Each of the 50 United States has a variety of state emblems and symbols, such as state mottoes, songs, birds, flowers, grasses and trees. Nevada and California are the only two US states that have more than one state tree.…
There is no official state song of Virginia, though the state does have an interim state song and a state song emeritus. From 1940 to 1997, the state song was "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny", though it has since…
The state song of Nevada is “Home Means Nevada.” It was composed by Nevadan Bertha Raffetto in 1932. Also a singer, Raffetto had been asked to find a song to sing about Nevada for a club function. When she found…
Depending on the source and context, any one of six songs can legitimately be claimed as an “official” state song of Louisiana. The first song the state legislature adopted, in 1932, was the “Song of Louisiana.” The legislature again acted…
The state song of Alaska is entitled "Alaska's Flag," which was originally written as a poem that recalls imagery from the design of the state's flag. It is unique among state songs for this close connection between two state symbols.…
The state of Texas does not have an official nickname. It does, however, have a number of unofficial state nicknames that reflect different facets of the symbol of the state and its people. The first state nickname of Texas is…
The state motto of Virginia is "Sic Semper Tyrannis,” meaning “Thus Always to Tyrants.” The motto was adopted in 1776, with the words symbolizing victory over tyranny. Virginia's state motto was recommended by George Mason to be incorporated into the…
There is no authoritative history of how “All for Our Country” came to be the state motto of Nevada, but there are theories. The main theory centers on the fact that Nevada became a state in 1864, toward the end…
The state motto of Maine is simply “Dirigo,” meaning “I Guide” or “I Direct.” Maine is one of only 15 states within the United States to officially adopt a motto. Other states have unofficial mottos, meaning that their mottos were…
Perhaps no other motto can compete with the dramatic and historic events leading up to the first utterance of the state motto of Hawaii: Ua Mau ke Ea o Aina ai ka Pono, or “the life of the land is…