Utah State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots
Utah Symbols, Utah Emblems, and Utah Mascots
Browse the state's symbols; state animal, state bird, state flower, state flag, state fossil, state insect, state motto, state seal, state tree, color, dance, fish, mammal, music, nut, reptile seal, and miscellaneous designations, emblems, and mascot of each state with pictures. Find origin of the state name. View the state almanacs, state timelines and peruse state facts and stats such as the capitol, location, and date admitted to the union.
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Beehive State
Utah Code
Title 63 -- Chapter 13 -- Miscellaneous Provisions
63-13-5.5. State symbols.
Utah Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots |
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| Animal | Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis) February 1, 1971 |
| Astronomical | The Beehive Cluster located in the constellation of Cancer the Crab, 1996 |
| Bird | California Gull, (Larus californious) February 14, 1955 |
| Cooking Pot | Dutch Oven, 1997 |
| Emblem | Beehive, March 4, 1959 |
| Fish | Bonneville Cutthroat Trout (Salmo clarki) 1977 Replaces Rainbow Trout, February 1, 1971 |
| Flag | State Flag, 1913 |
| Flower | Sego Lily (Calochortus nuttallii) March 18, 1911 |
| Folk Dance | Square Dance, 1994 |
| Fossil | Allosaurus, 1988 |
| Fruit | Cherry, 1997 |
| Gemstone | Topaz, February 4, 1969 |
| Grass | Indian ricegrass (Oryzopsis hymenoides), March 13, 1990 |
| Hymn | "Utah We Love Thee", February 19, 1917; May 5, 2003 Words and Music by Evan Stephen |
| Insect | Honeybee (Apis mellifera) March 16, 1983 |
| Mineral | Copper, 1944 |
| Motto | Industry, March 4, 1959. "Industry is associated with the symbol of the beehive. The early pioneers had few material resources at their disposal and therefore had to rely on their own "industry" to survive. The word "industry" appears on both the State Seal and the State Flag. |
| Museum, Railroad | Odgen Union Station, 1988 |
| Rock | Coal, March 13, 1991 |
| Seal | Great Seal, April 3, 1896 |
| Song | "Utah, This is the Place" May 5, 2003 Words by Sam Francis, Gary Francis Music by Gary Francis |
| Star, Centennial | Dubhe, 1996 |
| Tartan | Tartan, February 28, 1996 |
| Tree | Blue Spruce, Picea pungens, February 20, 1933 |
| Vegetable | Spanish Sweet Onion, May 6, 2002 |
| Vegetable, Historic | Sugar Beet, May 6, 2002 |
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