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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