Who Knew? Official Symbols of Virginia

Who knew that Virginia has so many official symbols? After our post on the state dog of Virginia, we decided to do a bit more nosing around and see what else had made it into the "official" category for Virginia.

Some of these were familiar, others, like the state boat were a bit more obscure.

Official Symbols of Virginia:

Bat - Virginia Big Eared Bat
Beverage - Milk
Bird - Cardinal
Boat - Chesapeake Bay Dead Rise
Dance - Square Dance
Fish - Brook Trout
Flower - American Dogwood
Fossil - Chesapecten jeffersonius
Insect - Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Shell - Oyster
Tree - American Dogwood