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Designation	Symbol / Emblem	Adopted
Artist	Norman Rockwell	2008
Bean	Baked Navy Bean	1993
Berry	Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon)	1994
Beverage	Cranberry Juice	1970
Bird	Chickadee (Penthestes atricapillus)	1941
Blues Artist	Henry St. Clair Fredericks (Taj Mahal)	2006
Building & Monument Stone	Granite	1983
Cat	Tabby Cat (Felis familiaris)	1988
Ceremonial March	"The Road to Boston" Composer unknown.	1985
Children's Author and Illustrator	Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss	2003
Children's Book	"Make Way for Ducklings" by Robert McCloskey	2003
Citizenry	Bay Staters	1990
Colors	Blue, green and cranberry	2005
Cookie	Chocolate Chip Cookie	1997
Dessert	Boston Cream Pie	1996
Dog	Boston Terrier (Canis familiaris bostenensis)	1979
Donut	Boston Cream Donut	2003
Explorer Rock	Dighton Rock	1983
Fish or Fish Emblem	Cod (Gadus morrhua)	1974
Flag	Find out more	1971
Flower or Floral Emblem	Mayflower (Epigaea repens)	1918
Folk Dance	Square Dance	1990
Folk Hero	Johnny Appleseed	1996
Folk Song	"Massachusetts" words and music by Arlo Guthrie	1981
Fossil	Dinosaur Tracks	1980
Game Bird	Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)	1991
Gem	Rhodonite	1979
Glacial Rock	Rolling Rock in Fall River	2008
Glee Club Song	"The Great State of Massachusetts", words by George A. Wells, and music by J. Earl Bley	1997
Great Seal	Find out more	1780
Heroine	Deborah Samson	1983
Historical Rock	Plymouth Rock	1983
Horse	Morgan Horse (Equus cabullus morganensis)	1970
Insect	Lady Bug	1974
Inventor	Benjamin Franklin	2006
Marine Mammal	Right Whale (Eubabalena glacialis)	1980
Mineral	Babingtonite	1971
Ode	"Ode to the Commonwealth" words and music by Joseph Falzone	2000
Muffin	Corn Muffin	1986
Patriotic Song	"Massachusetts (Because of You Our Land is Free)" words and music by Bernard Davidson	1989
Poem	"Blue Hills of Massachusetts" composed by Katherine E. Mullen	1981
Polka	"Say Hello to Someone in Massachusetts" by Lenny Gomulka	1998
Reptile	Garter snake	2007
Rock	Roxbury Puddingstone (Roxbury Conglomerate)	1983
Shell	New England Neptune (Neptuna lyrata decemcostata)	1987
Soil	Paxton Soil Series*	1990
Song	"All Hail to Massachusetts" words and music by Arthur J. Marsh	1981
Sport	Basketball	2006
Tree	American Elm (Ulmus americana)	1941
Veterans of Southwest Asia War Monument	Worcester, Desert Calm Committee, Inc.	1993
Vietnam War Memorial	Memorial in Worcester	1990
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