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In a proclamation as acting governor, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared the artichoke state vegetable, the avocado state fr
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Georgia declared peanuts the state crop.
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Hawaii's official state plant is kalo (Colocasia esculenta; taro).
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Indiana Senate Resolution 59 (2009) made sugar cream pie (renamed "Hoosier Pie") "unofficial state pie" in 2009.
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New Mexico's official state question, "Red or green?", refers to chilies. The official answer is, "Red and green, or Chr
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In 2003, Texas law made sopaipilla and strudel state pastries until 2005.
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AP NEWS
https://apnews.com/article/alabama-official-cookie-yellowhammer-a77800c1bdb624838bcd6310843a0ac7 -
Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors
https://web.archive.org/web/20080110063804/http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_nut.html -
Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors
https://web.archive.org/web/20080415050701/http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_fruit.html -
Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors
https://web.archive.org/web/20080415050756/http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_treefruit.html -
alison.legislature.state.al.us
https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=1-2-41 -
"Ivey OKs Naming Sweet Potato as Alabama's State Vegetable"
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alabama/articles/2021-04-17/ivey-oks-naming-sweet-potato-as-alabamas-state-vegetable -
Act of Alabama 2022-261
https://arc-sos.state.al.us/cgi/actdetail.mbr/detail?year=2022&act=%20261 -
Alaska Kids' Corker
https://alaska.gov/kids/student.htm -
Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records
https://azlibrary.gov/arizona-almanac/state-symbols -
The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=3156 -
The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=5250 -
The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=3118 -
The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=5923 -
State History
http://www.library.ca.gov/california-history/state-symbols/ -
LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-nuts-official-20170719-story.html -
LA Times
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-xpm-2013-apr-22-la-me-pc-gavin-newsom-artichokes-avocados-jerry-brown-china-20130422-story.html -
State of California Capitol Museum
https://capitolmuseum.ca.gov/state-symbols/mushroom-california-golden-chanterelle/#:~:text=State%20Mushroom&text=The%20California%20golden%20chanterelle%20is,to%20nourish%20underground%20root%20systems. -
CO Facts & History
https://web.archive.org/web/20131025053859/http://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/symbols-emblems -
FOXBusiness
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/connecticut-pizza-state-food-barstools-dave-portnoy-new-haven-best-slice -
"Chapter - Delaware General Assembly"
https://legis.delaware.gov/SessionLaws/Chapter?id=20716 -
Delaware.gov
https://delaware.gov/topics/facts/misc.shtml -
Delaware.gov
https://web.archive.org/web/20140430172457/http://www.delaware.gov/topics/facts/plant.shtml -
State Symbols USA
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/florida/state-food-agriculture-symbol/orange -
Gainesville.com
https://web.archive.org/web/20180728035709/http://www.gainesville.com/article/LK/20050521/News/604160772/GS/ -
"SB 676 - Official State Pie Key Lime"
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=32043 -
The 2020 Florida Statutes
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=state+honey&URL=0000-0099/0015/Sections/0015.0521.html -
Georgia State Symbols
https://web.archive.org/web/20180728035653/http://sos.ga.gov/state_symbols/state_crop.htm -
Georgia State Symbols
https://web.archive.org/web/20180728035651/http://sos.ga.gov/state_symbols/state_vegetable.htm -
Ga. Code Ann. § 50-3-65 (West)
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Georgia State Symbols
https://web.archive.org/web/20190529182638/http://sos.ga.gov/state_symbols/state_fruit.htm -
Ga. Code Ann. § 50-3-70 (West)
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Georgia State Symbols
https://web.archive.org/web/20190408131711/http://sos.ga.gov/state_symbols/state_prepared_food.htm -
2013 Hawaii Revised Statutes TITLE 1. General Provisions 5. Emblems and Symbols
https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/2013/title-1/chapter-5/ -
2013 Hawaii Revised Statutes TITLE 1. General Provisions 5. Emblems and Symbols
https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/2013/title-1/chapter-5/section-5-15.5/ -
"Facts about Idaho"
https://web.archive.org/web/20180728002935/https://capitolcommission.idaho.gov/education/idaho_facts.html -
"5 ILCS 460/ State Designations Act"
