This is a list of Maine state symbols in the United States. The symbols were recognized and signed into law by the Maine Legislature and governor of Maine and are officially listed in the Maine Laws in article 1, chapter 9.
The oldest symbols, the state flag and the state seal, were adopted in 1820, and the most recent additions to the list were, the state song of the 21st century, My Sweet Maine in 2021 and the state butterfly, the pink-edged sulphur in 2023.
State symbols
+ Symbol Name Taxonomy Adopted State animal Moose Alces alces State ballad The Ballad of the 20th Maine State berry Blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium State beverage Moxie State bird Black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus State butterfly Pink-edged sulphur Colias interior State cat Maine Coon State crustacean American Lobster Homarus americanus State dessert Blueberry pie State fish Landlocked Atlantic salmon Salmo salar State flag Flag of Maine State flower White Pine Cone and Tassel Pinus strobus (Linnaeus) State fossil Pertica quadrifaria Pertica quadrifaria State gemstone Tourmaline Ditrigonal pyramidal State Herb Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens State insect Honey bee Apis mellifera State march The Dirigo March State motto Dirigo (I lead) State Nickname The Pine Tree State State seal Seal of Maine State soil Chesuncook State song The Maine song State song of 21st century My Sweet Maine State treat Whoopie pie State sweetener Maine Maple syrup State tree Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus State sailing vessel Bowdoin
See also Lists of United States state symbols
Notes a. b. c. d.
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