Here is a useful list of emblems and symbols from the State of Alabama. More information on this state and its capital of the united States of America can be found here.
Alabama State Information
Emblem/Symbol | Name of Emblem/Symbol | Date Adopted |
| State Bible | 1853 |
| State map showing major rivers | 1939 |
| Crimson Cross of St. Andrew/white field | 1895 |
| Yellowhammer | 1927 |
| Alabama State Poets Laureate | 1930 |
| Alabama | 1933 |
| Eagles supporting shield with flags of countries that ruled Alabama | 1939 |
| We Dare Maintain Our Rights | 1939 |
| Alabama's Creed | 1953 |
| (Fighting) Tarpon | 1955 |
| Camellia | 1959 |
| Hematite (Red Iron Ore) | 1967 |
| Marble | 1969 |
| Racking Horse | 1975 |
| Largemouth Bass | 1975 |
| Wild Turkey | 1980 |
| Square Dance | 1981 |
| Pecan | 1982 |
| Basilosaurus cetoides | 1984 |
| Florence Renaissance Faire | 1988 |
| Horse Show | 1988 |
| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | 1989 |
| Monarch Butterfly | 1989 |
| Alabama Red-bellied Turtle | 1990 |
| Star Blue Quartz | 1990 |
| Scaphella junonia johnstoneae | 1990 |
| William Gibson's The Miracle Worker | 1991 |
| Demopolis Christmas on the River Cook-off | 1991 |
| Dothan Landmarks Park | 1992 |
| Stockton Fall Horseshoe Tournament | 1992 |
| AL Theatre for the Performing Arts | 1993 |
| The Incident at Looney's Tavern | 1993 |
| Southern Longleaf Pine | 1997 |
| Bama Soil Series | 1997 |
| Pine Burr Quilt | 1997 |
| Oak-leaf Hydrangea | 1999 |
| Red Hills salamander | 2000 |
| Blackberry | 2004 |
| Conecuh Ridge Alabama Fine Whiskey | 2004 |
| Black Bear | 2006 |
| Peach | 2006 |
Alabama does not have an official nickname. It is commonly referred to as "the Heart of Dixie" and that phrase has appeared on state automobile license plates since the 1950s, but it is not an official nickname. Alabama has also been known as the cotton state and the yellowhammer state.
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