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This is a list of state symbols for the U.S. state of Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

State Amphibian- American green tree frog
American green tree frog
The American green tree frog is a common species of New World tree frog belonging to the genus Hyla. It is a common backyard species that is popular as a pet, and is the state amphibian of Georgia and Louisiana.-Description:...

(Hyla cinerea)
State Bird- Brown Thrasher
Brown Thrasher
The Brown Thrasher , sometimes erroneously called the Brown Thrush, is a bird in the Mimidae family, a group that also includes the New World catbirds and mockingbirds.-Description:...

(Toxostoma rufum)
State Wildflower- Azalea
Azalea
Azaleas are flowering shrubs comprising two of the eight subgenera of the genus Rhododendron, Pentanthera and Tsutsuji . Azaleas bloom in spring, their flowers often lasting several weeks...
State Marine Mammal- North Atlantic Right Whale
North Atlantic Right Whale
The North Atlantic right whale which means "good, or true, whale of the ice") is a baleen whale, one of three right whale species belonging to the genus Eubalaena, formerly classified as a single species. With only 400 in existence, North Atlantic right whales are among the most endangered whales...

(Eubalaena glacialis)
State Butterfly- Eastern tiger swallowtail
Eastern tiger swallowtail
The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is a species of swallowtail butterfly native to North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies in the eastern United States, where it is common in many different habitats. It flies from spring to fall, during which it produces two to three broods...

(Papilio glaucus)
State Fruit- Peach
Peach
The peach tree is a deciduous tree growing to tall and 6 in. in diameter, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae. It bears an edible juicy fruit called a peach...
State Insect- Honeybee
State Flower- Cherokee Rose
Cherokee Rose
Rosa laevigata is a white, fragrant rose native to southern China and Taiwan south to Laos and Vietnam, and invasive in the United States....

(Rosa laevigata)
State Prepared Food- Grits
Grits
Grits are a food of American Indian origin common in the Southern United States and mainly eaten at breakfast. They consist of coarsely ground corn, or sometimes alkali-treated corn . They are also sometimes called sofkee or sofkey from the Muskogee language word...
State Fish- Largemouth Bass
Largemouth bass
The largemouth bass is a species of black bass in the sunfish family native to North America . It is also known as widemouth bass, bigmouth, black bass, bucketmouth, Potter's fish, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, linesides, Oswego bass, southern largemouth...
State Crop- Peanut
Peanut
The peanut, or groundnut , is a species in the legume or "bean" family , so it is not a nut. The peanut was probably first cultivated in the valleys of Peru. It is an annual herbaceous plant growing tall...
State Tree- Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
State Vegetable- Vidalia onion
Vidalia onion
A Vidalia onion is a sweet onion of certain varieties, grown in a production area defined by law in Georgia and by the United States Code of Federal Regulations . The varieties include the hybrid yellow granex, varieties of granex parentage, or other similar varieties recommended by the Vidalia...
State Reptile- Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus
Gopherus polyphemus
The gopher tortoise is a species of the Gopherus genus native to the southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is seen as a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide shelter for 360 other animal species...

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State Game Bird- Bobwhite Quail
Bobwhite Quail
The Northern Bobwhite, Virginia Quail or Bobwhite Quail is a ground-dwelling bird native to the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean...
State Seashell- Knobbed Whelk
Knobbed whelk
The knobbed whelk, Busycon carica, is a species of very large predatory sea snail, or in the USA, a whelk, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the busycon whelks....
State Gem- Quartz
Quartz
Quartz is the second-most-abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust, after feldspar. It is made up of a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall formula SiO2. There are many different varieties of quartz,...
State Fossil- Shark Tooth
State Mineral- Staurolite
Staurolite
Staurolite is a red brown to black, mostly opaque, nesosilicate mineral with a white streak.-Properties:It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, has a Mohs hardness of 7 to 7.5 and a rather complex chemical formula: 2Al94O204...
State Agriculture- Poultry
Poultry
Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of producing eggs, meat, and/or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae , especially the order Galliformes and the family Anatidae , commonly known as "waterfowl"...
State Art Museum- Georgia Museum of Art
Georgia Museum of Art
The Georgia Museum of Art is an art museum in Athens, Georgia, associated with the University of Georgia.The museum is also, since 1982, the official state museum of art. Located on the East Campus of UGA, in the Performing and Visual Arts Complex, it opened in 1948...

in Athens
State Atlas- The Atlas of Georgia
State Ballet- Atlanta Ballet
Atlanta Ballet
Atlanta Ballet is a ballet company, located in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the nation’s longest continuously performing ballet company and the State Ballet of Georgia.- History :...
State Beef Barbecue Championship Cook-off- The Hawkinsville Civitan Club’s “Shoot the Bull” barbecue championship
State Center for Character Education- Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum
State Folk Dance- Square Dance
Square dance
Square dance is a folk dance with four couples arranged in a square, with one couple on each side, beginning with Couple 1 facing away from the music and going counter-clockwise until getting to Couple 4. Couples 1 and 3 are known as the head couples, while Couples 2 and 4 are the side couples...
State Folk Festival- Georgia Folk Festival
State Folk Life Play- “Swamp Gravy”
State Frontier and Southern Indian Interpretive Center- The Funk Heritage/Bennett Center at Reinhardt College, Waleska
State Historic Drama- “The Reach of Song” presented on the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds near Hiawassee
State Musical Theatre- Peach State Summer Theatre
Peach State Summer Theatre
Peach State Summer Theatre is a professional summer theatre on the campus Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia. Each summer, a company of some 60 actor-singers, dancers, technicians, managers, and creators will reside in Valdosta for a nine-week season...
State Peanut Monument- Turner County on the west side of Interstate Highway 75 within the limits of the city of Ashburn
State Pork Barbecue Championship Cook-off- The Dooly County Chamber of Commerce’s “Slosheye Trail Big Pig Jig
Big Pig Jig
The Big Pig Jig is a barbecue cooking competition held annually in Vienna, Georgia. It is the state pork cook-off of Georgia.- History:...

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State Railroad Museum- The Central of Georgia Railroad Shops Complex, Savannah
State School- Plains High School
State Song- Georgia on My Mind
Georgia on My Mind
"Georgia on My Mind" is a song written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell . It is the official state song of the U.S. state of Georgia. Gorrell wrote the lyrics for Hoagy's sister, Georgia Carmichael. However, the lyrics of the song are ambiguous enough to refer either to the state or...

, lyrics by Stuart Gorrell and music by Hoagy Carmichael
State Theater- Springer Opera House
Springer Opera House
The Springer Opera House is a historic live performance theater located in Downtown Columbus, Georgia. First opened February 21, 1871, the theater was named the State Theatre of Georgia by Governor Jimmy Carter for its 100th anniversary season, a designation made permanent by the 1992 state...

, Columbus.

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