{
    "id": "georgia-state-symbols",
    "name": "Georgia State Symbols: Every Official Designation in the Code of Georgia",
    "description": "All 51 official Georgia state designations in Title 50, Chapter 3 of the Official Code of Georgia, with the code section and year adopted.",
    "page": "https://itsgeorgia.com/things-to-do/georgia-state-symbols/",
    "csv": "https://itsgeorgia.com/data/downloads/georgia-state-symbols.csv",
    "json": "https://itsgeorgia.com/data/downloads/georgia-state-symbols.json",
    "schema": "https://itsgeorgia.com/data/schema/georgia-state-symbols.json",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "It's Georgia (itsgeorgia.com), CC BY 4.0",
    "citation": "It's Georgia (2026). Georgia State Symbols: Every Official Designation in the Code of Georgia. https://itsgeorgia.com/things-to-do/georgia-state-symbols/",
    "publisher": "It's Georgia",
    "geo_scope": "Georgia, USA",
    "modified": "2026-10-19",
    "row_count": 51,
    "columns": [
        "group",
        "designation",
        "official_choice",
        "code_section",
        "year_adopted",
        "source",
        "checked"
    ],
    "rows": [
        {
            "group": "Bird",
            "designation": "State bird",
            "official_choice": "Brown thrasher",
            "code_section": "50-3-50",
            "year_adopted": 1970,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Bird",
            "designation": "State game bird",
            "official_choice": "Bobwhite quail",
            "code_section": "50-3-51",
            "year_adopted": 1970,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Plants",
            "designation": "State floral emblem",
            "official_choice": "Cherokee rose",
            "code_section": "50-3-53",
            "year_adopted": 1916,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Plants",
            "designation": "State wild flower",
            "official_choice": "Native azaleas (Rhododendron sp.), collectively",
            "code_section": "50-3-54",
            "year_adopted": "1979; amended 2013",
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Plants",
            "designation": "State tree",
            "official_choice": "Live oak",
            "code_section": "50-3-55",
            "year_adopted": 1937,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Animals",
            "designation": "State fish",
            "official_choice": "Largemouth bass",
            "code_section": "50-3-52",
            "year_adopted": 1970,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Animals",
            "designation": "State insect",
            "official_choice": "Honeybee",
            "code_section": "50-3-58",
            "year_adopted": 1975,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Animals",
            "designation": "State butterfly",
            "official_choice": "Tiger swallowtail",
            "code_section": "50-3-62",
            "year_adopted": 1988,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Animals",
            "designation": "State reptile",
            "official_choice": "Gopher tortoise",
            "code_section": "50-3-63",
            "year_adopted": 1989,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Animals",
            "designation": "State amphibian",
            "official_choice": "Green tree frog",
            "code_section": "50-3-81",
            "year_adopted": 2005,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Animals",
            "designation": "State cold water game fish",
            "official_choice": "Southern Appalachian brook trout",
            "code_section": "50-3-82",
            "year_adopted": 2006,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Animals",
            "designation": "State salt-water fish",
            "official_choice": "Red drum",
            "code_section": "50-3-83",
            "year_adopted": 2006,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Animals",
            "designation": "State mammal",
            "official_choice": "White-tailed deer",
            "code_section": "50-3-87",
            "year_adopted": 2015,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Animals",
            "designation": "State dog",
            "official_choice": "Adoptable dog",
            "code_section": "50-3-88",
            "year_adopted": 2016,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Animals",
            "designation": "State riverine sport fish",
            "official_choice": "Shoal bass",
            "code_section": "50-3-90",
            "year_adopted": 2020,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Animals",
            "designation": "State crustacean",
            "official_choice": "White shrimp",
            "code_section": "50-3-93",
            "year_adopted": 2024,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Animals",
            "designation": "State heritage horse breed",
            "official_choice": "Marsh tacky horse",
            "code_section": "50-3-96",
            "year_adopted": 2026,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Animals",
            "designation": "State heritage cattle breed",
            "official_choice": "Pineywoods cattle",
            "code_section": "50-3-97",
            "year_adopted": 2026,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Earth",
            "designation": "State fossil",
            "official_choice": "Shark tooth",
            "code_section": "50-3-56",
            "year_adopted": 1976,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Earth",
            "designation": "State gem",
            "official_choice": "Quartz",
            "code_section": "50-3-57",
            "year_adopted": 1976,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Earth",
            "designation": "State mineral",
            "official_choice": "Staurolite",
            "code_section": "50-3-59",
            "year_adopted": 1976,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Food",
            "designation": "State fruit",
            "official_choice": "Peach",
            "code_section": "50-3-70",
            "year_adopted": 1995,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Food",
            "designation": "State vegetable",
            "official_choice": "Vidalia sweet onion",
            "code_section": "50-3-65",
            "year_adopted": 1990,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Food",
            "designation": "State crop",
            "official_choice": "Peanut",
            "code_section": "50-3-72",
            "year_adopted": 1995,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Food",
            "designation": "State prepared food",
            "official_choice": "Grits",
            "code_section": "50-3-78",
