List of Alabama state symbols

State symbols of Alabama
List of state symbols
MottoAudemus jura nostra defendere
Song"Alabama"
Foundation dayDecember 14, 1814 (1814-12-14)
Living insignia
AmphibianRed Hills salamander
BirdYellowhammer
ButterflyMonarch butterfly
Fish
FlowerCamelia
FruitBlackberry
Horse breedRacking horse
MammalAmerican black bear
MascotEastern tiger swallowtail
ReptileAlabama red-bellied turtle
TreeSouthern longleaf pine
VegetableSweet potato
Inanimate insignia
DrinkConecuh Ridge Alabama Fine Whiskey
Folk danceSquare dance
FossilBasilosaurus
GameWild turkey
GemstoneStar blue quartz
MineralHematite
RockMarble
ShellJohnstone's junonia
ShipUSS Alabama
SoilBama
Sweet
State route marker
Route marker
State quarter
Alabama quarter dollar coin
Released in 2003
Lists of United States state symbols
Location of the state of Alabama in the United States of America

The state of Alabama has a total of 41 official state emblems. The oldest symbol is the Alabama State Bible, from 1853.[1] The most recently designated symbol is the peach, Alabama's state tree fruit, established in 2006.

Alabama does not have an official nickname, although "Heart of Dixie" was strongly promoted by the Alabama Chamber of Commerce in the 1940s and 1950s, and put on state license plates.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Alabama State Bible". Alabama Department of Archives and History. November 15, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  2. ^ "The Heart of Dixie". Alabama Department of Archives and History. March 30, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  3. ^ "Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors". Alabama Department of Archives and History. February 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-20.