Kentucky State Symbols

Insignia	Symbol	Binomial nomenclature	Year Adopted[123]
Official State Bird	Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	1926
Official State Butterfly	Viceroy Butterfly	Limenitis archippus	1990
Official State Dance	Clogging		2001
Official State Beverage	Milk		2005
Official State Fish	Kentucky Spotted Bass	Micropterus punctulatus	2005
Official State Fossil	Brachiopod	undetermined	1985
Official State Flower	Goldenrod	Soldiago gigantea	1926
Official State Fruit	Blackberry	Rubus allegheniensis	2004
Official State Gemstone	Freshwater Pearl		1986
State Grass	Kentucky Bluegrass	Poa pratensis	Traditional
Official State Latin Motto	United We Stand, Divided We Fall; "Deo gratiam habeamus" ("With gratitude to God")		2002
Official State Horse	Thoroughbred	Equus caballus	1996
Official State Mineral	Coal		1998
Official State Outdoor Musical	"The Stephen Foster Story" (now called "Stephen Foster - The Musical")		2002
Official State Instrument	Appalachian Dulcimer		2001
State Nickname	"The Bluegrass State"		Traditional
Official State Rock	Kentucky Agate		2000
Official State Slogan	"Kentucky: Unbridled Spirit"		2004[124]
Official State Soil	Crider Soil Series		1990
Official State Tree	Tulip Poplar	Liriodendron tulipifera	1994
Official Wild Animal Game Species	Gray Squirrel	Sciurus carolinensis	1968
Official State Song	"My Old Kentucky Home" (revised version)		1986
Official State Silverware Pattern	Old Kentucky Blue Grass: The Georgetown Pattern		1996
Official State Music	Bluegrass music		2007[125]

State arboretum: Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
State botanical garden: University of Kentucky-Fayette County Arboretum
State Science Center: Louisville Science Center
State center for celebration of African American heritage: Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
State honey festival: Clarkson Honeyfest[126]
State amphitheater: Iroquois Amphitheater (Louisville)

State tug-o-war championship: The Fordsville Tug-of-War Championship
Covered Bridge Capital of Kentucky: Fleming County
Official Covered Bridge of Kentucky: Switzer Covered Bridge (Franklin County)
Official steam locomotive of Kentucky: "Old 152" (located in the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven)
Official pipe band: Louisville Pipe Band
State bourbon festival: Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Incorporated, of Bardstown, Kentucky

Unless otherwise specified, all state symbol information is taken from Kentucky State Symbols.