List of Washington state symbols

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Official state symbols of the U.S. state of Washington:

State nickname: The Evergreen State, adopted 1893
State motto: Al-ki or Alki ("bye and bye")
State song: "Washington, My Home", adopted 1959
State flower: Coast Rhododendron, adopted 1892
State bird: American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis), adopted 1951
State tree: Western hemlock, adopted 1947
State fish: Steelhead trout, adopted 1969
State insect: Green darner dragonfly, adopted 1997
State gem: Petrified wood, adopted 1975
State fruit: Apple, adopted 1989
State grass: Bluebunch wheatgrass, adopted 1989
State tartan: one designed by Margaret McLeod van Nus and Frank Cannonita, adopted 1991
State fossil: Columbian mammoth, adopted 1998
State folk song: "Roll On, Columbia, Roll On," adopted 1987
State ship: the container ship President Washington, adopted 1983
State dance: Square dance, adopted 1979

Marine mammal

Washington's newest state symbol is the orca, due to an effort led by second and third grade students from Crescent Harbor Elementary in Oak Harbor. Pods of orca are resident in Puget Sound and the surrounding waters of the Pacific Ocean. Orcas, and other whale watching tourism brings in millions of dollars of revenue to the state. It is a culturally significant symbol for local tribes of Native Americans. Designation of the orca as the state marine mammal is also an attempt to raise awareness in protecting its habitat. [link]

Unofficial State Song - "Louie, Louie" [link] performed by The Kingsmen [link]

External links

[The Symbols of Washington]

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