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Arkansas State Symbols, Songs, and Emblems
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| Designation | Symbol / Emblem | Adopted |
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Sources...Arkansas General Assembly, Arkansas Code of 1987, <http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/bureau/Publications/Arkansas%20Code/ARCodeMainDoc.pdf> (Accessed 9 December 2009)
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| Great Seal | Find out more... | 1864 | ||||
| Floral emblem | Apple Blossom (Pyrus malus) | 1901 | ||||
| Flag | Find out more... | 1913 | ||||
| Bird | Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 1929 | ||||
| Tree | Pine Tree (Genus Pinus L.) | 1939 | ||||
| Gem | Diamond | 1967 | ||||
| Mineral | Quartz crystal | 1967 | ||||
| Rock | Bauxite | 1967 | ||||
| Poet Laureate | The Governor is authorized to designate or appoint, by proclamation, a Poet Laureate of the State of Arkansas. | 1971 | ||||
| Waltz | "Arkansas Waltz," music by Bill Urfer, words by Bill Urfer and Cletus Jones (By State Senate Resolution No. 24) | 1971 | ||||
| Creed | The Arkansas Creed | 1972 | ||||
| Insect | Honeybee (Apis mellifera) | 1973 | ||||
| Beverage | Milk | 1985 | ||||
| Musical instrument | Fiddle | 1985 | ||||
| Anthem | "Arkansas," words and music by Mrs. Eva Ware Barnett | 1987 | ||||
| Fruit | South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato | 1987 | ||||
| Historical song | "The Arkansas Traveler," words by the Arkansas State Song Selection Committee (1947) and music by Colonel Sanford (Sandy) Faulkner (about 1850) | 1987 | ||||
| Language | English | 1987 | ||||
| Song | "Arkansas (You Run Deep in Me)," words and music by Wayland Holyfield
"Oh, Arkansas," words and music by by Terry Rose and Gary Klaf |
1987 | ||||
| Vegetable | South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato | 1987 | ||||
| American folk dance | Square Dance | 1991 | ||||
| Mammal | White-tail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 1993 | ||||
| Purple Martin Capital of Arkansas, Northwest | Fort Smith | 1993 | ||||
| Purple Martin Capital of Arkansas, Southeast | Lake Village | 1993 | ||||
| Trout Capital of the U.S.A. | Cotter | 1993 | ||||
| Soil | Stuttgart Soil Series | 1997 | ||||
| Historic cooking vessel | Dutch Oven | 2001 | ||||
| Butterfly | Diana Fritillary Butterfly (Speyeria diana) | 2007 | ||||
| Grain | Rice | 2007 | ||||
| Grape | Cynthiana grape (Vitis aestivalis) | 2009 | ||||
| Nut | 2009 | |||||
| Poultry Capital of the World | Springdale | 2013 | ||||
Making laws in Arkansas
The Arkansas House of Representatives offers How a Bill Becomes Law to help us understand how laws are made in Arkansas.
Additional Information
Arkansas State Symbols
:
Symbols Document from the Arkansas Secretary of State.
Arkansas
Facts and Symbols
Elaine A. Kule
Arkansas Facts and Symbols, by Elaine A. Kule. 24 pages. Publisher: Capstone Press; Rev Upd edition (August 2003) Reading level: Grades 3-4. Interest level: Grades 3-9. Perfect for report writing! Easy-to-read text covers major Arkansas symbols such as the state flag, seal, bird, tree, flower, animal, and more. A "Fast Facts" section highlights the state's capital city, largest city, physical size, population, natural resources, farm products, and primary manufactured goods. Also included are full-page maps that introduce the concept of the map key, which is great for teaching map-reading skills.
State Names, Seals
Flags and Symbols
Benjamin F. Shearer
Barbara S. Shearer
State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols, by Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara S. Shearer. 544 pages. Greenwood Press; 3 Sub edition (October 30, 2001) This is one of the best, and most comprehensive, books we could find about the official state names and nicknames, mottoes, seals, flags, capitols, flowers, trees, birds, songs, and miscellaneous designations of each state. This, coupled with the 1938 Shankle book, formed the basis of our symbol library. If you're serious about your states symbols, you'll want to have this book and the one below. This book also contains information about state holidays, license plates, sports teams, universities and other trivia.
State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers, and Other Symbols, by George Earlie Shankle. 522 pages. Reprint Services Corp; Revised edition (June 1971) Reprint of the 1938 revised edition. The first comprehensive book about our state symbols! From the preface: "This book grew out of the desire of its author to know, about his native state, a great many facts which he found exceedingly difficult to obtain. After three years of research in the Library of Congress, he is able to give to the public this storehouse of information, which could have been gathered from not library less fertile in source material..."
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