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Bland, as set out in the House Joint Resolution 10, adopted by the General Assembly of Virginia at the Session of 1940.\n\nSong (Popular) \u2014 “Sweet Virginia Breeze,” by Robbin Thompson and Steve Bassett.\n\nSong (Traditional) \u2014 “Our Great Virginia,” lyrics by Mike Greenly and arranged by Jim Papoulis with music from the original American folk song “Oh Shenandoah.”\n\nSpirit \u2014 George Washington’s rye whiskey produced at Mount Vernon, Virginia.\n\nSports hall of fame \u2014 “Virginia Sports Hall of Fame,” located in the City of Portsmouth.\n\nTelevision series \u2014 “Song of the Mountains.”\n\nTree \u2014 American Dogwood (Cornus florida).\n\nWar memorial museum \u2014 “Virginia War Museum,” (formerly known as the War Memorial Museum of Virginia), located in the City of Newport News.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1287314,"text":"The following are hereby designated official emblems and designations of the 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 29 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapters 102 and 547; in 1974, chapter 24; in 1982, chapter 191; in 1986, chapter 138; in 1988, chapter 317; in 1991, chapters 71 and 575; in 1993, chapters 251 and 509; in 1994, chapters 33<\/a>, 134<\/a>, 220<\/a>, and 464<\/a>; in 1995, chapters 12<\/a> and 180<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 52<\/a>; in 1997, chapters 66<\/a> and 576<\/a>; in 1999, chapters 69<\/a> and 336<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 97<\/a> and 134<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 228<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 557<\/a> and 839<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 128<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 391<\/a> and 685<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 262<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 145<\/a> and 227<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 671<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 702<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 553<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 586<\/a> and 587<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 278<\/a> and 675<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 15<\/a>, 576<\/a>, and 577<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 284<\/a> and 684<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 583<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 60<\/a> and 61<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 43<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":365973,"section_number":"46.2-728.3","catch_line":"Special license plates displaying the official insect of the Commonwealth; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-728.3\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1370257,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345296,"identifier":"1-510","token":"1\/5\/2\/1-510","url":"\/1-510\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/1-510\/","token":"1\/5\/2\/1-510","dublin_core":{"Title":"Official emblems and designations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 1-510","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The following are hereby designated official emblems and designations of the Commonwealth:<\/p>

Artisan Center \u2014 “Virginia Artisans Center,” located in the City of Waynesboro.<\/p>

Bat \u2014 Virginia Big-eared bat (Corynorhinos townsendii virginianus).<\/p>

Beverage \u2014 Milk.<\/p>

Bird \u2014 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis).<\/p>

Blue Ridge Folklore State Center \u2014 Blue Ridge Institute located in the village of Ferrum.<\/p>

Boat \u2014 “Chesapeake Bay Deadrise.”<\/p>

Cabin Capital of Virginia \u2014 Page County.<\/p>

Coal Miners’ Memorial \u2014 The Richlands Coal Miners’ Memorial located in Tazewell County.<\/p>

Covered Bridge Capital of the Commonwealth \u2014 Patrick County.<\/p>

Covered Bridge Festival \u2014 Virginia Covered Bridge Festival held in Patrick County.<\/p>

Dog \u2014 American Foxhound.<\/p>

Fish (Freshwater) \u2014 Brook Trout.<\/p>

Fish (Saltwater) \u2014 Striped Bass.<\/p>

Flag of Remembrance of September 11, 2001 \u2014 Freedom Flag, designed by a Virginian, as the flag of remembrance of September 11, 2001.<\/p>

Fleet \u2014 Replicas of the three ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery<\/span>, which comprised the Commonwealth’s founding fleet that brought the first permanent English settlers to Jamestown in 1607, and which are exhibited at the Jamestown Settlement<\/span> in Williamsburg.<\/p>

Flower \u2014 American Dogwood (Cornus florida).<\/p>

Folk dance \u2014 Square dancing, the American folk dance that traces its ancestry to 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.<\/p>

