that, it captures a portion of American history. ref cite news last Dobuzinskis first Alex title Utah becomes first in U.S. to designate official state gun url http www.reuters.com article 2011 03 18 us automatic pistol utah idUSTRE72H08Z20110318 accessdate 29 April 2011 newspaper Reuters date 29 April 2011 ref The adoption was opposed by Democratic Utah State Representative Brian King who said, When we are talking about a state symbol we would do well to come up with one that is more unifying than divisive and this is a very divisive symbol for obvious reasons. This is just a poor choice for a state symbol ... 2011 flag Utah M1911 pistol File Colt Model of 1911 U.S. Army b.png 70px March 2011 See also Lists of United States state insignia References reflist state insignia Category United States state insignia ... more details
This is a list of Representative U.S.State Soils . A state soil is a soil that has special significance to a particular U.S.Statestate . Each state in the United States of America United States has selected a state soil, twenty of which have been legislatively established. These Official State Soils share the same level of distinction as official List of U.S.state flowers state flowers and List of U.S.state birds birds . Also, representative soils have been selected for Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands . ref cite web title State Soils publisher U.S. Department of Agriculture url http soils.usda.gov gallery state soils accessdate 2007 03 11 ref class wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC StateState soil Image Year adopted as official br Lists of United States state insignia state symbol if any Alabama Bama soil Bama File Bama soil.png 200px 1997 ref cite web url ... 200px 1983 Wyoming Forkwood soil Forkwood See also commons category U.S.state soil List of State Soil Science Associations Lists of U.S.state insignia Soil Soil in the United States References reflist ... 1989 Georgia U.S.state Georgia Tifton soil Tifton Hawaii Hilo soil Hilo Idaho Threebear soil Threebear ... Pedology USstate soils Category United States state insignia Soils Category Soil in the United ... State Soil accessdate 2007 03 21 work Connecticut Soils publisher Natural Resources Conservation Service ... Williams Ohio Miamian soil Miamian Oklahoma Port soil Port File Oklahoma state soil.JPG 200px 1987 Oregon ... 3, 2011 publisher Oregon State Legislature url http www.leg.state.or.us 11reg measures hcr1.dir ... Oregon s state soil last Mapes first Jeff newspaper The Oregonian date May 24, 2011 accessdate ... 1985 U.S. Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Victory soil Victory Virginia Pamunkey soil Pamunkey Washington U.S.state Washington Tokul soil Tokul File Tokul Soil.png 200px proposed ref cite web url ftp ftp fc.sc.egov.usda.gov NSSC StateSoil Profiles wa soil.pdf title Tokul Washington State Soil ... more details
simple List of U.S.state nicknames zh ...Refimprove date November 2008 The following is a table of U.S.state nicknames , including officially adopted nickname s and other traditional nicknames for individual U.S.statestate s and The District district of the United States . Current official state nicknames are highlighted in bold . A state nickname is not to be confused with an official State Motto State nicknames class wikitable State ... after U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward ref name ak Seward s Ice Box, Icebergia, Polaria ... Georgia U.S.state name Georgia Peach State ref name GAnames cite web url http www.georgiaencyclopedia.org ... 2008 03 03 ref previously used on Vehicle registration plates of Georgia U.S.state license plates ... us 18trademark.html? r 1&em In Montana, a Popular Expression Is Taken Off the Endangered List New ... flag Wyoming Cowboy State Equality State Park State Forever West On highway welcome signs See also List of U.S.state mottos List of U.S.state slogans List of demonyms for U.S. states List of city nicknames in the United States List of U.S. nicknames List of provincial and territorial nicknames in Canada ... Nicknames Category Nicknames U.S.state nicknames Category Names of places in the United States ... date publisher State of Alabama url http www.archives.alabama.gov kids emblems work pages accessdate 2008 01 26 language ref Cotton Plantation State ref name ala Cotton State ref name AL cite web url ... 