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Designation<\/b><\/td>\nSymbol \/ Emblem<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alaska State Bird<\/td>\nAlaska Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus alascensis Swarth)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alaska State Fish<\/td>\nKing Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alaska Flag<\/td>\nFlag of Alaska<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alaska State Flower<\/td>\nWild native Forget-Me-Not (Adopted by the Territorial Legislature.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floral Emblem<\/td>\nWild native Forget-Me-Not (Adopted by the Territorial Legislature.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fossil<\/td>\nWoolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alaska State Gem<\/td>\nJade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alaska State Insect<\/td>\nFour Spot Skimmer Dragonfly ( Photograph )<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Land Mammal<\/td>\nMoose (Alces alces)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marine Mammal<\/td>\nBowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mineral<\/td>\nAlaska State Gold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sport<\/td>\nDog Mushing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alaska State Song<\/td>\nAlaska’s Flag words by Marie Drake, music by Elinor Dusenbury (Adopted by the Territorial Legislature.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alaska State Tree<\/td>\nSitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) (Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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