| Designation |
Symbol / Emblem |
Adopted |
| Floral Emblem |
American Dogwood (Cornus florida) |
1918 |
| Flag |
Find out more |
1930 |
| Great Seal |
Find out more |
1930 |
| Song Emeritus |
"Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" by James A. Bland - Adopted as state "song".
Re-designated as state "song emeritus".
Originally titled "Carry Me Back To Old Virginny". |
1940
1997 |
| Bird |
Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
1950 |
| Tree |
Dogwood (Cornus florida) |
1956 |
| Dog |
American Foxhound |
1966 |
| Shell |
Oyster Shell (Crassostraea virginica) |
1974 |
| Beverage |
Milk |
1982 |
| Blue Ridge Folklore State Center |
Blue Ridge Institute located in the village of Ferrum. |
1986 |
| Boat |
Chesapeake Bay Deadrise |
1988 |
| Folk Dance |
Square Dance |
1991 |
| Insect |
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio glaucus Linnaeus) |
1991 |
| Fish |
Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) |
1993 |
| Fossil |
Chesapecten jeffersonius |
1993 |
| Emergency medical services museum |
"To the Rescue", located in the City of Roanoke. |
1994 |
| Historical Outdoor Drama |
"The Long Way Home", based on the life of Mary Draper Ingles, adapted for stage by Earl Hobson Smith, performed in Radford. |
1994 |
| Outdoor Drama |
"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama" adapted for stage by Clara Lou Kelly,
performed in Big Stone Gap. |
1994 |
| Motor Sports Museum |
"Wood Brothers Racing Museum and Virginia Motor Sports Hall of Fame", Patrick County |
1995 |
| Language |
English |
1996 |
| Sports Hall of Fame |
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, Portsmouth |
1996 |
| War Memorial Museum |
"Virginia War Museum", Newport News |
1997 |
| Artisan Center |
Artisans Center of Virginia, Waynesboro |
1999 |
| Fleet |
Replicas of the three ships that sailed from England to Jamestown in 1607:
Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery.
Susan Constant
About
Replica
Model by Kelvin Thatcher
Godspeed
About
Replica
Replica
Discovery
About |
2001 |
| Gold Mining Interpretive Center |
Monroe Park, Goldvein, Virginia |
2001 |
| Bat |
Virginia Big-Eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) Effective: July 1, 2005 |
2005 |
| Covered Bridge Festival |
Virginia Covered Bridge Festival held in Patrick County |
2007 |
| Covered Bridge Capital of the Commonwealth |
Patrick County |
2008 |
| How a Bill Becomes Law in Virginia
How a Bill Becomes Law in Virginia* |
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