List of Wisconsin state symbols

This is a list of the state symbols of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

Location of the state of Wisconsin in the United States of America

Insignia edit

Type Symbol Year Image
Flag The flag of Wisconsin 1863  
Motto "Forward" 1851  
Nicknames Badger State, America's Dairyland[1]
Seal The Great Seal of Wisconsin 1881
 

Species edit

Type Symbol Year Image
Animal Badger
Taxidea taxus
1957  
Bird American robin
Turdus migratorius
1949  
Domestic animal Dairy cow
Bos taurus
1971  
Dog American Water Spaniel 1985  
Fish Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
1955  
Flower Wood violet
Viola sororia
1909  
Fruit Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
2003  
Grain Corn
Zea mays
1989  
Insect Western honey bee
Apis mellifera
1977  
Tree Sugar maple
Acer saccharum
1949  
Wildlife animal White-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus
1957  

Geology edit

Type Symbol Year Image
Fossil Trilobite
Calymene celebra
1985  
Mineral Galena 1971  
Rock Granite 1971  
Soil Antigo (soil) 1983  

Culture edit

Type Symbol Year Image
Ballad "Oh Wisconsin, Land of My Dreams" 2001
Beverage Milk 1987  
Dance Polka 1993
Pastry Kringle[2] 2013  
Slogan America's Dairyland[3] 1940
Song "On, Wisconsin!" 1959
Symbol of peace Mourning dove
Zenaidura macroura carolinensis
1971  
Tartan Wisconsin tartan[4][5] 2007
 
Waltz "The Wisconsin Waltz" 2001

References edit

  • Barish, Lawrence S., ed. (2009). "Chapter 11: Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2009–2010 (PDF). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. ISBN 978-0-9752820-3-8. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  1. ^ Dornfeld, Margaret; Hantula, Richard (2010). Wisconsin: It's my state!. Marshall Cavendish. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-60870-062-2.
  2. ^ Alison Bauter. "Sweet taste of victory: Kringle now official state pastry". July 6, 2013. Accessed January 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin State Symbols". Wisconsin Historical Society. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  4. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, ed. (2011). "Wisconsin State Symbols" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2011-2012 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization. p. 952.
  5. ^ "Tartan Details - the Scottish Register of Tartans".