22 October, 2007

State of Utah Map Postcard

The fifth map postcard I have is that of Utah.

Utah Map Postcard
(PH Wish from Judy Andreason)

The state symbols of Utah:

* State animal - Rocky Mountain Elk
* State bird - California Seagull
* State cooking pot - Dutch Oven
* State emblem - Beehive
* State fish - Bonneville Cutthroat Trout
* State flower - Sego Lily
* State folk dance - Square Dance
* State fossil - Allosaurus
* State fruit - Cherry
* State gem - Topaz
* State grass - Indian Rice Grass
* State insect - Honey Bee
* State mineral - Copper
* State motto - "Industry"
* State rock - Coal
* State song - "Utah, This Is The Place"
* State hymn - "Utah We Love Thee"
* State star - Dubhe
* State tree - Blue Spruce
* State vegetable - Spanish Sweet Onion
* State historic vegetable - Sugar Beet

We also have a US States fact cards with fun facts that Utah is the site of the first department store in the US and of the first transcontinental railway system (1869).

SOURCE:
Utah State Symbols

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