List of Georgia state symbols

Location of the state of Georgia in the United States of America

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

Type	Symbol	Year
‘Possum	Pogo ‘Possum.	1992
Amphibian	American green tree frog Hyla cinerea	2005
Art Museum	Georgia Museum of Art.	1982
Atlas	The Atlas of Georgia.	1985
Ballet Company	Atlanta Ballet.	1973

State Beef Barbecue Championship Cook-off- The Hawkinsville Civitan Club’s “Shoot the Bull” barbecue championship
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
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

Georgia State Symbols (Internet Archive version)
Georgia State Symbols, Songs, and Emblems

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