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State Symbols California

California's state symbols include the grizzly bear flag, Sacramento as the capital, Governor Schwarzenegger as the Republican governor in his second term, Senators Feinstein and Boxer as the Democratic senators, the nickname "Golden State," the state motto "Eureka!," grizzly bear as the state animal, golden poppy as the state flower, redwood as the state tree, Valley Quail as the state bird, and a depiction of John Muir, a condor, and Half Dome on the state quarter.

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State Symbols California

California's state symbols include the grizzly bear flag, Sacramento as the capital, Governor Schwarzenegger as the Republican governor in his second term, Senators Feinstein and Boxer as the Democratic senators, the nickname "Golden State," the state motto "Eureka!," grizzly bear as the state animal, golden poppy as the state flower, redwood as the state tree, Valley Quail as the state bird, and a depiction of John Muir, a condor, and Half Dome on the state quarter.

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State Symbols

California
State Flag
• California’s state
flag is called the
Bear Flag.

• It has a picture of a
grizzly bear on it.

• The grizzly bear


represents strength.
State Capital
• California’s state
capital is
Sacramento.

• Sacramento is
located east of San
Francisco.
Governor of California
• The Governor of
California is
Arnold
Schwarzenegger.

• He is a Republican
and is in his
second term.
Senators of California
• California’s United
States Senators are
Diane Feinstein and
Barbara Boxer.

• Both women are


Democrats.
State Nickname
• California’s
nickname is the
“Golden State.”

• It is called the
Golden State
because of the Gold
Rush and fields of
golden poppies.
State Motto
• California’s state
motto is “Eureka!”

• Eureka is a Greek
word and it means “I
have found it!”
State Animal
• California’s state
animal is the grizzly
bear.

• There are no more


wild grizzly bears in
California.
State Flower
• California’s state
flower is the golden
poppy.

• Golden poppies
grow in fields and
along highways.

• Poppies have four


petals.
State Tree
• California’s state
tree is the redwood.

• Redwood trees grow


along the northern
coast of California.

• They are the tallest


trees in the world.
State Bird
• California’s bird is
the Valley Quail.

• Valley Quails build


their nests on the
ground.
State Quarter
• The California
Quarter shows John
Muir, a condor, and
Half Dome in
Yosemite National
Park.
State Song
I Love You, California

I love you, California, you're the


greatest state of all.
I love you in the winter, summer, spring
and in the fall.
I love your fertile valleys; your dear
mountains I adore.
I love your grand old ocean and I love
her rugged shore.
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