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Arizona State Symbols - State Seal |
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Statehood Day This is the day Arizona
became a state.
February 14, 1912 |
State Seal
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The official seal is
in black and white. See if you can find all of these drawings on the seal. In the
background is a mountain range with the sun rising behind the peaks. At the right side of
the range of mountains is a storage reservoir (a lake) and a dam. In the middle are
irrigated fields and orchards. In the lower right side of the seal is grazing cattle. To
the left, on a mountainside, is a quartz mill with a miner with a pick and shovel. Above
the drawing is the motto "Ditat Deus," meaning "God Enriches." The
words "Great Seal of the State of Arizona" and the year of admission to the
United States, 1912, is written around the seal. |
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What is a symbol?
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symbols. A
symbol can be a thing or object that stands for something.
Symbols can paint a picture in your
mind about a state.
If you use your imagination, you can
see Arizona's symbols in the desert or in the mountains.
Each symbol was picked to show that
Arizona is different from other states. |
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