![]() ![]() ![]() Tree - American Dogwood (Cornus florida). Television series - "Song of the Mountains." Sports hall of fame - Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, located in the City of Portsmouth Spirit - George Washington's rye whiskey produced at Mount Vernon, Virginia. ![]() Song (Traditional) - "Our Great Virginia," lyrics by Mike Greenly and arranged by Jim Papoulis with music from the original American folk song "Oh Shenandoah." Song (Popular) - "Sweet Virginia Breeze," by Robbin Thompson and Steve Bassett. Bland, as set out in the House Joint Resolution 10, adopted by the General Assembly of Virginia at the Session of 1940 Song emeritus - "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia," by James A. Snake - Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) Shell - Oyster shell (Crassostrea virginica) Salamander - Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) Outdoor drama, historical - "The Long Way Home" based on the life of Mary Draper Ingles, adapted for the stage by Earl Hobson Smith, and performed in the City of Radford Outdoor drama - The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama, adapted for the stage by Clara Lou Kelly and performed in the Town of Big Stone Gap Motor sports museum - Wood Brothers Racing Museum and Virginia Motor Sports Hall of Fame, located in Patrick County Maple Festival - The Highland County Maple Festival Insect - Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio glaucus Linne) Gold mining interpretive center - Monroe Park, located in the County of Fauquier Per § 1-510, the following are hereby designated official emblems and designations of the Commonwealth:Īrtisan Center - Artisans Center of Virginia, located in the City of Staunton.īat - Virginia Big-eared bat (Corynorhinos townsendii virginianus)īird - Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)īlue Ridge Folklore State Center -Blue Ridge Institute located in the village of FerrumĬoal Miners' Memorial - The Richlands Coal Miners' Memorial located in Tazewell CountyĬovered Bridge Capital of the Commonwealth - Patrick CountyĬovered Bridge Festival - Virginia Covered Bridge Festival held in Patrick CountyĮmergency medical services museum - "To The Rescue," located in the City of Roanokeįirst Food - Virginia oyster (Crassostrea virginica)įlag of Remembrance of September 11, 2001 - Freedom Flag, designed by a Virginian, as the flag of remembrance of September 11, 2001.įleet - Replicas of the three ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery, which comprised the Commonwealth's founding fleet that brought the first permanent English settlers to Jamestown in 1607, and which are exhibited at the Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg.įlower - American Dogwood (Cornus florida)įolk dance - Square dancing, the American folk dance that traces its ancestry to the English Country Dance and the French Ballroom Dance, and is called, cued, or prompted to the dancers, and includes squares, rounds, clogging, contra, line, the Virginia Reel, and heritage dances. Pinus pungens images at official state seal of Virginia is represented on the Virginia flag.Flora of North America: Pinus pungens info and P.^ a b "Pinus pungens (Table Mountain pine) description - The Gymnosperm Database".National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America. ^ Moore, Gerry Kershner, Bruce Craig Tufts Daniel Mathews Gil Nelson Spellenberg, Richard Thieret, John W.Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). ![]()
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