This is a list of the state symbols of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
Insignia
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Flag | The flag of Wisconsin | 1863 | |
Motto | "Forward" | 1851 | |
Nicknames | Badger State, America's Dairyland | (unofficial) | License plate with nickname |
Seal | The Seal of Wisconsin | 1881 |
Species
Type | Symbol | Year | Image | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Animal | Badger Taxidea taxes |
1957 | ||
Bird | Robin Tordus migraturius |
1949 | ||
Domestic animal | Dairy Cow Bos taurus |
1971 | ||
Dog | American water spaniel | 1985 | ||
Fish | Muskellunge Esox masquinongy |
1955 | ||
Flower | Wood violet Viola sororia |
1909 | ||
Fruit | Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon |
2003 | ||
Grain | Corn Zea mays |
1989 | ||
Insect | Honey bee Apis mellifera |
1977 | ||
Tree | Sugar maple Acer saccharum |
1949 | ||
Wildlife animal | White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus |
1957 |
Geology
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Fossil | Trilobite Calymene celebra |
1985 | |
Mineral | Galena | 1971 | |
Rock | Red granite | 1971 | |
Soil | Antigo Silt Loam | 1983 |
Culture
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Ballad | "Oh Wisconsin, Land of My Dreams" | 2001 | |
Beverage | Milk | 1987 | |
Dance | Polka | 1993 | |
Song | "On, Wisconsin!" | 1959 | |
Symbol of peace | Mourning dove Zenaidura macroura corolinensis linnaus |
1971 | |
Tartan | Hunting tartan | 2007 | |
Waltz | "The Wisconsin Waltz" | 2001 | |
Dessert | Cream Puff | 2011 |
References
- Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.). "Chapter 11: Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2009–2010 (PDF). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. ISBN 978-0-9752820-3-8. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
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