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CALIFORNIA FUN FACTS
State Song: I Love You, California
State Motto: Eureka (I have found it)
State Nickname: Golden State, from the golden poppies, as well as the gold discovered here.
State Rock: Serpentine
State Tree: California Redwood
State Mineral: Native Gold
State Bird: California Valley Quail
State Flower: Golden Poppy
State Fish: California Golden Trout
State Reptile: California Desert Tortoise
State Animal: California Grizzly Bear
State Insect: California Dog-Face Butterfly
State Marine Mammal: California Gray Whale
State Fossil: Saber-Toothed Cat
State Colors: Blue and Gold
State Gemstone: Benitoite
State Dance: West Coast Swing Dance
State Folk Dance: Square Dance
Entered the Union: September 9, 1850
State Capitol: Sacramento
Highest Elevation: Mount Whitney, 14,494 feet
Lowest Elevation: Death Valley, -282 feet
Major Products: Milk & cream, cattle, grapes, cotton, hay, nursery products, lettuce
Manufactured Here: Transportation equipment, electric & electronic equipment, food products, machinery, fabricated metal products.
Mined: Natural gas, petroleum, sand & gravel, salt, cement, clays
State Flag: Adopted Feb. 3, 1911. Shows brown California grizzly as a symbol of strength. Red of the star and bar symbolizes courage, and the star represents sovereignty. White background was used to suggest purity.
State Seal: Semicircle of 31 stars represents the number of states in the Union after California's
admission. Includes state motto, the Roman
goddess Minerva, a grizzly bear, a gold miner and ships in a mountain-rimmed harbor.
California: The name California was used officially in Spanish documents as early as 1542. It is believed to come from the description of a fabled island called California in a 16th century Spanish novel, "The Exploits of Esplanndian" by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo.
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