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=132&ChapterID=2 -
"Exciting days for corn lovers as corn to become official state grain of Illinois"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-officially-corny-chicago-inc-20171228-story.html -
Illinois Soybean Association
https://www.ilsoy.org/illinois-declares-soybean-as-official-state-bean/ -
ilga.gov
https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4439&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=151477&SessionID=112&GA=103 -
"It's Official: Popcorn is Indiana's State Snack"
https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/its-official-popcorn-is-state-snack -
Iowa Official Register
http://publications.iowa.gov/135/1/profile/8-1.html -
"Sandhill plum officially named Kansas state fruit"
https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/sandhill-plum-officially-named-kansas-state-fruit/ -
"Kentucky State Symbols"
https://web.archive.org/web/20180728071402/http://migration.kentucky.gov/stateSymbols.htm -
Statutes
https://web.archive.org/web/20170118090932/http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Statutes/statute.aspx?id=25 -
Revised Statutes
https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=103560 -
Revised Statutes
https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=181343 -
Revised Statutes
https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=181344 -
Revised Statutes
https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=181346 -
Revised Statutes
https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=285562 -
Maine Revised Statutes: Title 1: General Provisions/Chapter 9: Seal, Motto, Emblems and Flags/Subchapter 1: General Provisions
http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/1/title1sec219.html -
Maine Revised Statutes: Title 1: General Provisions/Chapter 9: Seal, Motto, Emblems and Flags/Subchapter 1: General Provisions
http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/1/title1sec221.html -
Maine Revised Statutes: Title 1: General Provisions/Chapter 9: Seal, Motto, Emblems and Flags/Subchapter 1: General Provisions
http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/1/title1sec226.html -
Portland Press Herald
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Whoopie-pie-to-become-Maine-state-treat-.html -
Maine Revised Statutes: Title 1: General Provisions/Chapter 9: Seal, Motto, Emblems and Flags/Subchapter 1: General Provisions
http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/1/title1sec225.html -
Maine Revised Statutes: Title 1: General Provisions/Chapter 9: Seal, Motto, Emblems and Flags/Subchapter 1: General Provisions
http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/1/title1sec228.html -
Maryland at a Glance: State Symbols
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/symbols/html/dessert.html -
msa.maryland.gov
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/symbols/drink.html -
msa.maryland.gov
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/symbols/crab.html -
"Massachusetts Facts"
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm -
General Laws, Part I, Title I, Chapter 2
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section28 -
General Laws, Part I, Title I, Chapter 2
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section38 -
General Laws, Part I, Title I, Chapter 2
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section39 -
General Laws, Part I, Title I, Chapter 2
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section41 -
General Laws, Part I, Title I, Chapter 2
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section42 -
General Laws, Part I, Title I, Chapter 2
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section51 -
mlive
https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2023/12/do-you-know-what-manoomin-is-michigans-state-native-grain.html -
"State Facts and Symbols"
https://www.michigan.gov/som/about-michigan/state-facts-and-symbols -
"Minnesota State Symbols"
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/Symbols.asp -
"The blueberry is now Mississippi's state fruit"
https://www.wlbt.com/2023/03/13/blueberry-is-now-mississippis-state-fruit/ -
www.sos.mo.gov
https://www.sos.mo.gov/symbol/nut -
www.sos.mo.gov
https://www.sos.mo.gov/symbol/grape -
Missouri Revised Statutes
https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=10.160&bid=339&hl=cynthiana%u2044 -
www.sos.mo.gov
https://www.sos.mo.gov/symbol/dessert -
KRTV Great Falls
https://www.krtv.com/news/positively-montana/vaughn-students-celebrate-as-huckleberries-are-named-as-the-state-fruit -
2016–17 Nebraska Blue Book
https://web.archive.org/web/20190611171226/https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/bluebook/11-19.pdf -
"Nevada Facts and State Emblems"
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/General/NVFacts/ -
"HB 1111"
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2006/hb1111.html -
"HB 535"
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2013/hb0535.html -
New Jersey Legislature
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The Hill
