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304    <div  class="we-mega-menu-submenu" data-element-type="we-mega-menu-submenu" data-submenu-width="" data-class="" style="width: px">
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316      <div class="view-content row">
317          <div class="views-row">
318    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/amphibian" hreflang="und">Amphibians</a></span></div>
319  </div>
320    <div class="views-row">
321    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-arts-drama-symbol" hreflang="und">Arts | Drama</a></span></div>
322  </div>
323    <div class="views-row">
324    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-astronomy-symbol" hreflang="und">Astronomy</a></span></div>
325  </div>
326    <div class="views-row">
327    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-award-recognition" hreflang="und">Awards | Recognition</a></span></div>
328  </div>
329    <div class="views-row">
330    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/bird" hreflang="und">Birds</a></span></div>
331  </div>
332    <div class="views-row">
333    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-capital" hreflang="und">Capitals</a></span></div>
334  </div>
335    <div class="views-row">
336    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-coat-arms" hreflang="und">Coat of Arms</a></span></div>
337  </div>
338    <div class="views-row">
339    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/colors" hreflang="und">Colors</a></span></div>
340  </div>
341    <div class="views-row">
342    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-cultural-heritage" hreflang="und">Cultural Heritage</a></span></div>
343  </div>
344    <div class="views-row">
345    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-dance-music-symbol" hreflang="und">Dance | Music</a></span></div>
346  </div>
347    <div class="views-row">
348    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/dinosaur-or-fossil" hreflang="und">Dinosaurs | Fossils</a></span></div>
349  </div>
350    <div class="views-row">
351    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/dog" hreflang="und">Dogs | Cats</a></span></div>
352  </div>
353    <div class="views-row">
354    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/fish" hreflang="und">Fish | Aquatic Life</a></span></div>
355  </div>
356    <div class="views-row">
357    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-flag" hreflang="und">Flags</a></span></div>
358  </div>
359    <div class="views-row">
360    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/flower" hreflang="und">Flowers</a></span></div>
361  </div>
362    <div class="views-row">
363    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/food-agriculture" hreflang="und">Food | Agriculture</a></span></div>
364  </div>
365    <div class="views-row">
366    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/gem" hreflang="und">Gems | Gemstones</a></span></div>
367  </div>
368    <div class="views-row">
369    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/historic-iconic-american" hreflang="und">Historic | Iconic People</a></span></div>
370  </div>
371    <div class="views-row">
372    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-holiday-event" hreflang="und">Holidays | Events</a></span></div>
373  </div>
374    <div class="views-row">
375    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-horse" hreflang="und">Horses</a></span></div>
376  </div>
377    <div class="views-row">
378    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/insect" hreflang="und">Insects</a></span></div>
379  </div>
380    <div class="views-row">
381    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-language-or-poetry" hreflang="und">Languages | Poetry</a></span></div>
382  </div>
383    <div class="views-row">
384    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/mammal" hreflang="und">Mammals</a></span></div>
385  </div>
386    <div class="views-row">
387    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/military-symbol" hreflang="und">Military | Firearms</a></span></div>
388  </div>
389    <div class="views-row">
390    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-rock-or-mineral" hreflang="und">Minerals | Rocks</a></span></div>
391  </div>
392    <div class="views-row">
393    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-motto" hreflang="und">Mottos</a></span></div>
394  </div>
395    <div class="views-row">
396    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-theater-or-museum" hreflang="und">Museums</a></span></div>
397  </div>
398    <div class="views-row">
399    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-name-origin" hreflang="und">Name Origins</a></span></div>
400  </div>
401    <div class="views-row">
402    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/nickname" hreflang="und">Nicknames</a></span></div>
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404    <div class="views-row">
405    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/plant-0" hreflang="und">Plants</a></span></div>
406  </div>
407    <div class="views-row">
408    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-quarter" hreflang="und">Quarters</a></span></div>
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410    <div class="views-row">
411    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/railroad-symbol" hreflang="und">Railroads | Vehicles</a></span></div>
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413    <div class="views-row">
414    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/reptile" hreflang="und">Reptiles</a></span></div>
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416    <div class="views-row">
417    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-seal" hreflang="und">Seals</a></span></div>
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420    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/soil" hreflang="und">Soils</a></span></div>
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426    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-sport" hreflang="und">Sports</a></span></div>
