The following are hereby designated official emblems and designations of theCommonwealth:
Artisan Center - "Virginia Artisans Center," located in the City ofWaynesboro.
Bat - Virginia Big-eared bat ( Corynorhinos townsendii virginianus).
Beverage - Milk.
Blue Ridge Folklore State Center - Blue Ridge Institute located in thevillage of Ferrum.
Boat - "Chesapeake Bay Deadrise."
Cabin Capital of Virginia - Page County.
Coal Miners' Memorial - The Richlands Coal Miners' Memorial located inTazewell County.
Covered Bridge Capital of the Commonwealth - Patrick County.
Covered Bridge Festival - Virginia Covered Bridge Festival held in PatrickCounty.
Dog - American Foxhound.
Emergency medical services museum - "To The Rescue," located in the City ofRoanoke.
Fish - Brook Trout.
Fleet - Replicas of the three ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery,which comprised the Commonwealth's founding fleet that brought the firstpermanent English settlers to Jamestown in 1607, and which are exhibited atthe Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg.
Flower - American Dogwood ( Cornus florida).
Folk dance - Square dancing, the American folk dance that traces its ancestryto 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.
Fossil - Chesapecten jeffersonius.
Gold mining interpretive center - Monroe Park, located in the County ofFauquier.
Motor sports museum - "Wood Brothers Racing Museum and Virginia Motor SportsHall of Fame," located in Patrick County.
Outdoor drama - "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama," adapted forthe stage by Clara Lou Kelly and performed in the Town of Big Stone Gap.
Outdoor drama, historical - "The Long Way Home" based on the life of MaryDraper Ingles, adapted for the stage by Earl Hobson Smith, and performed inthe City of Radford.
Shell - Oyster shell ( Crassostrea virginica).
Song emeritus - "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia," by James A. Bland, as setout in the House Joint Resolution 10, adopted by the General Assembly ofVirginia at the Session of 1940.
Sports hall of fame - "Virginia Sports Hall of Fame," located in the Cityof Portsmouth.
War memorial museum - "Virginia War Museum," (formerly known as the WarMemorial Museum of Virginia), located in the City of Newport News.
(Code 1950, §§ 7-35, 7-36, 7-37; 1966, cc. 102, 547, §§ 7.1-37, 7.1-38,7.1-39; 1974, c. 24, § 7.1-40; 1982, c. 191, § 7.1-40.1; 1986, c. 138, §7.1-40.2; 1988, c. 317, § 7.1-40.3; 1991, cc. 71, 575, §§ 7.1-40.4, 7.1-40.5;1993, cc. 251, 509, § 7.1-40.6; 1994, cc. 33, 134, 220, 464, §§ 7.1-40.2:1,7.1-40.8; 1995, cc. 12, 180, § 7.1-40.2:2; 1996, c. 52, § 7.1-40.9; 1997, cc.66, 576, § 7.1-40.10; 1999, cc. 69, 336, § 7.1-40.11; 2001, cc. 97, 134, §7.1-40.12; 2001, c. 228, § 7.1-40.13; 2005, cc. 557, 839; 2006, c. 128; 2007,cc. 391, 685; 2008, c. 262; 2009, cc. 145, 227.)
The following are hereby designated official emblems and designations of theCommonwealth:
Artisan Center - "Virginia Artisans Center," located in the City ofWaynesboro.
Bat - Virginia Big-eared bat ( Corynorhinos townsendii virginianus).
Beverage - Milk.
Blue Ridge Folklore State Center - Blue Ridge Institute located in thevillage of Ferrum.
Boat - "Chesapeake Bay Deadrise."
Cabin Capital of Virginia - Page County.
Coal Miners' Memorial - The Richlands Coal Miners' Memorial located inTazewell County.
Covered Bridge Capital of the Commonwealth - Patrick County.
Covered Bridge Festival - Virginia Covered Bridge Festival held in PatrickCounty.
Dog - American Foxhound.
Emergency medical services museum - "To The Rescue," located in the City ofRoanoke.
Fish - Brook Trout.
Fleet - Replicas of the three ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery,which comprised the Commonwealth's founding fleet that brought the firstpermanent English settlers to Jamestown in 1607, and which are exhibited atthe Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg.
Flower - American Dogwood ( Cornus florida).
Folk dance - Square dancing, the American folk dance that traces its ancestryto 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.
Fossil - Chesapecten jeffersonius.
Gold mining interpretive center - Monroe Park, located in the County ofFauquier.
Motor sports museum - "Wood Brothers Racing Museum and Virginia Motor SportsHall of Fame," located in Patrick County.
Outdoor drama - "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama," adapted forthe stage by Clara Lou Kelly and performed in the Town of Big Stone Gap.
