List of Nebraska state symbols

The following is a list of official symbols of the U.S. state of Nebraska, listed in the order adopted by the Nebraska Legislature:

State symbols

Type	Symbol	Year
Motto	Equality Before the Law	1867
Seal	The Seal of Nebraska	1867
Flower	Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)^[1]	1895
Poet laureate	John Neihardt	1921
Flag	A blue background with the seal of Nebraska superimposed on the center.	1925
Bird	Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)	1929
Nickname	Cornhusker State	1945
Fossil	Mammoth	1967
Gemstone	Blue agate	1967
Rock	Prairie agate	1967
Song	"Beautiful Nebraska"	1967
Grass	Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)	1969
Tree	Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)	1972
Insect	Honeybee (Apis mellifera)	1975
Soil	Holdrege series	1979
Mammal	White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)	1981
Poet laureate	William Kloefkorn	1982
Fish	Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)	1997-09-13
State American folk dance	Square dance	1997-09-19
Ballad	"A Place Like Nebraska"	1997-10-09
Baseball capital	St. Paul (historic) Wakefield	1997-10-09
Village of lights	Cody	1997-12-11
River	Platte River	1998-02-26
Soft drink	Kool-Aid	1998-05-21
Beverage	Milk	1998-09-10

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