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429    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/tartan" hreflang="und">Tartans</a></span></div>
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432    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-theater" hreflang="und">Theaters</a></span></div>
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438    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-tree" hreflang="und">Trees</a></span></div>
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444    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/ship-boat" hreflang="und">Vessels | Aircraft</a></span></div>
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479    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-official-item/national-us/state-song/star-spangled-banner" hreflang="und">Anthem</a></span></div>
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481    <div class="views-row">
482    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-official-item/national-us/state-cultural-heritage/bill-rights" hreflang="und">Bill of Rights</a></span></div>
483  </div>
484    <div class="views-row">
485    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-or-officially-designated-item/state-bird/american-bald-eagle" hreflang="und">Bird</a></span></div>
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488    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/place/district-columbia/capitals-cities-towns/washington-dc" hreflang="und">Capital</a></span></div>
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491    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-official-item/national-us/state-colors/national-colors" hreflang="und">Colors</a></span></div>
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494    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-official-item/national-us/state-cultural-heritage/united-states-constitution" hreflang="und">Constitution</a></span></div>
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497    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-official-item/national-us/state-cultural-heritage/american-declaration-independence" hreflang="und">Declaration of Independence</a></span></div>
498  </div>
499    <div class="views-row">
500    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/national-us/links-further-learning" hreflang="und">Educational Links</a></span></div>
501  </div>
502    <div class="views-row">
503    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-official-item/national-us/state-flag/american-flag" hreflang="und">Flag</a></span></div>
504  </div>
505    <div class="views-row">
506    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-or-officially-designated-item/state-flower/rose" hreflang="und">Flower</a></span></div>
507  </div>
508    <div class="views-row">
509    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-official-item/national-us/state-holiday-event/american-holidays" hreflang="und">Holidays</a></span></div>
510  </div>
511    <div class="views-row">
512    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-official-item/national-us/mammals/bison" hreflang="und">Mammal</a></span></div>
513  </div>
514    <div class="views-row">
515    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-or-officially-designated-item/state-motto/god-we-trust" hreflang="und">Motto</a></span></div>
516  </div>
517    <div class="views-row">
518    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-official-item/national-us/state-cultural-heritage/pledge-allegiance" hreflang="und">Pledge &amp; Creed</a></span></div>
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520    <div class="views-row">
521    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-official-item/national-us/state-seal/united-states-seal" hreflang="und">Seal</a></span></div>
522  </div>
523    <div class="views-row">
524    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-official-item/national-us/state-capital/state-capitals-and-websites" hreflang="und">States: Capital Cities</a></span></div>
525  </div>
526    <div class="views-row">
527    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-official-item/national-us/statehood-date/date-statehood" hreflang="und">States: Order of Succession</a></span></div>
528  </div>
529    <div class="views-row">
530    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-official-item/national-us/state-resident-name/all-state-residents" hreflang="und">States: Resident Names</a></span></div>
531  </div>
532    <div class="views-row">
533    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-official-item/national-us/uncategorized/states-size" hreflang="und">States: Size in Square Miles</a></span></div>
534  </div>
535    <div class="views-row">
536    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/symbol-or-officially-designated-item/state-tree/mighty-oak-tree" hreflang="und">Tree</a></span></div>
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542</div>
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555      <a class="we-mega-menu-li" title="" href="/places" target="">
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557    <div  class="we-mega-menu-submenu" data-element-type="we-mega-menu-submenu" data-submenu-width="" data-class="" style="width: px">
558  <div class="we-mega-menu-submenu-inner">
559    <div  class="we-mega-menu-row" data-element-type="we-mega-menu-row" data-custom-row="1">
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570          <div class="views-row">
571    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/city-town" hreflang="und">Cities | Towns</a></span></div>
572  </div>
573    <div class="views-row">
574    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/historic-building" hreflang="und">Historic Buildings</a></span></div>
575  </div>
576    <div class="views-row">
577    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/historic-marker" hreflang="und">Historic Markers</a></span></div>
578  </div>
579    <div class="views-row">