2008 01 2007 12 31 voa3.cfm work Voice of America pages accessdate 2009 01 04 language ref Lizard State ..., retrieved April 24, 2009. ref Northern Flicker Yellowhammer State ref name AL Camellia State flag ... states intro ak intro.htm The Last Frontier State , 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009 ... States Congress U.S. Congress during debate over the Alaska Purchase ref name ak flag Arizona Apache State ref name az Aztec State ref name az Baby State during the 47 years that Arizona was the newest ... more details
A state mammal is the official or representative mammal of a U.S.state . States also have separate List of U.S.state birds state bird s, and sometimes state fish or state butterfly state butterflies or list of U.S.state reptiles state reptiles . States similarly have List of U.S.state flowers state flower s, List of U.S.state trees state tree s and state song s. State mammals Key Years in parentheses denote the year of adoption by the state s legislature. class wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC List of U.S.state mammals State Land mammal Marine mammal Wildlife mammal animal Domestic mammal Alabama ... accessdate 2011 09 02 ref Expand list date August 2008 br div See also Lists of U.S.state insignia ... symbols3.cfm Florida State Senate Symbols, Page 3 ref Georgia U.S.state Georgia Right whale 1985 ... accessdate 2011 09 02 ref Washington U.S.state Washington Olympic marmot endemic mammal 2009 ... emblems st mammal.html title State Mammal of Alabama accessdate 2007 03 19 date 2006 ... ref Racking horse state horse 1975 ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us emblems st horse.html ... title Arizona s State Symbols publisher Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records work Capitol ... Whitetail Buck.jpg thumb center 100px White tailed deer 1993 ref cite web title State Symbols work The Traveler s Guide To Arkansas For Kids publisher Arkansas Secretary of State url http www.soskids.arkansas.gov k 4 history state symbols.html accessdate 2011 09 02 ref California File Grizzlybears ... History and Culture State Symbols publisher California State Library url http www.library.ca.gov ... 1961 ref cite web title Colorado State Archives Symbols & Emblems publisher Colorado Department of Personnel ... 2011 09 02 ref Connecticut File Sperm young Nicklin.jpg thumb center 100px Sperm whale state animal 1975 ref cite web title The State Animal publisher State of Connecticut url http www.ct.gov ctportal ... Gray Fox Red Rock Canyon, Nevada.jpg thumb center 100px Gray fox Grey fox Spelled grey on the state ... more details
The following is a list of politics by U.S.state . class wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC State Politics Alabama Politics of Alabama Alaska Politics of Alaska Arizona Politics of Arizona Arkansas Politics of Arkansas California Politics of California Colorado Politics of Colorado Connecticut Politics of Connecticut Delaware Politics of Delaware Florida Politics of Florida Georgia U.S.state Georgia Politics of Georgia U.S.state Politics of Georgia Hawaii Politics of Hawaii Idaho Politics of Idaho Illinois Politics of Illinois Indiana Politics of Indiana Iowa Politics of Iowa Kansas Politics of Kansas Kentucky Politics of Kentucky Louisiana Politics of Louisiana Maine Politics of Maine Maryland Politics of Maryland Massachusetts Politics of Massachusetts Michigan Politics of Michigan Minnesota Politics of Minnesota Mississippi Politics of Mississippi Missouri Politics of Missouri Montana Politics of Montana Nebraska Politics of Nebraska Nevada Politics of Nevada New Hampshire Politics of New Hampshire New Jersey Politics of New Jersey New Mexico Politics of New Mexico New York Politics of New York North Carolina Politics of North Carolina North Dakota Politics of North Dakota Ohio Politics of Ohio Oklahoma Politics of Oklahoma Oregon Politics of Oregon Pennsylvania Politics of Pennsylvania Rhode Island Politics of Rhode Island South Carolina Politics of South Carolina South Dakota Politics of South Dakota Tennessee Politics of Tennessee Texas Politics of Texas Utah Politics of Utah Vermont Politics of Vermont Virginia Politics of Virginia Washington U.S.state Washington Politics of Washington West Virginia Politics of West Virginia Wisconsin Politics of Wisconsin Wyoming Politics of Wyoming Politics in the United States Category Politics of the United States by state ... more details
