Designation | Symbol / Emblem |
American Folk Dance | The Square Dance |
Amphibian | Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) |
Animal | White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) |
Beverage | Milk |
Bird | Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) |
Botanical Garden | The Botanical Garden of Clemson University |
Butterfly | Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus) |
Dance | The Shag |
Dog | Boykin Spaniel |
Fish | Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) |
Flag | Flag of South Carolina |
Flower | Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) |
Folk Art and Crafts Center | South Carolina Artisans Center, Walterboro |
Fruit | Peach |
Grass | Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) |
Gem Stone | Amethyst |
Hall of Fame | South Carolina Hall of Fame, Myrtle Beach Convention Center |
Hospitality Beverage | Tea |
Insect | Carolina Mantid (Stagmomantis carolina Johannson) or Praying Mantis |
Language | English |
Military Academy | Camden Military Academy |
Music | The Spiritual |
Opera | Porgy and Bess |
Pledge to State Flag | I salute the flag of South Carolina and pledge to the Palmetto State love, loyalty and faith. |
Poet Laureate | Bennie Lee Sinclair (Mrs. Don Lewis) |
Popular Music | Beach Music |
Railroad Museum | South Carolina Railroad Museum, Fairfield County |
Reptile | Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) |
Rural Drama Center | Abbeville Opera House |
Shell | Lettered Olive (Oliva sayana) |
Song | Carolina words by Henry Timrod, music by Anne Custis Burgess South Carolina on My Mind by Hank Martin and Buzz Arledge |
Spider | Carolina Wolf Spider (Hogna carolinensis) |
Stone | Blue Granite |
Tapestry | From the Mountains to the Sea |
Tartan | Carolina Tartan |
Tobacco Museum | Tobacco Museum in the City of Mullins |
Tree | Sabal Palmetto and commonly known as the Cabbage Palmetto (Inodes palmetto) |
Waltz | The Richardson Waltz, arranged by Mary S. Richardson Briggs. |
Wildflower | Goldenrod (Solidago altissima) |
Wild Game Bird | Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) |
South Carolina State Symbols
Designation Symbol / Emblem American Folk Dance The Square Dance Amphibian Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) Animal White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Beverage Milk Bird Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Botanical Garden The…