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California had a birthday this month; it was admitted to the union on September 9, 1850. California was the first of only three states to have declared a prehistoric artifact as an official state symbol. The chipped stone bear was created about 7- 8,000 years ago out of volcanic rock by one of California's early human inhabitants. #California #prehistory #archaeology

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California designated the chipped stone bear as the official state prehistoric artifact in 1991; discovered in 1985 at a San Diego archaeological dig site.

For National Dog Day we are featuring a true American original, the Catahoula Leopard Dog, official State Dog of Louisiana.

From the Louisiana Secretary of State's Website:"...This hound is a cross of a domestic dog the Indians of the Catahoula Lake region raised and a Spanish "war dog" that came through the area in the early 1500's." The largest and most aggressive of the cattle dogs, they can handle wild cattle and hogs in the roughest country. #dogs #Louisiana #NationalDogDay

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The Catahoula leopard dog was designated the official state dog of Louisiana in 1979; largest and most aggressive of the cattle dogs, they can handle wild cattle and hogs in the roughest country.
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