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Stamp depicting Nebraska’s state flower and bird
Picture of Nebraska’s state flag
Picture of Nebraska’s state seal

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• To learn more about a symbol, click its link in the left column (Designation) of the table below.
A check mark (check mark (article available)) indicates an article, with or without pictures, about that symbol. (However, many symbol pages without check marks nevertheless have a little text, pictures and/or links to related resources.)

Designation Symbol Scientific Name Year
Flag 1925
Seal 1867
Nickname Cornhusker State 1945
Nickname Tree Planters’ State 1895
Motto Equality Before the Law 1867
Motto
Song Beautiful Nebraska 1967
check mark (article available)Flower giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea 1895
check mark (article available)Tree cottonwood Populus deltoides 1972
Grass little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 1969
check mark (article available)Bird western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 1927
Mammal white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus 1981
Fish channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus 1997
Insect honeybee Apis mellifera 1975
Soil Holdrege Series 1979
Fossil mammoth Mammuthus 1967
Gemstone blue chalcedony (agate) 1967
Rock prairie agate 1967
Ballad A Place Like Nebraska 1997
American Folk Dance square dance 1997
Poet Laureate John G, Neihardt (1881-1973) 1921
Poet William Kloefkorn 1982
Beverage milk 1998
Soft Drink Kool-Aid 1998
Baseball Capital Wakefield 1997
Historic Baseball Capital St. Paul 1997
Village of Lights Cody 1997
Language English 1923
River Platte River 1998
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