state fossil have nevertheless singled out a fossil for formal designation as a List of U.S.state dinosaurs state dinosaur , List of U.S.state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones rock, gem or stone . List of state fossils Refimprove date December 2007 class wikitable sortable bgcolor CCCCCC State Geologic Timescale Age Common name Binomial nomenclature Binomial br nomenclature Image Adoption ... February 1987 See also List of U.S.state dinosaurs List of U.S.state minerals, rocks, and gemstones Lists of U.S.state insignia References reflist refbegin refend External links http www.statefossils.com index.html www.statefossils.com a complete list of U.S.state fossils, with informative details ... File Dinosaur State Park Rocky Hill, CT close up.JPG 200px Delaware Cretaceous Belemnite Belemnitella americana File BelemniteDB2.jpg 200px District of Columbia Cretaceous Capitalsaurus br state dinosaur nomen nudum only Florida Eocene agate agatized coral br state stone Cnidaria , Coral Anthozoa Georgia U.S.state Georgia Cretaceous &ndash br Miocene Shark teeth shark tooth undetermined File Shark ... Washington U.S.state Washington Pleistocene Columbian Mammoth Mammuthus columbi File ColumbianMammoth CollegeOfEasternUtah.jpg 200px 1998 ref http www1.leg.wa.gov Legislature StateSymbols WA State ...File Statefossil.png right thumb Map showing which states have state fossils in blue states without fossils are gray. Most American states have made a state fossil designation, in many cases during the 1980s ... 1984 ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us emblems st fosil.html title Official State of Alabama ... State Symbols publisher Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives date 2007 03 30 accessdate 2007 ... 200px Tennessee Cretaceous bivalve Pterotrigonia thoracica Texas Cretaceous Pleurocoelus br state ... 200px 1988 ref http pioneer.utah.gov research utah symbols fossil.html Utah State Fossil Allosaurus ... Trilobite Calymene celebra File Calymene celebra.png 200px 1985 ref cite web title Wisconsin State ... more details
NOTOC This is a list of official U.S.state foods Please do not include items that are included in other ... List of U.S.state beverages state insignia Category United States state insignia Foods Category Lists of foods U.S.state foods de Liste der Staatslebensmittel der Bundesstaaten der Vereinigten Staaten ... rowspan 1 U.S. Virgin Islands Virgin Islands rowspan 2 Washington U.S.state Washington State fruit ... wisconsin state symbols.html accessdate 2011 12 19 ref Expand list date August 2008 Notes reflist 2 ... there will be a cite class wikitable State Food type Food name Image Year & br Citation birds rowspan 3 Alabama State nut Pecan File Pecan nuts on tree.jpg 150px 1982 ref cite web url ... ref bird State fruit Blackberry File Blackberry fruits10.jpg 150px 2004 ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us emblems st fruit.html title State Fruit of Alabama accessdate 2007 03 18 ... and History ref State tree fruit Peach File Flavorcrest peaches.jpg 150px 2006 ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us emblems st treefruit.html title State Tree Fruit of Alabama accessdate 2007 ... and History ref rowspan 1 Alaska State Dish Eskimo Pie rowspan 1 Arizona State Food Prickly Pear Cactus Jelly rowspan 2 Arkansas State fruit vegetable South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato File Bright ... symb ar symb.htm Arkansas State Symbols, Emblems, Flag and Seal Mockingbird Apple Blossom Pine Tree Bot generated title ref State grain rice File Rice p1160004.jpg 150px 2007 ref name ARnetstate rowspan 1 California state fruit Grapes rowspan 1 Colorado rowspan 1 Connecticut State cookie Snickerdoodles rowspan 1 Delaware rowspan 2 Florida State pie Key lime pie File Key limepie.jpg 150px 2006 ref ... Official State Pie Key Lime accessdate March 31, 2011 ref State fruit Orange fruit Orange File OrangeBloss wb.jpg 150px 2005 rowspan 3 Georgia U.S.state Georgia State prepared food Grits File Grits 1.jpg 150px ref http www.sos.georgia.gov state symbols state prepared food.html Georgia Secretary of State ... more details
