Nebraska State Symbols
Great Seal of Nebraska from the Secretary of State. State Motto: Equality Before the Law State Flag from the Secretary of State.To purchase a Nebraska flag that has been flown over the Capitol contact the Capital Corner Gift Shop, PO Box 94883, Lincoln NE 68509 telephone 402-471-2062. They will arrange to have the Secretary of State's office fly the flag over the Capitol. State Song from the Nebraska Secretary of State. "Beautiful Nebraska" by Jim Fras and Guy G. Miller. Nebraska Blue Book The chapter on Nebraska's State Symbols includes the following: state motto, seal, flag, flower, bird, tree, fossil, gemstone, rock, grass, insect, soil, mammal, fish, American folk dance, ballad, baseball capitol, village of lights, river, soft drink, beverage, poet laureate, poet, song
State Bird - Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)
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State Flag
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State Flower - Goldenrod(Soldiago gigantea)
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State Gem - Blue Chalcedoney
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State Grass - Little Bluestem(Andropogon scoparius)
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State Seal
State Tree - Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides marsh)
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State Fossil - Mammoth
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State Rock - Prairie Agate
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State Mammal - Whitetail Deer
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State Insect - Honeybee(Apis mellifica)
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State Fish - Channel Catfish(Ictalurus punctatus)