Outdoor drama, historical - "The Long Way Home" based on the life of MaryDraper Ingles, adapted for the stage by Earl Hobson Smith, and performed inthe City of Radford.
Shell - Oyster shell ( Crassostrea virginica).
Song emeritus - "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia," by James A. Bland, as setout in the House Joint Resolution 10, adopted by the General Assembly ofVirginia at the Session of 1940.
Sports hall of fame - "Virginia Sports Hall of Fame," located in the Cityof Portsmouth.
War memorial museum - "Virginia War Museum," (formerly known as the WarMemorial Museum of Virginia), located in the City of Newport News.
(Code 1950, §§ 7-35, 7-36, 7-37; 1966, cc. 102, 547, §§ 7.1-37, 7.1-38,7.1-39; 1974, c. 24, § 7.1-40; 1982, c. 191, § 7.1-40.1; 1986, c. 138, §7.1-40.2; 1988, c. 317, § 7.1-40.3; 1991, cc. 71, 575, §§ 7.1-40.4, 7.1-40.5;1993, cc. 251, 509, § 7.1-40.6; 1994, cc. 33, 134, 220, 464, §§ 7.1-40.2:1,7.1-40.8; 1995, cc. 12, 180, § 7.1-40.2:2; 1996, c. 52, § 7.1-40.9; 1997, cc.66, 576, § 7.1-40.10; 1999, cc. 69, 336, § 7.1-40.11; 2001, cc. 97, 134, §7.1-40.12; 2001, c. 228, § 7.1-40.13; 2005, cc. 557, 839; 2006, c. 128; 2007,cc. 391, 685; 2008, c. 262; 2009, cc. 145, 227.)
The following are hereby designated official emblems and designations of theCommonwealth:
Artisan Center - "Virginia Artisans Center," located in the City ofWaynesboro.
Bat - Virginia Big-eared bat ( Corynorhinos townsendii virginianus).
Beverage - Milk.
Blue Ridge Folklore State Center - Blue Ridge Institute located in thevillage of Ferrum.
Boat - "Chesapeake Bay Deadrise."
Cabin Capital of Virginia - Page County.
Coal Miners' Memorial - The Richlands Coal Miners' Memorial located inTazewell County.
Covered Bridge Capital of the Commonwealth - Patrick County.
Covered Bridge Festival - Virginia Covered Bridge Festival held in PatrickCounty.
Dog - American Foxhound.
Emergency medical services museum - "To The Rescue," located in the City ofRoanoke.
Fish - Brook Trout.
Fleet - Replicas of the three ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery,which comprised the Commonwealth's founding fleet that brought the firstpermanent English settlers to Jamestown in 1607, and which are exhibited atthe Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg.
Flower - American Dogwood ( Cornus florida).
Folk dance - Square dancing, the American folk dance that traces its ancestryto 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.
Fossil - Chesapecten jeffersonius.
Gold mining interpretive center - Monroe Park, located in the County ofFauquier.
Motor sports museum - "Wood Brothers Racing Museum and Virginia Motor SportsHall of Fame," located in Patrick County.
Outdoor drama - "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama," adapted forthe stage by Clara Lou Kelly and performed in the Town of Big Stone Gap.
Outdoor drama, historical - "The Long Way Home" based on the life of MaryDraper Ingles, adapted for the stage by Earl Hobson Smith, and performed inthe City of Radford.
Shell - Oyster shell ( Crassostrea virginica).
Song emeritus - "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia," by James A. Bland, as setout in the House Joint Resolution 10, adopted by the General Assembly ofVirginia at the Session of 1940.
Sports hall of fame - "Virginia Sports Hall of Fame," located in the Cityof Portsmouth.
War memorial museum - "Virginia War Museum," (formerly known as the WarMemorial Museum of Virginia), located in the City of Newport News.
(Code 1950, §§ 7-35, 7-36, 7-37; 1966, cc. 102, 547, §§ 7.1-37, 7.1-38,7.1-39; 1974, c. 24, § 7.1-40; 1982, c. 191, § 7.1-40.1; 1986, c. 138, §7.1-40.2; 1988, c. 317, § 7.1-40.3; 1991, cc. 71, 575, §§ 7.1-40.4, 7.1-40.5;1993, cc. 251, 509, § 7.1-40.6; 1994, cc. 33, 134, 220, 464, §§ 7.1-40.2:1,7.1-40.8; 1995, cc. 12, 180, § 7.1-40.2:2; 1996, c. 52, § 7.1-40.9; 1997, cc.66, 576, § 7.1-40.10; 1999, cc. 69, 336, § 7.1-40.11; 2001, cc. 97, 134, §7.1-40.12; 2001, c. 228, § 7.1-40.13; 2005, cc. 557, 839; 2006, c. 128; 2007,cc. 391, 685; 2008, c. 262; 2009, cc. 145, 227.)
