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Bonus Facts:

1. Illinois is otherwise known as the Prairie State. 

2. The state motto is: State Sovereignty, national union.

3.The official state...

flower– the violet, adopted in 1906.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tree– the white oak, adopted in 1973.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bird- the cardinal, adopted in 1929.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

animal– the white-tailed deer, adopted in 1982.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fish– the bluegill, adopted in 1987.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

insect– the monarch butterfly, adopted in 1975.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

song- “Illinois”, adopted in 1925.

 

By thy rivers gently flowing, Illinois, Illinois,

O'er thy prairies verdant growing, Illinois, Illinois,

Comes an echo on the breeze.

Rustling through the leafy trees, and its mellow tones are these, Illinois, Illinois,

And its mellow tones are these, Illinois.

 

From a wilderness of prairies, Illinois, Illinois,

Straight thy way and never varies, Illinois, Illinois,

Till upon the inland sea,

Stands thy great commercial tree, turning all the world to thee, Illinois, Illinois,

Turning all the world to thee, Illinois.

 

When you heard your country calling, Illinois, Illinois,

Where the shot and shell were falling, Illinois, Illinois,

When the Southern host withdrew,

Pitting Gray against the Blue, there were none more brave than you, Illinois, Illinois,

There were none more brave than you, Illinois.

 

Not without thy wondrous story, Illinois, Illinois,

Can be writ the nation's glory, Illinois, Illinois,

On the record of thy years,

Abraham Lincoln's name appears, Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois, Illinois, Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois

 

mineral– fluorite, adopted in 1965.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. This is the state flag.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. This is the state seal. Note: notice that the seal is on the flag, and that the motto is located on the ribbon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: Catherine Abelardo

Mrs. LaFosse/Hayward

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