Fossil \u2014 Chesapecten jeffersonius.<\/p>

Gold mining interpretive center \u2014 Monroe Park, located in the County of Fauquier.<\/p>

Insect \u2014 Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio glaucus).<\/p>

Maple Festival \u2014 The Highland County Maple Festival.<\/p>

Motor sports museum \u2014 “Wood Brothers Racing Museum and Virginia Motor Sports Hall of Fame,” located in Patrick County.<\/p>

Opry \u2014 The Virginia Opry.<\/p>

Outdoor drama \u2014 “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama,” adapted for the stage by Clara Lou Kelly and performed in the Town of Big Stone Gap.<\/p>

Outdoor drama, historical \u2014 “The Long Way Home” based on the life of Mary Draper Ingles, adapted for the stage by Earl Hobson Smith, and performed in the City of Radford.<\/p>

Pollinator \u2014 Honey Bee (Apis mellifera).<\/p>

Pony \u2014 Chincoteague Pony.<\/p>

Rock \u2014 Nelsonite.<\/p>

Salamander \u2014 Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber).<\/p>

Shakespeare festival \u2014 The Virginia Shakespeare Festival held in the City of Williamsburg.<\/p>

Shell \u2014 Oyster shell (Crassostrea virginica).<\/p>

Snake \u2014 Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis).<\/p>

Song emeritus \u2014 “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny,” by James A. Bland, as set out in the House Joint Resolution 10, adopted by the General Assembly of Virginia at the Session of 1940.<\/p>

Song (Popular) \u2014 “Sweet Virginia Breeze,” by Robbin Thompson and Steve Bassett.<\/p>

Song (Traditional) \u2014 “Our Great Virginia,” lyrics by Mike Greenly and arranged by Jim Papoulis with music from the original American folk song “Oh Shenandoah.”<\/p>

Spirit \u2014 George Washington’s rye whiskey produced at Mount Vernon, Virginia.<\/p>

Sports hall of fame \u2014 “Virginia Sports Hall of Fame,” located in the City of Portsmouth.<\/p>

