New York State Information
This page is provided to help people find some commonly-sought information about New York State.
State Emblems
- State Animal: Beaver
- State Beverage: Milk
- State Bird: Eastern Bluebird
- State Bush: Lilac bush (syringa vulgaris)
- State Fish (fresh water): Brook Trout
- State Fish (marine or salt water): Striped bass (morone Saxatilis)
- State Flag and Seal
- State Flower: Rose
- State Fossil: Eurypterus Remipes
- State Fruit: Apple
- State Gem: Garnet
- State Insect: Lady bug (coccinella novemnotata)
- State Motto: Excelsior (Ever Upward)
- State Muffin: Apple (genus malus)
- State Reptile: Common snapping turtle (chelydra serpentina)
- State Shell: Bay scallop (argopecten irradians)
- State Tree: Sugar maple
I Love New York
Read about the New York State Arms, the Seal of the State, and the New York State emblems in New York Consolidated Laws, State Law, Article 6, Sections 70 through 87.
More about New York:
- Read Books About New York State: A book list for children and teens.
- New York State Symbols on the I Love New York site.
Places in New York
New York State Author and New York State Poet
- New York State Edith Wharton Citation of Merit for Fiction Writers (NYS Author)
- New York State Walt Whitman Citation of Merit for Poets (NYS Poet)
Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions about New York State (from the State Library)
Last Updated:
May 28, 2010
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