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Designation	Symbol / Emblem	Adopted
American Folk Dance	The Square Dance	1994
Amphibian	Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)	1999
Animal	White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)	1972
Beverage	Milk	1984
Bird	Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)	1948
Botanical Garden	The Botanical Garden of Clemson University	1992
Butterfly	Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus)	1994
Color	Indigo blue worn on the uniform of Colonel William Moultrie's soldiers and adopted as the background of the South Carolina State flag	2009
Dance	The Shag	1984
Dog	Boykin Spaniel	1985
Duck	Wood Duck, also known as the summer duck and the Carolina duck (Aix sponsa)	2009
Fish	Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)	1972
Flag	Find out more	1776
Flower	Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)	1924
Folk Art and Crafts Center	South Carolina Artisans Center, Walterboro	2000
Fruit	Peach (Prunus persica)	1984
Grass	Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans)	2001
Gem Stone	Amethyst	1969
Great Seal	Find out more	1776
Hall of Fame	South Carolina Hall of Fame, Myrtle Beach Convention Center	2001
Heritage Horse	Marsh Tacky	2010
Heritage Work Animal	Mule	2010
Hospitality Beverage	Tea	1995
Insect	Carolina Mantid (Stagmomantis carolina Johannson) or Praying Mantis	1988
Language	English	1987
Lowcountry handcraft	Sweet grass basket	2006
Marine mammal	Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)	2009
Migratory marine mammal	Northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)	2009
Military Academy	Camden Military Academy	2001
Music	The Spiritual	1999
Opera	"Porgy and Bess"	2001
Pledge to State Flag	"I salute the flag of South Carolina and pledge to the Palmetto State love, loyalty and faith."	1966
Poet Laureate	Bennie Lee Sinclair (Mrs. Don Lewis)	1934
Popular Music	Beach Music	2001
Railroad Museum	South Carolina Railroad Museum, Fairfield County	1997
Reptile	Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta)	1988
Rural Drama Center	Abbeville Opera House	2001
Shell	Lettered Olive (Oliva sayana)	1984
Snack food	Boiled peanuts	2006
Song	"Carolina" words by Henry Timrod, music by Anne Custis Burgess "South Carolina on My Mind" by Hank Martin and Buzz Arledge	1911 1984
Spider	Carolina Wolf Spider (Hogna carolinensis)	2000
Stone	Blue Granite	1969
Tapestry	"From the Mountains to the Sea"	2000
Tartan	Carolina Tartan	2002
Tobacco Museum	Tobacco Museum in the City of Mullins	2004
Tree	Sabal Palmetto and commonly known as the Cabbage Palmetto (Inodes palmetto)	1939
Waltz	"The Richardson Waltz", arranged by Mary S. Richardson Briggs.	2000
Wildflower	Goldenrod (Solidago altissima)	2003
Wild Game Bird	Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)	1976

State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols
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