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• Read an Introduction to Washington 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 |
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Corporate Wilderness |
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| Flag |
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1923 |
| Seal |
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1889 |
| Nickname |
Evergreen State |
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| Nickname |
Chinook State |
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| Motto |
Alki [(Chinook...)] |
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| Song |
Washington, My Home |
1959 |
| Flower |
coast rhododendron |
Rhododendron macrophyllum |
1892 |
| Tree |
western hemlock |
Tsuga heterophylla |
1947 |
| Fruit |
apple |
Malus |
1989 |
| Grass |
bluebunch wheatgrass |
Pseudoroegneria spicata |
1989 |
| Bird |
willow goldfinch |
Carduelis tristis |
1951 |
| Marine Mammal |
orca |
Orcinus orca |
2005 |
| Fish |
steelhead |
Oncorhynchus mykiss |
1969 |
| Insect |
green darner dragonfly |
Anax junius |
1997 |
| Soil |
Tokul |
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| Fossil |
Columbian mammoth |
Mammuthus columbi |
1998 |
| Gem |
petrified wood |
Plantae |
1975 |
| Folk Song |
Roll on Columbia, Roll On |
1987 |
| Dance |
square dance |
1979 |
| Ship |
President Washington |
1983 |
| Arboretum |
Washington Park Arboretum - University of Washington, Seattle |
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