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Designation<\/b><\/td>\nSymbol \/ Emblem<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Artisans Center<\/td>\nArtisans Center of Virginia, Waynesboro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bat<\/td>\nVirginia Big-Eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) Effective: July 1, 2005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beverage<\/td>\nMilk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bird<\/td>\nCardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boat<\/td>\nChesapeake Bay Deadrise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dog<\/td>\nAmerican Foxhound<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emergency Medical Services Museum<\/td>\nTo the Rescue, Roanoke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fish<\/td>\nBrook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flag<\/td>\nFlag of Virginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fleet<\/td>\nReplicas of the three ships that sailed from England to Jamestown in 1607:
\nSusan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery.
\nSusan ConstantAboutReplicaModel by Kelvin Thatcher
\nGodspeedAboutReplicaReplica
\nDiscoveryAbout<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floral Emblem<\/td>\nAmerican Dogwood (Cornus florida)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Folklore Center<\/td>\nThe Blue Ridge Institute, Ferrum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Folk Dance<\/td>\nSquare Dance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fossil<\/td>\nChesapecten jeffersonius<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Historical Outdoor Drama<\/td>\nThe Long Way Home, based on the life of Mary Draper Ingles, adapted for stage by Earl Hobson Smith, performed in Radford.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Insect<\/td>\nTiger Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio glaucus Linnaeus)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gold Mining Interpretive Center<\/td>\nMonroe Park, Goldvein, Virginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Motor Sports Museum<\/td>\nWood Brothers Racing Museum and Virginia Motor Sports Hall of Fame, Patrick County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Outdoor Drama<\/td>\nThe Trail of the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama adapted for stage by Clara Lou Kelly, performed in Big Stone Gap.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shell<\/td>\nOyster Shell (Crassostraea virginica)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Song Emeritus<\/td>\nCarry Me Back to Old Virginia by James A. Bland – Adopted as state “song”.
\nRe-designated as state “song emeritus”.
\nOriginally titled “Carry Me Back To Old Virginny”.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sports Hall of Fame<\/td>\nVirginia Sports Hall of Fame, Portsmouth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tree<\/td>\nDogwood (Cornus florida)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
War Memorial Museum<\/td>\nVirginia War Museum, Newport News<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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