List of West Virginia state symbols
The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Insignia
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat of arms | The Coat of Arms of West Virginia | 1863[1] |  |
| Flag | The flag of West Virginia consists of the coat of arms, wreathed below in rhododendron and bannered with "State of West Virginia" above, on a white field bound in blue | 1929[1] |  |
| Motto | Montani Semper Liberi (Mountaineers [are] Always Free) |
1863,[1][2] 1872[3] | — |
| Seal | The Great Seal of the State of West Virginia | 1863[1][2] |  |
Flora and fauna
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal | Black bear | 1954,[1] 1973[3] |  |
| Bird | Cardinal | 1949[1] |  |
| Butterfly | Monarch butterfly | 1995[3] |  |
| Fish | Brook trout | 1973[1] |  |
| Flower | Rhododendron | 1903[1] | .jpg) |
| Fruit | Apple | 1972[3] |  |
| Golden Delicious apple | 1995[3] | ||
| Insect | Honey bee | 2002[3] |  |
| Reptile | Timber rattlesnake | 2008[4] | .jpg) |
| Tree | Sugar maple | 1949[1][3] |  |
Inanimate
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil | Jefferson's ground sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii) | 2008[4] | |
| Gem | Silicified Mississippian Lithostrotionella coral | 1990[3] |  |
| Rock | Bituminous coal | 2009[5] |  |
| Soil | Monongahela | 1997[3][6] | image |
Cultural
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colors | Old Gold and Blue | 1963[1] | |
| Official Holiday | West Virginia Day – June 20 | 1927[3] | — |
| Song | "West Virginia My Home Sweet Home" | 1947, 1963[3] | — |
| "The West Virginia Hills" | 1961, 1963[3] | ||
| "This is My West Virginia" | 1963[3] | ||
| "Take Me Home, Country Roads" | 2014[7] | ||
| Tartan | West Virginia Shawl (adaptation) | 2008[8] | image |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "State Symbols". West Virginia's State Treasurer's Office. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Wrap-up: The Newsletter of the West Virginia Legislature" (PDF). XVIII (7). West Virginia Legislature. February 28, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 "State Symbols". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 28". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ↑ Ward, Ken (June 3, 2009). "Coal: West Virginia’s official rock". The Charleston Gazette. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Monongahela -- West Virginia State Soil" (PDF). US Department of Agriculture. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Country Roads, Take Me Home" (PDF). Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ↑ "House Concurrent Resolution No. 29 (2008)". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
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