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• Read an Introduction to North Dakota symbols. • To learn more about a symbol, click
its link in the left column (Designation) of the table below.
A check mark
(  )
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 |
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1911 |
| Seal |
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1889 |
| Arms |
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1957 |
| Nickname |
Peace Garden State |
1957 |
| Nickname |
Flickertail State |
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| Nickname |
Roughrider State |
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| Nickname |
Sioux State |
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| Nickname |
Land of the Dakotas |
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| Motto |
Liberty and Union Now and Forever, One and Inseparable |
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| Song |
North Dakota Hymn |
1947 |
| Flower |
wild prairie rose |
Rosa arkansana |
1907 |
| Tree |
American elm |
Ulmus americana |
1947 |
| Grass |
western wheatgrass |
Pascopyrum smithii |
1977 |
| Bird |
western meadowlark |
Sturnella neglecta |
1947 |
| Honorary State Equine |
Nokota Horse |
Equus caballus |
1993 |
| Fish |
northern pike |
Esox lucius |
1969 |
| Soil |
Williams |
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| Fossil |
Teredo Petrified Wood |
Plantae |
1967 |
| Dance |
square dance |
1995 |
| March |
Flickertail March |
1975 |
| Beverage |
milk |
1983 |
| Railroad Museum |
Mandan Railroad Museum |
1989 |
| Art Museum |
The North Dakota Museum of Art (on the North Dakota University Ca |
1981 |
| Language |
English |
1987 |
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