Television series \u2014 “Song of the Mountains.”<\/p>

Tree \u2014 American Dogwood (Cornus florida).<\/p>

War memorial museum \u2014 “Virginia War Museum,” (formerly known as the War Memorial Museum of Virginia), located in the City of Newport News.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOFFICIAL EMBLEMS AND DESIGNATIONS (\u00a7 1-510)\n\nThe following are hereby designated official emblems and designations of the\nCommonwealth:\n\nArtisan Center \u2014 “Virginia Artisans Center,” located in the City\nof Waynesboro.\n\nBat \u2014 Virginia Big-eared bat (Corynorhinos townsendii virginianus).\n\nBeverage \u2014 Milk.\n\nBird \u2014 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis).\n\nBlue Ridge Folklore State Center \u2014 Blue Ridge Institute located in the village\nof Ferrum.\n\nBoat \u2014 “Chesapeake Bay Deadrise.”\n\nCabin Capital of Virginia \u2014 Page County.\n\nCoal Miners’ Memorial \u2014 The Richlands Coal Miners’ Memorial\nlocated in Tazewell County.\n\nCovered Bridge Capital of the Commonwealth \u2014 Patrick County.\n\nCovered Bridge Festival \u2014 Virginia Covered Bridge Festival held in Patrick\nCounty.\n\nDog \u2014 American Foxhound.\n\nFish (Freshwater) \u2014 Brook Trout.\n\nFish (Saltwater) \u2014 Striped Bass.\n\nFlag of Remembrance of September 11, 2001 \u2014 Freedom Flag, designed by a\nVirginian, as the flag of remembrance of September 11, 2001.\n\nFleet \u2014 Replicas of the three ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery,\nwhich comprised the Commonwealth’s founding fleet that brought the first\npermanent English settlers to Jamestown in 1607, and which are exhibited at the\nJamestown Settlement in Williamsburg.\n\nFlower \u2014 American Dogwood (Cornus florida).\n\nFolk dance \u2014 Square dancing, the American folk dance that traces its ancestry\nto the English Country Dance and the French Ballroom Dance, and is called, cued,\nor prompted to the dancers, and includes squares, rounds, clogging, contra,\nline, the Virginia Reel, and heritage dances.\n\nFossil \u2014 Chesapecten jeffersonius.\n\nGold mining interpretive center \u2014 Monroe Park, located in the County of\nFauquier.\n\nInsect \u2014 Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio glaucus).\n\nMaple Festival \u2014 The Highland County Maple Festival.\n\nMotor sports museum \u2014 “Wood Brothers Racing Museum and Virginia Motor\nSports Hall of Fame,” located in Patrick County.\n\nOpry \u2014 The Virginia Opry.\n\nOutdoor drama \u2014 “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama,”\nadapted for the stage by Clara Lou Kelly and performed in the Town of Big Stone\nGap.\n\nOutdoor drama, historical \u2014 “The Long Way Home” based on the life\nof Mary Draper Ingles, adapted for the stage by Earl Hobson Smith, and performed\nin the City of Radford.\n\nPollinator \u2014 Honey Bee (Apis mellifera).\n\nPony \u2014 Chincoteague Pony.\n\nRock \u2014 Nelsonite.\n\nSalamander \u2014 Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber).\n\nShakespeare festival \u2014 The Virginia Shakespeare Festival held in the City of\nWilliamsburg.\n\nShell \u2014 Oyster shell (Crassostrea virginica).\n\nSnake \u2014 Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis).\n\nSong emeritus \u2014 “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny,” by James A.\nBland, as set out in the House Joint Resolution 10, adopted by the General\nAssembly of Virginia at the Session of 1940.\n\nSong (Popular) \u2014 “Sweet Virginia Breeze,” by Robbin Thompson and\nSteve Bassett.\n\nSong (Traditional) \u2014 “Our Great Virginia,” lyrics by Mike Greenly\nand arranged by Jim Papoulis with music from the original American folk song\n“Oh Shenandoah.”\n\nSpirit \u2014 George Washington’s rye whiskey produced at Mount Vernon,\nVirginia.\n\nSports hall of fame \u2014 “Virginia Sports Hall of Fame,” located in\nthe City of Portsmouth.\n\nTelevision series \u2014 “Song of the Mountains.”\n\nTree \u2014 American Dogwood (Cornus florida).\n\nWar memorial museum \u2014 “Virginia War Museum,” (formerly known as\nthe War Memorial Museum of Virginia), located in the City of Newport News.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 7-35, 7-36, 7-37; 1966, cc. 102, 547, \u00a7\u00a7 7.1-37,\n7.1-38, 7.1-39; 1974, c. 24, \u00a7 7.1-40; 1982, c. 191, \u00a7 7.1-40.1; 1986, c. 138,\n\u00a7 7.1-40.2; 1988, c. 317, \u00a7 7.1-40.3; 1991, cc. 71, 575, \u00a7\u00a7 7.1-40.4,\n7.1-40.5; 1993, cc. 251, 509, \u00a7 7.1-40.6; 1994, cc. 33, 134, 220, 464, \u00a7\u00a7\n7.1-40.2:1, 7.1-40.8; 1995, cc. 12, 180, \u00a7 7.1-40.2:2; 1996, c. 52, \u00a7\n7.1-40.9; 1997, cc. 66, 576, \u00a7 7.1-40.10; 1999, cc. 69, 336, \u00a7 7.1-40.11;\n2001, cc. 97, 134, \u00a7 7.1-40.12; 2001, c. 228, \u00a7 7.1-40.13; 2005, cc. 557, 839;\n2006, c. 128; 2007, cc. 391, 685; 2008, c. 262; 2009, cc. 145, 227; 2011, c.\n671; 2013, c. 702; 2014, c. 553; 2015, cc. 586, 587; 2016, cc. 278, 675; 2017,\ncc. 15, 576, 577; 2018, cc. 284, 684; 2020, c. 583; 2023, cc. 60, 61; 2024, c.\n43.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}