Designation | Symbol / Emblem |
Animal | Black Bear (Ursus americanus) |
Bird | Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
Butterfly | Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) |
Colors | Old gold and blue |
Day | West Virginia Day, June 20 |
Fish | Brook Trout (by House Concurrent Resolution No. 6) |
Flag | Flag of West Virginia |
Flower | Big Laurel (Rhododendron maximum) |
Fruit | Apple (by House Concurrent Resolution No. 56 – ammended in 1995 to specify the Golden Delicious Apple) |
Gem | Chalcedony |
Insect | Honeybee |
Soil | Monongahela Silt Loam* |
Songs | West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home by Julian G. Hearne, Jr. West Virginia Hills words and music by Ellen King and H.E. Engle This is My West Virginia by Iris Bell |
Tree | Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) by House Concurrent Resolution No. 12 |
West Virginia State Symbols
Designation Symbol / Emblem Animal Black Bear (Ursus americanus) Bird Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Butterfly Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Colors Old gold and blue Day West Virginia Day, June 20 Fish…