This is a list of official U.S.state amphibians . State amphibians are designated by tradition or the respective State legislature United States state legislature s. ref http www.netstate.com states tables state amphibians.htm Official State Amphibians NetState.com , accessed April 21, 2006. ref class wikitable sortable bgcolor CCCCCC StateState amphibian Binomial nomenclature Binomial br nomenclature Image Year Alabama Red Hills salamander Red Hills Salamander Phaeognathus hubrichti File Phaeognathus hubrichii.jpg 200px 2000 ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us emblems st amphib.html title Official Alabama State Amphibian accessdate 2007 03 18 date 2003 11 06 work Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors publisher Alabama Department of Archives & History ref Alaska Arizona Hyla eximia Arizona Tree Frog Hyla eximia File Hyla eximia.jpg 200px Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia U.S.state Georgia American Green Tree Frog Hyla cinerea File American green tree frog 1.JPG 200px 2005 Hawaii Idaho Illinois Tiger Salamander Eastern Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum File Tiger salamander.jpg 200px 2005 Indiana Iowa Bullfrog North American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana File North American bullfrog1.jpg 200px Kansas Ambystoma mavortium Barred Tiger Salamander ... File Common Coqu .jpg 200px Expand list date August 2008 See also Lists of U.S.state insignia References reflist refbegin refend state insignia DEFAULTSORT Amphibians Category United States state insignia ... web last State of South Carolina Code of Laws title Title 1, Chapter 1, Article 9, Section 1 1 699 ...&nrtype all&nrspan &nrsearch title Students Lauded for Naming Official State Amphibian of Texas publisher ... Leopard Frog Rana pipiens File Northern leopard frog 1.jpg 200px U.S. Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Virginia Washington U.S.state Washington Pacific Tree Frog Pseudacris regilla File Hyla regilla.jpg 200px 2007 ref cite web last State Symbols of Washington title State symbols url http www.leg.wa.gov ... more details
Refimprove date May 2007 Cleanup date November 2008 This list of U.S. makes up the advertising slogan s, currently and formerly used by U.S.state s. Most states establish such slogan s for the promotion of tourism . These slogans are occasionally included on state issued automobile US and Canadian license plates license plate s and the U.S. Mint 50 State Quarters coinage. There is a separate list of U.S.state mottos and list of U.S.state nicknames . class wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC State Slogan ... See also List of U.S.state and territory mottos United States of America U.S.state References reflist 2 External links state insignia DEFAULTSORT List Of U.S.State Slogans Category United States state insignia Slogans Category Slogans simple List of U.S.state slogans ... index.php florida entry florida land of good living ref Georgia U.S.state Georgia Georgia ... node 311151 ref rowspan 2 Washington U.S.state Washington Say United States postal abbreviations ... Reach Arizona The Grand Canyon State br also on its license plate rowspan 2 Arkansas The Natural State br also on its license plate formerly Land of Opportunity rowspan 2 California The Golden State ... dpa doit archives history symbemb.htm Name title Colorado State Name and Nicknames work Colorado State Symbols & Emblems publisher Colorado State of Colorado , Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives accessdate 2007 02 21 ref license plates 1950 1955, 1958 1959, 1973 1974 Enter a Higher State ref name CSCUSA Advertising slogan of Colorado Ski Country USA. ref Pike ... symbemb.htm Song title Colorado State Songs work Colorado State Symbols & Emblems publisher Colorado State of Colorado , Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives accessdate 2008 07 07 ref state song written 1973 Where the Columbines Grow ref name COsongs state song written 1896 ... yet, Connecticut rowspan 3 Delaware It s Good Being First br Delaware was first state to United States ... more details
