Symbols of the State of Georgia
Each state has many symbols. Do you know what the symbols of Georgia are?
We have a state bird, a state tree, a state flower, and more. Study the state symbols, and then
see how many you can identify in the State Symbol Scramble.
A list of some of Georgia’s symbols is below. Hwo many did you know about? Pictures
of some of the symbols are on the following pages.
Title
Symbol
Year Designated
State Flower
State Bird
State Tree
State Motto
State Nickname
State Insect
State Gem
State Mineral
State Historic Drama
State Fruit
State Vegetable
State Folk Dance
State Fish
State Fossil
State Marine Mammal
State ‘Possum
State Theater
State Reptile
State Waltz
State Song
State Pork Cook Off
State Seashell
Cherokee Rose
1916
Brown Thrasher
1970
Live Oak
1937
Wisdom Justice & Moderation
Peach State, Goober State, Empire of the South
Honeybee
1975
Quartz: Amethyst for Jewelry and Clear Quartz 1976
Staurolite
1976
The Reach of Song
1990
Peach
1995
Vidalia Onion
1990
Square Dance
Largemouth Bass
1970
Shark Tooth
1976
Right Whale
1985
Pogo (friendly cartoon swamp creature)
1992
Springer Opera House
1992
Gopher Tortoise
1989
“Our Georgia”
1951
“Georgia On My Mind”
1970
Slosheye Trail Big Pig Jig (Vienna, Ga.)
Knobbed Whelk
1987
State Gamebird
State Wildflower
State Butterfly
State Crop
Bobwwhite Quail
Azalea
Tiger Swallowtail
Peanut
1970
1979
1988
1995
The State Bird:
The State Fossil:
The Brown Thrasher
The Shark Tooth
The State Fish:
The Largemouth Bass
Georgia is known as tbe
Peach State.
The State Gamebird:
The Bobwhite Quail
The State Gemstone:
Quartz
The State Tree:
The Live Oak
The State Wildflower:
The State Insect:
The Azalea
The Honeybee
The State Crop:
The Peanut
The State Mineral:
The Staurolite
The State Reptile:
The Gopher Tortoise
The State Vegetable:
The Vidalia Onion
The State Butterfly:
The Tiger Swallowtail
The State Marine Mammal:
The Right Whale