Location of the state of Arkansas in the United States

The state of Arkansas has numerous symbols.

Though two other songs are designated as "state songs" (plus a "state historical song" which was the state song from 1949 to 1963), by state law, the secretary of state must respond to any requests for "the state song" with the music of the state anthem, "Arkansas", which was the state song before 1949 and from 1963 to 1987, when it became state anthem and the other songs gained their present status. This is strictly to preserve the status of "Arkansas"; all four songs are either copyrighted by the state itself or in the public domain.

Insignia

Type Symbol Description Year Image Source
Flag The Flag of Arkansas Arkansas flag
Seal The Great Seal of the State of Arkansas Arkansas seal
Anthem "Arkansas"
by Eva Ware Barnett		 Officially recognized by state law 1987 — [1]
Historical song "The Arkansas Traveler"
by Sandford C. Faulkner		 Officially recognized by state law 1987 — [1]
Motto Regnat Populus
"The People Rule"		 Officially recognized by state law 1907 — [2]
Song "Arkansas (You Run Deep in Me)"
by Wayland Holyfield		 Officially recognized by state law 1987 — [1]
Song "Oh, Arkansas"
by Terry Rose and Gary Klass		 Officially recognized by state law 1987 — [1]

State symbols

Type Symbol Description Year Image Source
American folk dance Square dance 1991 Square dance [3]
Beverage Milk 1985 Milk [4]
Bird Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos		 1929 Mockingbird [5]
Butterfly Diana fritillary butterfly
Speyeria diana		 2007 Diana fritillary [6]
Floral emblem Apple blossom
Pyrus malus		 1901 Apple blossom [7]
Fruit and vegetable South Arkansas vine ripe pink tomato
Solanum lycopersicum		 The designation of a variety of tomato as both the state fruit and the state vegetable is correct. Standing on both sides of the long-running controversy, the law recognizes that the tomato is botanically a fruit, but is a vegetable in culinary use; thus it is officially both in Arkansas. 1987 South Arkansas vine ripe pink tomato [8]
Gem Diamond 1967 Diamond [9]
Grain Rice
Oryza sp.		 2007 Rice [10]
Grape Cynthiana grape
Vitis aestivalis		 2009 Cynthiana grape [11]
Historic cooking vessel Dutch oven 2001 Dutch oven [12]
Insect Honey bee
Apis mellifera		 1973 Honey bee [13]
Mammal White-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus		 1993 White-tailed deer [14]
Mineral Quartz 1967 Quartz [15]
Musical instrument Fiddle 1985 Fiddle [16]
Nut Pecan
Carya illinoinensis		 2009 Pecan [17]
Primitive fish Alligator gar
Atractosteus spatula		 2019 Alligator gar [18]
Rock Bauxite 1967 Bauxite [19]
Soil Stuttgart soil series 1997 [20]
Tree Pine tree
either Pinus taeda or Pinus echinata		 1939 Loblolly pine [21]

Other

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state songs", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  2. ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state motto", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  3. ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state dance", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  4. ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state beverage", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  5. ↑ Spurgeon, John (March 8, 2018), "Official state bird", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  6. ↑ Spencer, Lori A. (March 8, 2018), "Official state butterfly", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  7. ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state flower", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  8. ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state fruit and vegetable", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  9. ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state gem", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  10. ↑ Teske, Steven (March 8, 2018), "Official state grain", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  11. ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state grape", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  12. ↑ Ragsdale, John G. (March 8, 2018), "Official state cooking vessel", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  13. ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state insect", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  14. ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state mammal", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  15. ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state mineral", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  16. ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state musical instrument", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  17. ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state nut", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  18. ↑ "Gov. Hutchinson signs bill making alligator gar state's official primitive fish", thv11.com, March 25, 2019, retrieved 2019-05-27
  19. ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state rock", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  20. ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state soil", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
  21. ↑ Ware, David (March 8, 2018), "Official state tree", Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, retrieved 2019-05-27
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