List of District of Columbia symbols
This is a list of symbols of the United States District of Columbia.
Insignia
Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
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Flag | Flag of the District of Columbia | 1938[1] | |
Seal | Seal of the District of Columbia | 1871[1] | |
Motto | Justitia omnibus (Latin for "Justice for all")[2] |
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Nickname | Federal City |
Music
Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Song | "Washington" by Jimmie Dodd[3] | 1951 | |
March | "Our Nation's Capitol" by Anthony A. Mitchell[4] | 1961 | |
Species
Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Bird | Wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) |
[1] | |
Flower | 'American Beauty' rose (Rosa 'American Beauty') |
[1] | |
Tree | Scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) |
[1] | |
Culture
Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Cocktail | Rickey | 2011[5] | |
See also
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 District of Columbia. "Official Symbols of the District of Columbia". Archived from the original on February 5, 2006. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ↑ District of Columbia. "About DC". Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ↑ Imhoff, Gary (October 1999). "Our Official Songs". DC Watch. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ↑ Schudel, Matt (March 29, 2009). "He Served His Country With Music". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ↑ Jamie R. Liu (July 14, 2011). "Rickey Named Official D.C. Cocktail". DCist. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
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