Spokeo examined State Symbols USA and other resources to explore why state seals are significant and how they help us understand the U.S.

California is turning 175 years old later this year. To mark the occasion, we will be looking at several aspects of the state seal, as well as the nation’s seal and those of other states.

Every year, up to 10,000 elephant seals — the giant, blubbery pinnipeds that can weigh 5,000 pounds, grow as long as a Toyota Corolla and hold their breath underwater for 2 hours — haul out of ...

What is Massachusetts’s current state seal? The current Massachusetts state seal debuted in 1898. It features a Native American man on a blue shield with a star in the corner.

After the Constitutional Convention, the first set of seals were engraved, with further changes following over the next century. The Great Seal also includes two other state symbols: the grizzly ...