| "A nuevo Mexico" (poem), 320 | |
| Academic Classical Architecture, 112, 115 | |
| Acer rubrum Linn., 160 | |
| Acer saccbarum Marsh., 157, 162 | |
| "Ad Astra per Aspera" (motto), 27 | |
| Adams, Alton A., 206 | |
| Aesculus glabra Willd., 158 | |
| Agana, Guam, 18, 123 | |
| Agate, 315 | |
| Agatized coral, 313 | |
| "Agriculture and Commerce" (motto), 25, 32 | |
| Agropyron smithii, 321, 323 | |
| Agropyron spicatum (pursh), 319, 325 | |
| Aix sponsa, 182 | |
| Alabama: barbecue championship, 310; bird, 168-70; butterfly and mascot, 310; capitol, 103-4; championship horseshow, 310; coat of arms, 39-40; dance, 310; fairs and festivals, 331-32; flag, 73; flower, 130; fossil, 310; freshwater fish, 310; game bird, 169-70; gemstone, 310; governor's flag, 73; histories of state, 389; horse, 310; insect, 310; legal holidays, 209-10; license plates, 270; mineral, 310; motto, 24; name, 1-2; nicknames, 2; nut, 310; postage stamp, 295; reptile, 310; rock, 310; saltwater fish, 310; seal, 39-41; shell, 310; song, 197; tree, 146 | |
| " Alabama" (song), 197 | |
| Alaska: bird, 170; capitol, 104; fairs and festivals, 332-35; fish, 310; flag, 74; flower, 130; fossil, 310; gem, 310; histories of state, 389; legal holidays, 210-11; license plates, 270; marine animal, 310; mineral, 310; motto, 24; name, 2; nicknames, 2; observances, 211; postage stamp, 296; seal, 40; song, 197-98; sport, 310; tree, 146 | |
| Alaska pine, 162 | |
| " Alaska's Flag" (song), 197-98 | |
| Albany, New York, 115 | |
| Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd., 150 | |
| 'Alis volat Propriis" (motto), 31 | |
| "Alki" (motto), 33 | |
| "All for Our Country" (motto), 29 | |
| "All Hail to Massachusetts" (song), 201 | |
| Allen, Ira, 33 |
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Publication information:
Book title: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols:A Historical Guide.
Edition: Revised.
Contributors: Benjamin F. Shearer - Author, Jerrie Yehling Smith - Illustrator, Barbara S. Shearer - Author.
Publisher: Greenwood Press.
Place of publication: Westport, CT.
Publication year: 1994.
Page number: 413.
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