Virginia State Symbols
Virginia State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots
Located on the southern border of Washington,
DC, the nation's capital, Virginia offers students numerous academic and cultural opportunities. Popular sights to visit include Arlington National
Cemetery; Monticello, home of US President Thomas Jefferson; Mount Vernon, home of US President George Washington; and Jamestown, site of the first
English settlement in the United States.
The Virginia Company founded the first permanent
English colony at Jamestown in 1607. Virginia is one of the original 13 states (it entered the Union in 1788), Virginia was named for Elizabeth I,
the Virgin Queen of England. Virginia holds an important place in American history, as it was home to many of the founding fathers, including George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Mason, and Patrick Henry. Four of America's first five presidents were Virginians. During the Civil
War, Richmond, Virginia's capital, was the capital of the Confederacy. Today, Virginia is a popular tourist spot where people can visit historic places
such as Alexandria, Williamsburg, and Mount Vernon, George Washington's estate. Virginia Big-Eared Bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) is the state bat and the
cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is the state bird
of the "Old Dominion."
Virginia State Symbols contains descriptions and pictures of the state symbols, emblems, and mascots of the state, which can be quickly accessed.
This resource guide represents many of Virginia state facts such as Virginia state symbols, the state flower, the state gemstone, the state insect,
the state tree, the state bird, the state animal, the state flag that flies over Virginia, and the capital, as well as many more symbols, emblems,
and mascots.
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Symbols
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Symbol Name - (Species)
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| Artisans Center |
Artisans Center of Virginia, Waynesboro |
| Bat |
Virginia Big-Eared Bat
(Corynorhinos townsendii virginianus ) |
| Beverage |
Milk |
| Bird |
Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| Boat |
Chesapeake Bay Deadrise |
| Cabin capital of Virginia |
Page County |
| Coal miners' memorial |
The Richland Coal Miners' Memorial, Richlands |
| Covered bridge capital of the Commonwealth |
Patrick County |
| Covered bridge festival |
Virginia Covered Bridge Festival, Patrick County |
| Dog |
American Foxhound |
| Emblem of service and sacrifice |
Honor and Remember Flag |
| Emergency Medical Services Museum |
"To the Rescue", Roanoke |
| Fish (Freshwater) |
Brook Trout
(Salvelinus fontinalis) |
| Fish (Saltwater) |
Striped bass
(Morone saxatilis) |
| Flag |
State Flag |
| Fleet |
Replicas of the three ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery |
| Floral Emblem |
American Dogwood
(Cornus florida) |
| Folk Dance |
Square Dance |
| Folklore Center |
The Blue Ridge Institute, Ferrum |
| Fossil |
Chesapecten jeffersonius |
Gold Mining
Interpretive Center |
Monroe Park, Goldvein, County of Fauquier, Virginia |
Historical Outdoor Drama |
"The Long Way Home" |
| Insect |
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
(Papilio glaucous Linne)
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| Language |
English |
| Motto |
Sic Semper Tyrannis,
(Thus Always to Tyrants) |
Motor Sports Museum |
"Wood Brothers Racing Museum and Virginia Motor Sports Hall of Fame", Patrick County |
| Nicknames |
NA |
Outdoors Drama
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"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama" |
| Poet Laureates |
Ron Smith (June 27, 2014 -) See More |
| Quarter |
Virginia State Quarter |
| Rock |
Nelsonite - 2016 |
| Seal |
Great Seal |
| Shakespeare festival |
Virginia Shakespeare Festival |
| Shell |
Oyster Shell
(Crassostraea virginica) |
| Snake |
Eastern garter snake - 2016
(Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) |
| Song emeritus |
"Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" |
| Song (Traditional) |
"Our Great Virginia" - March 26, 2015 |
| Song (Popular) |
"Sweet Virginia Breeze" - March 26, 2015 |
| Sport Hall of Fame |
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, Portsmouth |
| Tree |
Flowering Dogwood (Cornaceae Cornus florida) |
| War Memorial Museum |
"Virginia War Museum", Newport |
