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State symbols and emblems
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Designation Symbol / Emblem Adopted
Great Seal Find out more 1792
Bird Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1926
Flower Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) 1926
Flag Find out more 1928
Song "My Old Kentucky Home" (modern version)* 1928
1988
Fish Kentucky Spotted Bass (Micropterus punctulatus) 1956
Wild Animal Game Species Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) 1968
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival Shakespeare in Central Park of Louisville 1984
Language English 1984
Tug-of-War Championship Fordsville(Ohio County) Tug-of-War Championship* 1984
Fossil Brachiopod 1986
Gemstone Freshwater Pearl 1986
Bluegrass Song "Blue Moon of Kentucky" by Bill Monroe* 1988
Butterfly Viceroy Butterfly (Basilarchia archippus) 1990
Soil Crider Soil Series* 1990
Kentucky Commonwealth Theatre Devou Park Summer Classics Theatre of Covington 1992
Arboretum Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest 1994
Tree Tulip Poplar 1994
Horse Thoroughbred 1996
Silverware Pattern Old Kentucky Blue Grass (Georgetown pattern)* 1996
Covered Bridge, Official Switzer Covered Bridge (Franklin County) 1998
Covered Bridge Capital of Kentucky Fleming County 1998
Mineral Coal 1998
Band, Pipe Louisville Pipe Band 2000
Botanical Garden UK Arboretum 2000
Bourbon Festival The Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Incorporated, of Bardstown, Kentucky 2000
Pledge Pledge of Allegiance to the Commonwealth of Kentucky 2000
Rock Kentucky Agate 2000
State Steam Locomotive Old 152 2000
Amphitheater Iroquois Amphitheater Iroquois Park, Louisville 2001
Musical Instrument Appalachian Dulcimer* 2001
Center for Celebration of African American Heritage The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage in Louisville 2002
Latin Motto Deo gratiam habeamus 2002
Outdoor Musical "Stephen Foster - The Musical" 2002
Science Center Louisville Science Center 2002
Fruit Blackberry 2004
Drink Milk 2005
Theatre Pipe Organ Kentucky Theatre's Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ, Lexington 2005
Dance Clogging 2006
Honey Festival Clarkson Honeyfest 2006
Music Bluegrass music 2007
How a Bill Becomes Law in Kentucky      Legislative Process
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