List of Wisconsin state symbols
This is a list of the state symbols of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

Location of the state of Wisconsin in the United States of America
Insignia
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Flag | The flag of Wisconsin | 1863 | ![]() |
Motto | "Forward" | 1851 | ![]() |
Nicknames | Badger State, America's Dairyland[1] | ||
Seal | The Seal of Wisconsin | 1881 | ![]() |
Species
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Animal | Badger Taxidea taxus |
1957 | |
Bird | American robin Turdus migratorius |
1949 | ![]() |
Domestic animal | Dairy cow Bos taurus |
1971 | ![]() |
Dog | American Water Spaniel | 1985 | |
Fish | Muskellunge Esox masquinongy |
1955 | ![]() |
Flower | Wood violet Viola sororia |
1909 | ![]() |
Fruit | Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon |
2003 | ![]() |
Grain | Corn Zea mays |
1989 | ![]() |
Insect | Western honey bee Apis mellifera |
1977 | ![]() |
Tree | Sugar maple Acer saccharum |
1949 | ![]() |
Wildlife animal | White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus |
1957 | ![]() |
Geology
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Fossil | Trilobite Calymene celebra |
1985 | ![]() |
Mineral | Galena | 1971 | ![]() |
Rock | Granite | 1971 | |
Soil | Antigo (soil) | 1983 | ![]() |
Culture
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Ballad | "Oh Wisconsin, Land of My Dreams" | 2001 | |
Beverage | Milk | 1987 | ![]() |
Dance | Polka | 1993 | |
Pastry | Kringle[2] | 2013 | ![]() |
Slogan | America's Dairyland[3] | 1940 | ![]() |
Song | "On, Wisconsin!" | 1959 | ![]() |
Symbol of peace | Mourning dove Zenaidura macroura carolinensis |
1971 | ![]() |
Tartan | Wisconsin tartan[4][5] | 2007 | |
Waltz | "The Wisconsin Waltz" | 2001 |
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References
- Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.). "Chapter 11: Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2009–2010 (PDF). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. ISBN 978-0-9752820-3-8. Retrieved 2010-01-14.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Dornfeld, Margaret; Hantula, Richard (2010). Wisconsin: It's my state!. Marshall Cavendish. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-60870-062-2.
- Alison Bauter. "Sweet taste of victory: Kringle now official state pastry". July 6, 2013. Accessed January 26, 2018.
- "Wisconsin State Symbols". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, ed. (2011). "Wisconsin State Symbols" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2011-2012 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization. p. 952.
- http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=4765
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