Welcome to Indiana! (Continued below)
| Nicknames & Slogans | |||
| Nicknames | The Hoosier State | ||
| Symbols of State | |||
| Motto | The Crossroads of America | 1937 | > |
| Song | On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away | 1913 | > |
| EcoSymbols | |||
| Flower | peony (Paeonia) | 1957 | > |
| (former) | zinnia (Zinnia) | 1931 | |
| (former) | tulip tree blossom (Liriodendron tulipifera) | 1923 | |
| (former) | carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) | 1913 | |
| Tree | tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) | 1931 | > |
| Bird | cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 1933 | > |
| Mammal | [none] | ||
| Fish | [none] | ||
| Insect | Say’s firefly (Pyractomena angulata) | 2018 | > |
| Rock | limestone | 1971 | > |
| Fossil † | American mastodon (Mammut americanum) | 2022 | > |
| Soil | Miami (unofficial)  |
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| River | Wabash River | 1996 | |
| Cultural Symbols | |||
| Pie | sugar cream pie | 2009 | > |
| Beverage | water | 2007 | > |
| Sagamore of the Wabash Award | Sagamore of the Wabash Award | > | |
| Poem | Indiana | 1963 | > |
| Language | American Sign Language | 1995 | > |
| Language | English  |
1984 | > |
| Rifle | Grouseland rifle | 2012 | > |
| Aircraft | Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt | 2015 | > |
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