Georgia State Symbols

Through the years, the Georgia General Assembly has adopted by resolution official symbols and designations which are representative of our state.
Please click on any of the following items of interest for a photograph and brief description of each symbol or designation.

Amphibian	Green Tree Frog
Art Museum	Georgia Museum of Art
Atlas	Atlas of Georgia
Ballet	Atlanta Ballet
Beef Cook Off	"Shoot the Bull"
Bird	Brown Thrasher
Botanical Garden	The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Butterfly	Tiger Swallowtail
Creed	Georgian's Creed
Crop	Peanut
Fish	Largemouth Bass
Flag	State Flag
Flower	Cherokee Rose
Folk Dance	Square Dancing
Folk Festival	The Georgia Folk Festival
Folk Life Play	"Swamp Gravy"
Fossil	Shark Tooth
Fruit	Peach
Game Bird	Bobwhite Quail
Gem	Quartz
Historic Drama	"The Reach of Song"
Insect	Honeybee
Marine Mammal	Right Whale

Mineral	Staurolite
Motto	"Wisdom, Justice & Moderation"
Musical Theatre	"Jekyll Island Musical Theatre Festival"
Peanut Monument	Turner County Peanut Monument
Poet Laureate	David Bottoms
Pork Cook Off	"Slosheye Trail Big Pig Jig"
'Possum	Pogo 'Possum
Poultry	"The Poultry Capitol of the World"
Prepared Food	Grits
Railroad Museum	Historic Railroad Shops
Reptile	Gopher Tortoise
School	Plains High School
Seal	Great Seal
Seashell	Knobbed Whelk
Song	"Georgia on My Mind"
Tartan	Georgia Tartan
Theatre	The Springer Opera House
Tree	Live Oak
Transportation History Museum	Southeastern Railway Museum
Vegetable	Vidalia Sweet Onion
Waltz	"Our Georgia"
Wildflower	Azalea