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This is a list of Maine state symbols in the United States.[1] 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.[2]
The oldest symbols, the state flag and the state seal, were adopted in 1820,[3] and the most recent additions to the list were, the state song of the 21st century, My Sweet Maine in 2021[4] and the state butterfly, the pink-edged sulphur in 2023.[5]
Symbol | Name | Taxonomy | Adopted | Ref |
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State animal | Moose | Alces alces | 1979 |
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State ballad | The Ballad of the 20th Mainenote | 2019 |
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State berry | Blueberry | Vaccinium angustifolium | 1991 |
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State beverage | Moxie | 2005 |
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State bird | Black-capped chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | 1927 |
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State butterfly | Pink-edged sulphur | Colias interior | 2023 |
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State cat | Maine Coon | 1985 |
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State crustacean | American Lobster | Homarus americanus | 2016 |
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State dessert | Blueberry pie | 2011 |
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State fish | Landlocked Atlantic salmon | Salmo salar | 1969 |
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State flag | Flag of Maine | 1901 |
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State flower | White Pine Cone and Tassel | Pinus strobus (Linnaeus) | 1895 |
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State fossil | Pertica quadrifaria | Pertica quadrifaria | 1985 |
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State gemstone | Tourmaline | Ditrigonal pyramidal | 1971 |
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State Herb | Wintergreen | Gaultheria procumbens | 1999 |
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State insect | Honey bee | Apis mellifera | 1975 |
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State motto | Dirigo (I lead) | 1820 |
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State Nickname | The Pine Tree State | 1860 |
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State seal | Seal of Maine | 1820 |
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State soil | Chesuncook | 1999 |
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State song | The Maine songnote | 1937 |
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State song of 21st century | My Sweet Mainenote | 2021 |
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State treat | Whoopie pie | 2011 |
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State sweetener | Maine Maple syrup | 2015 |
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State tree | Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | 1945 |
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State sailing vessel | Bowdoin | 1986 |
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