This is a list of official U.S.state dances ref http www.netstate.com states tables state dances.htm Official State Dances , NetState.com , accessed April 21, 2006. ref class wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC StateState dance Year & br Citation Alabama Square Dance 1981 ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us ... 2 align center None Georgia U.S.state Georgia Square Dance Hawaii Hula Idaho Square Dance Illinois ... 01 19 ref Washington U.S.state Washington Square Dance 1979 ref cite web title Symbols of Washington ... wisconsin state symbols.html accessdate 2007 07 11 ref See also Portal Dance Lists of U.S.state insignia ... States related lists Category Dance related lists U.S.state dances de Liste der Staatst nze der ... symbols.html title History and Culture State Symbols accessdate 2008 03 31 year 2007 work The California State Library publisher State of California ref Square Dance br official folk dance ref name CA ... official Dance work State Symbols publisher Illinois State museum ref Indiana colspan 2 align ... ref cite web url http kdla.ky.gov resources KYSymbols.htm title Kentucky State Symbols publisher ... cismaf mf1a.htm title State Symbols accessdate 2007 03 18 work Citizen Information Service publisher ... http www.netstate.com states tables state dances.htm Official State Dances from NETSTATE Bot generated ... Carolina Clogging br official folk dance 2005 ref name NC cite web title Official State Symbols of North Carolina publisher State of North Carolina url http statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us NC SYMBOLS SYMBOLS.HTM dances work North Carolina State Library accessdate 2008 01 26 ref Carolina Shag br official ... shag.htm title SC Statehouse Student s web page, The State Dance The Shag publisher South Carolina ... Square dance br State American Folk Dance 1994 ref cite web url http www.scstatehouse.net studentpage square.htm title SC Statehouse Student s web page, The State Folk Dance The Square Dance publisher ... ref Broken Link Richardson waltz br State waltz 2000 ref cite web url http www.scstatehouse.net studentpage ... more details
This is a list of State Beverages as designated by the various Federated state states of the United States of America . ref http www.netstate.com states tables state beverages.htm Official State Beverages , NetState.com , accessed April 21, 2006. ref Note Do not add any without source confirming that state ... STL82 TXSTL082 &LIST SEA1 &BROWSER EXPLORER &TOKEN 18315962 &TARGET VIEW title New York State Law 82 publisher New York State Assembly accessdate 2010 12 08 ref ref cite web url http www.dos.state.ny.us kids room 508 symbols2.html title New York State Symbols publisher New York State Secretary of State ... ref See also Lists of U.S.state insignia References reflist refbegin refend state insignia Expand list date August 2008 Category United States state insignia Beverages Category Lists of beverages U.S.state beverages Category American beverages U.S.state beverages Category States of the United States ... State Drink Year & Citation Alabama Conecuh Ridge Whiskey State Spirit 2004 ref cite web url http www.archives.state.al.us emblems st spirit.html title State Spirit of Alabama accessdate 2007 03 18 date ... Kentucky State Symbols publisher Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives date 2007 03 30 ... as state beverage title Senate Approves Apple Cider as State Beverage date 2010 05 12 ref New York ... State Symbols publisher I Love New York government tourism marketing office accessdate 2010 12 08 ... date June 8, 2008 publisher New York State Assembly url http assembly.state.ny.us mem Marc W Butler ... Official State Symbols of North Carolina date publisher State of North Carolina url http www.statesymbolsusa.org North Carolina beverage milk.html work North Carolina State Library pages accessdate ... state beverage accessdate December 3, 2010 author Talley, Tim date November 2, 2002 publisher Amarillo ... 1995 1996 bills 3487.htm title 1995 96 Bill 3487 State Hospitality Beverage, Tea South Carolina ... accessdate 2010 12 03 date June 3, 2009 work TN.gov publisher State of Tennessee ref Vermont ... more details
