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Designation<\/b><\/td>\nSymbol \/ Emblem<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amphitheater<\/td>\nIroquois Amphitheater Iroquois Park, Louisville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arboretum<\/td>\nBernheim Arboretum & Research Forest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Band, Pipe<\/td>\nLouisville Pipe Band<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bird<\/td>\nCardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bluegrass Song<\/td>\nBlue Moon of Kentucky by Bill Monroe*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Botanical Garden<\/td>\nUK Arboretum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bourbon Festival<\/td>\nThe Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Incorporated, of Bardstown, Kentucky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Butterfly<\/td>\nViceroy Butterfly (Basilarchia archippus)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Center for Celebration of African American Heritage<\/td>\nThe Kentucky Center for African American Heritage in Louisville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Covered Bridge, Official<\/td>\nSwitzer Covered Bridge (Franklin County)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Covered Bridge, Capital of Kentucky<\/td>\nFleming County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drink<\/td>\nMilk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fish<\/td>\nKentucky Spotted Bass (Micropterus punctulatus)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flag<\/td>\nFlag of Kentucky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flower<\/td>\nGoldenrod (Solidago spp.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fossil<\/td>\nBrachiopod<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fruit<\/td>\nBlackberry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gemstone<\/td>\nFreshwater Pearl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Horse<\/td>\nThoroughbred<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival<\/td>\nShakespeare in Central Park of Louisville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kentucky Commonwealth Theatre<\/td>\nDevou Park Summer Classics Theatre of Covington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latin Motto<\/td>\nDeo gratiam habeamus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mineral<\/td>\nCoal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Musical Instrument<\/td>\nAppalachian Dulcimer*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Outdoor Musical<\/td>\nStephen Foster – The Musical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pledge<\/td>\nPledge of Allegiance to the Commonwealth of Kentucky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rock<\/td>\nKentucky Agate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Science Center<\/td>\nLouisville Science Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silverware Pattern<\/td>\nOld Kentucky Blue Grass (Georgetown pattern)*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soil<\/td>\nCrider Soil Series*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Song<\/td>\nMy Old Kentucky Home (modern version)*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
State Steam Locomotive<\/td>\nOld 152<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tree<\/td>\nTulip Poplar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tug-of-War Championship<\/td>\nFordsville(Ohio County) Tug-of-War Championship*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wild Animal Game Species<\/td>\nGray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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