            "year_adopted": 2002,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Food",
            "designation": "State nut",
            "official_choice": "Pecan",
            "code_section": "50-3-91",
            "year_adopted": 2021,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Food",
            "designation": "State grape",
            "official_choice": "Muscadine grape",
            "code_section": "50-3-89",
            "year_adopted": 2020,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Food",
            "designation": "State stew",
            "official_choice": "Brunswick stew",
            "code_section": "50-3-94",
            "year_adopted": 2025,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Food",
            "designation": "State bread",
            "official_choice": "Cornbread",
            "code_section": "50-3-95",
            "year_adopted": 2025,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Culture",
            "designation": "State song",
            "official_choice": "\"Georgia on My Mind\" (lyrics Stuart Gorrell, music Hoagy Carmichael)",
            "code_section": "50-3-60",
            "year_adopted": "not stated",
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Culture",
            "designation": "State waltz",
            "official_choice": "\"Our Georgia\"",
            "code_section": "50-3-61",
            "year_adopted": 1951,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Culture",
            "designation": "State folk dance",
            "official_choice": "Square dancing",
            "code_section": "50-3-73",
            "year_adopted": 1996,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Culture",
            "designation": "State tartan",
            "official_choice": "Georgia tartan",
            "code_section": "50-3-76",
            "year_adopted": 1997,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Culture",
            "designation": "State fabric",
            "official_choice": "Cotton",
            "code_section": "50-3-98",
            "year_adopted": 2026,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Culture",
            "designation": "State 'Possum",
            "official_choice": "Pogo 'Possum (created by Walt Kelly)",
            "code_section": "50-3-68",
            "year_adopted": 1992,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Culture",
            "designation": "State language",
            "official_choice": "English",
            "code_section": "50-3-100",
            "year_adopted": 2002,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Places and events",
            "designation": "State theater",
            "official_choice": "Springer Opera House (Columbus)",
            "code_section": "50-3-66",
            "year_adopted": 1992,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Places and events",
            "designation": "State historic drama",
            "official_choice": "The Reach of Song",
            "code_section": "50-3-64",
            "year_adopted": 1990,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Places and events",
            "designation": "State musical theatre",
            "official_choice": "Peach State Summer Theatre",
            "code_section": "50-3-69",
            "year_adopted": 1993,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Places and events",
            "designation": "State folk festival",
            "official_choice": "Georgia Folk Festival",
            "code_section": "50-3-67",
            "year_adopted": 1992,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Places and events",
            "designation": "State soap box derby",
            "official_choice": "Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby (Lyons)",
            "code_section": "50-3-92",
            "year_adopted": 2024,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Places and events",
            "designation": "State railroad museum",
            "official_choice": "Central of Georgia Railroad Shops Complex (Savannah)",
            "code_section": "50-3-74",
            "year_adopted": 1996,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Places and events",
            "designation": "State transportation history museum",
            "official_choice": "Southeastern Railway Museum (Duluth)",
            "code_section": "50-3-77",
            "year_adopted": 2000,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Places and events",
            "designation": "State civil rights museum",
            "official_choice": "Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum (Savannah)",
            "code_section": "50-3-85",
            "year_adopted": 2009,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Places and events",
            "designation": "State peanut monument",
            "official_choice": "Peanut monument, Ashburn (Turner County)",
            "code_section": "50-3-72",
            "year_adopted": 1998,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Places and events",
            "designation": "First Mural City",
            "official_choice": "Colquitt",
            "code_section": "50-3-84",
            "year_adopted": 2006,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Places and events",
            "designation": "Center for character education",
            "official_choice": "Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum (Pooler)",
            "code_section": "50-3-79",
            "year_adopted": 2003,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Places and events",
            "designation": "Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center",
            "official_choice": "Funk Heritage/Bennett Center, Reinhardt University (Waleska)",
            "code_section": "50-3-80",
            "year_adopted": 2003,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Places and events",
            "designation": "Barbecue championship cookoffs",
            "official_choice": "Beef: \"Shoot the Bull\" (Hawkinsville); pork: \"Slosheye Trail Big Pig Jig\" (Dooly County)",
            "code_section": "50-3-75",
            "year_adopted": 1997,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Titles",
            "designation": "Poultry Capital of the World",
            "official_choice": "State of Georgia",
            "code_section": "50-3-71",
            "year_adopted": 1995,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        },
        {
            "group": "Titles",
            "designation": "Purple Heart State",
            "official_choice": "Georgia",
            "code_section": "50-3-86",
            "year_adopted": 2014,
            "source": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 3 (Justia copy)",
            "checked": "2026-10-19"
        }
    ]
}