This is a list of official U.S.state ships as designated by each State legislature United States state s legislature . inc transport class wikitable State Ship Image Year br designated Alabama None ref ... Citation needed date March 2008 rowspan 2 Washington U.S.state Washington MV President Washington br ... Lists of United States state insignia References reflist USstate ships state insignia Category United ... schooner Californian br state tall ship File Bateaugoelette.jpg 200px 2003 ref name CA Cite web year 2007 url http www.library.ca.gov history symbols.html ship title California State Library History and Culture State Symbols State Tall Ship publisher California State Library accessdate 2010 11 17 ... CT Cite web url http www.ct.gov ctportal cwp view.asp?a 885&q 246518 title CT.gov The State Ship date ...?A 3188&Q 392608 title SOTS Sites, Seals & Symbols publisher Secretary of the State of Connecticut ... br state flagship and tall ship ambassador File Amistad2010.jpg 200px 2003 ref name CT SOTS Massachusetts ... State Symbols publisher Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth accessdate 2010 11 17 ref Maryland Skipjack boat Skipjack br state boat File Skipjack EPA.PNG 200px 1985 ref name MD cite web url http www.msa.md.gov msa mdmanual 01glance html symbols boat.html title Skipjack, Maryland State Boat publisher Maryland State Archives accessdate 2010 11 16 ref Maine Bowdoin Arctic schooner Bowdoin br state sailing vessel File Bowdoin SableIsland.jpg 200px 1987 ref name ME Cite web url http www.mainelegislature.org legis statutes 1 title1sec218.html title Title 1, 218 State vessel publisher Maine Legislature ... 11 16 ref New Jersey A. J. Meerwald br state tall ship 1998 ref name NJ Cite web url http www.nj.gov ... boat br state historical boat 1987 ref name NC leg cite web url http www.ncleg.net EnactedLegislation ... Boat, Shad Boat NCpedia publisher State Library of North Carolina accessdate 2010 11 16 ref Ohio ... U.S. Brig Niagara replica U.S. Brig Niagara br flagship of the commonwealth File Brig Niagara on Bay.jpg ... more details
This is a list of official U.S.state butterflies ref http www.netstate.com states tables state butterflies.htm Official State Butterflies , NetState.com , accessed April 21, 2006. ref class wikitable sortable bgcolor CCCCCC StateState butterfly Binomial nomenclature Binomial br nomenclature Image Year designated Alabama Monarch butterfly Monarch Butterfly br State insect Danaus plexippus File Monarch ... Netstate.com date accessdate 2010 08 02 ref Expand list date August 2008 See also List of U.S.state insects Lists of U.S.state insignia References reflist 2 refbegin refend External links http members.aol.com ... 2, Chapter 10 accessdate 2009 07 16 ref Georgia U.S.state Georgia Eastern tiger swallowtail Eastern ... publisher Arizona State Legislature accessdate 2009 07 16 ref Arkansas Diana Fritillary Diana Fritillary ... www.netstate.com states symb ar symb.htm Arkansas State symbols and emblems ref California California ... Code, Title 1, Division 2, Chapter 2. publisher California State Legislature accessdate 2009 07 16 ... sos.georgia.gov state symbols state butterfly.html State Butterfly , Office of Secretary of state of Georgia website. ref Hawaii Kamehameha butterfly br State insect Vanessa tameamea File Vanessa tameamea1.jpg ... San Francisco Chronicle date 2009 08 21 ref Idaho Monarch butterfly Monarch Butterfly br State insect ... symbols insect title Idaho Symbols, Insect Monarch Butterfly accessdate 2008 03 26 work Idaho State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots publisher SHG resources, state handbook & guide ref Illinois Monarch butterfly Monarch Butterfly br State insect Danaus plexippus File Monarch In May.jpg 200px 1975 ref cite web url http www.museum.state.il.us exhibits symbols insect.html title State Symbol Illinois Official Insect Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus accessdate 2008 03 26 work Illinois State Symbols publisher Illinois State Museum ref Kentucky Viceroy butterfly Viceroy Butterfly Limenitis archippus ... State Symbols ref Minnesota Monarch butterfly Monarch Butterfly br State insect Danaus plexippus ... more details
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