Saturday, 4 September 2010

List of emblems and symbols from the State of Alabama


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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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