List of Wisconsin state symbols

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

This is a list of the state symbols of the U.S. state of Wisconsin .

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Insignia

TypeSymbolYearImage
Flag The flag of Wisconsin 1863 Flag of Wisconsin.svg
Motto "Forward"1851 Forward 1893.jpg
Nicknames Badger State [1]
Seal The Great Seal of Wisconsin 1881
Seal of Wisconsin.svg

Species

Type SymbolYearImage
Animal Badger
Taxidea taxus
1957 AmericanBadger.JPG
Bird American robin
Turdus migratorius
1949 Turdus-migratorius-002.jpg
Domestic animal Dairy cow
Bos taurus
1971 Guernsey cow or calf lying on the ground, ca 1941-42.jpg
Dog American Water Spaniel 1985 American Water Spaniel 2.JPG
Fish Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
1955 Muskellunge USFWS.jpg
Flower Wood violet
Viola sororia
1909 Viola sororia in Wisconsin.jpg
Fruit Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
2003 Cranberry bog.jpg
Grain Corn
Zea mays
1989 Cornheap.jpg
Insect Western honey bee
Apis mellifera
1977 Honeybee landing on milkthistle02.jpg
Tree Sugar maple
Acer saccharum
1949 Acer saccharum.jpg
Wildlife animal White-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus
1957 White-tailed deer.jpg

Geology

TypeSymbolYearImage
Fossil Trilobite
Calymene celebra
1985 Olenoides serratus oblique with antennas.jpg
Mineral Galena 1971 GalenaKansas.jpg
Rock Granite 1971 Itu granite.JPG
Soil Antigo (soil) 1983 Antigo (soil).jpg

Culture

TypeSymbolYearImage
Ballad"Oh Wisconsin, Land of My Dreams"2001
Beverage Milk 1987 Milk glass.jpg
Dance Polka 1993
Pastry Kringle [2] 2013 Kringle.jpeg
SloganAmerica's Dairyland [3] 1940
Song "On, Wisconsin!"1959
Symbol of peace Mourning dove
Zenaidura macroura carolinensis
1971 Mourning Dove 2006.jpg
Tartan Wisconsin tartan [4] [5] 2007
Wisconsin state tartan.png
Waltz"The Wisconsin Waltz"2001

References

  1. Dornfeld, Margaret; Hantula, Richard (2010). Wisconsin: It's my state!. Marshall Cavendish. p. 5. ISBN   978-1-60870-062-2.
  2. Alison Bauter. "Sweet taste of victory: Kringle now official state pastry". July 6, 2013. Accessed January 26, 2018.
  3. "Wisconsin State Symbols". Wisconsin Historical Society. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  4. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, ed. (2011). "Wisconsin State Symbols" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2011-2012 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization. p. 952.
  5. "Tartan Details - the Scottish Register of Tartans".