List of Indiana state symbols

Indiana is in the Great Lakes region of the U.S., in the northeastern-central part of the country.
Location of the state of Indiana in the United States, highlighted in red.

The U.S. state of Indiana has 17 official state emblems, as well as other designated official and unofficial items. The majority of the symbols in the list are officially recognized and created by an act of the Indiana General Assembly and signed into law by the governor. They are listed in Indiana Code Title 1, Article 2, State Emblems which also regulates the appearance and applicable use of the items.[1]

Compared to other states, Indiana has few official symbols. The first symbol was the Seal of Indiana, which was made official in 1801 for the Indiana Territory and again in 1816 by the state of Indiana.[2] It served as the state's only emblem for nearly a century until the adoption of the state song in 1913.[3] For many years, Indiana was the only state without a flag. The official state banner was adopted in 1917, and renamed the state flag in 1955.[4] The newest symbol of Indiana is the state fossil, mastodon, which was declared in 2022.[5]

  1. ^ "IC 1-2". Indiana Code. Indiana Office of Code Revision. Archived from the original on November 18, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  2. ^ "Indiana's State Seal—An Overview". Indiana Historical Bureau. Archived from the original on 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  3. ^ Henderson, Clayton W. "Paul Dresser". Indiana Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  4. ^ "Indiana's State Banner". Indiana Historical Bureau. Archived from the original on 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  5. ^ "Indiana lawmakers name mastodon as first state fossil". WFYI. Archived from the original on 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-02-23.