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

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