580    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/landmark" hreflang="und">Landmarks</a></span></div>
581  </div>
582    <div class="views-row">
583    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/local-park" hreflang="und">Local Parks</a></span></div>
584  </div>
585    <div class="views-row">
586    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/national-park" hreflang="und">National Parks</a></span></div>
587  </div>
588    <div class="views-row">
589    <div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/categories/state-park" hreflang="und">State Parks</a></span></div>
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754<p><a href="https://statesymbolsusa.org/"><img alt="Logo" src="https://statesymbolsusa.org/sites/statesymbolsusa.org/files/symbol-place-images/LOGO-forAboutUs.jpg" style="width: 99px; height: 60px;" title="State Symbols USA" /></a> State Symbols USA is dedicated to promoting appreciation and conservation of our natural, historic, and cultural treasures through an <a href="/instructions" title="Visitors may add content and media">interactive</a> website providing information on <a href="/us/symbols/state" title="All categories of state symbols">state</a> and <a href="/us/symbols/national" title="Symbols and icons of the United States">national</a> <a href="/us/symbols/state" title="All symbols, emblems, and icons">symbols &amp; icons</a>, <a href="/categories/city-town" title="All cities and towns">cities, towns</a>, <a href="/places" title="National, state, and local parks (and other types of  places)">parks</a>, <a href="/categories/landmark" title="National, state, and local landmarks">landmarks</a>, <a href="/categories/historic-marker" title="All historic markers">historic markers</a>, and historic and iconic figures.</p>
755<p>We promote further learning by offering teachers, home-schooling parents, students, and the general public a free, user-friendly, <a href="/instructions" title="Visitors may add content and media">interactive</a>, and shared educational resource. The organization will maintain a high-quality, classroom-appropriate website and conduct outreach to educators to expand classroom and community <a href="/instructions" title="You can edit and create new pages">OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE</a>.</p>
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758<p>“I absolutely love this site. My fourth grade students are using it for project Boards and research information. It is a wonderful find.” <em>- Gail Kopp, Pathways Academy, Marietta, GA</em></p>
759<p>“HI, I loved your site ... your compilation is very useful in my classroom” <em>- Sandra Garcia, Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher, Academy of the Americas, SW Detroit</em></p>
760<p>"I put your site as a link to our history studies"<em> - Mrs. Sharee Barton, 4th Grade Teacher, MMS</em></p>
761<p>"I had my 4th grade students use your website to conduct research on Arizona state symbols to complete their graphic organizer for their future Microsoft PowerPoint presentation project on Arizona" <em>- Mrs. Patti L. Rose, K-8 Technology Teacher, and Technology Mentor, Harold W. Smith Elementary</em></p>
762<p>"Hi there, I am an educational outreach writer, mentor and mineralogist. Currently, I've been working on a earth science series. This week I have been working on the fossil dating inspired by my youngest nephew, who is learning about it in school. I came across your page while doing some research on fossil dating and I've been referencing it quite a bit!" - Vanessa Lebeau, Educational Outreach<br />
763	"I wanted to tell you that as a student teacher working on a lesson plan for next year, your page was a great source of information." <em>- Tabitha Brooks</em></p>
764<p>"Thank you for the resource of this website. I have found it helpful in teaching my students about the culture &amp; symbols of Michigan"  <em>- Mr. Lee</em></p>
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767<p>"I love the layout of your State Symbols page. It's so neat and functional." <em>- John L. Foltz, Forest Entomologist; U of Florida</em></p>
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768"Aloha, Mahalo for compiling such an interesting and informative site.  I wish I had this on hand while I was still working as a nature preserve manager and was meeting people from all over the Mainland and the world." <em>- Alan Hong, Honolulu, HI</em></p>
769<p>"Great Resource! I wanted to shoot you an e-mail thanking you for compiling so much great information and links on your website " <em>- Cooper Brimm, American Immigration Center</em></p>
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775<p>With respect to documents available from this server, neither State Symbols USA nor any of its employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.</p>
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778<p>State Symbols USA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. In accordance with Federal civil rights law and State Symbols USA civil rights policies, our offices and employees are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or family/parental status.</p>
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780<h3>Dedication</h3>
781<p>State Symbols USA is dedicated in loving memory of June R. McKenzie.</p>
782<p>State Symbols USA is also dedicated to Erin K. McCoy and Bonnie McCoy Wilson who were the original site developers.</p>
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1012<script src="/sites/default/files/js/js_6V1wD_ztN_5Ri5UiU9-DIFu7Iok_Crk-ZPl2doqOti0.js?scope=footer&amp;delta=0&amp;language=en&amp;theme=ssu&amp;include=eJxlj2EOwyAIhS-k9UgGK3VmKEa0nbff3LIsa_8Q8vGA9wJzILSQgUaLq5hwAqowkfG1F6Bl9ppivouqKIWzxB1twtzFnIGVmAqhkiENk3EgqBxzk1ahWAe1RjaB2AFpaeN1NSiRbn6a1ec3OYk2Zyne0fHja-tHFMHg3qyPsvKOdRjOuDJdP39SXHBmj-qYEQLMGGbjmpYD9QR6Er1Vzg2zvy7_W7-ME4pAQLHHLTZUe8RDzLsuiX0nfALRfJ2v"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1012
1012
1013<script src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
1013
1014
1015  </body>
1016</html>

Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.