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4020852-governor-declares-taylor-swift-ham-egg-and-cheese-official-nj-state-sandwich-ahead-of-tour-stop/ -
"State Symbols"
http://www.sos.state.nm.us/kids_corner/state_symbols.aspx -
"NM Stat § 12-3-4 (2017)"
https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/2017/chapter-12/article-3/section-12-3-4/ -
"New York State Symbols"
https://web.archive.org/web/20201125185519/https://www.dos.ny.gov/kids_room/508/symbols2.html -
The Laws Of New York Article 6: Arms And Great Seal Of State
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/STL/81 -
The Laws Of New York Article 6: Arms And Great Seal Of State
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/STL/84 -
"After Lengthy Debate, NY Senate OKs Yogurt As State Snack"
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/05/06/after-lengthy-debate-ny-senate-oks-yogurt-as-state-snack/ -
The Laws Of New York Article 6: Arms And Great Seal Of State
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/STL/89 -
"Chapter 145. State symbols and other adoptions"
https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByChapter/Chapter_145.html -
North Dakota Studies
https://web.archive.org/web/20180818214916/https://www.ndstudies.gov/state_fruit -
"Symbols of Ohio"
https://web.archive.org/web/20180818214600/https://www.sos.state.oh.us/profile-ohio/things/symbols-of-ohio/ -
"Oklahoma State Symbols"
https://web.archive.org/web/20180222165444/http://www.okhistory.org/kids/symbols -
"State Meal"
http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=ST023 -
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/apr/18/usa.matthewweaver -
"It's official; ribeye designated as state steak"
https://oksenate.gov/press-releases/its-official-ribeye-designated-state-steak -
Oregon Encyclopedia
https://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/oregon_state_symbols/#.W3hzQ1RKiUk -
The Daily Meal
https://www.thedailymeal.com/entertain/united-states-food-official-state-foods-slideshow -
"State Symbols"
https://www.ri.gov/facts/factsfigures.php -
"Calamari is now Rhode Island's official appetizer"
http://turnto10.com/archive/calamari-is-now-rhode-islands-official-appetizer -
"Plants and edibles"
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/studentpage/coolstuff/plants.shtml -
"S.C. Code of Laws, SECTION 1-1-680. Official State fruit"
https://web.archive.org/web/20070630155619/https://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t01c001.htm -
"S.C. Code of Laws, SECTION 1-1-682. Official state snack food"
https://web.archive.org/web/20070630155619/https://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t01c001.htm -
"AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-681 SO AS TO DESIGNATE COLLARD GREENS AS THE OFFICIAL STATE VEGETABLE"
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/bills/823.htm -
"State Seal and State Emblems"
https://sdsos.gov/general-information/about-state-south-dakota/state-seal-symbols.aspx -
"State Symbols"
https://www.tn.gov/about-tn/state-symbols.html -
"State Symbols"
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/symbols.html -
Pioneer: Utah's Online Library
https://web.archive.org/web/20081204170234/http://pioneer.utah.gov/research/utah_symbols/fruit.html -
Utah State Legislature
https://le.utah.gov/~2001/bills/sbillint/SR0005S1.htm -
Pioneer: Utah's Online Library
https://web.archive.org/web/20081228005938/http://pioneer.utah.gov/research/utah_symbols/vegetable.html -
"1 V.S.A. § 510"
https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/01/011/00510 -
"1 V.S.A. § 513"
https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/01/011/00513 -
"1 V.S.A. § 512"
https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/01/011/00512 -
www.leg.state.vt.us
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2000/acts/act015.htm -
"1 V.S.A. § 519"
https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/01/011/00519 -
Commonwealth of Virginia: Legislative Information System
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title1/chapter5/section1-510/ -
"RCW 1.20.035 (1989 c 354 § 63.)"
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=1.20.035 -
"RCW § 1.20.140 (2007 c 137 § 1.)"
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=1.20.140 -
www.wvlegislature.gov
http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Educational/Kids_Page/symbols.cfm -
"Wisconsin's State Symbols"
https://web.archive.org/web/20170430161703/http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/publications/state-symbols/ -
"Wisconsin State Symbols"
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS2908 -
State of Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-2012
https://books.google.com/books?id=thpWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA970 -
todaystmj4.com
https://archive.today/20130820054846/http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/213832791.html -
2017–2018 Wisconsin Blue Book
https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2017_2018/170_state_symbols.pdf -
Wyoming Facts and Symbols
http://www.wyo.gov/about-wyoming/wyoming-facts-and-symbols