If the State of Alabama Had an Official Scent, What Would It Be?

Every state has official items, activities, and symbols. In Alabama, we have a state seal, flag, tree, flower, and the list goes on and on but not an “official” state scent.

I double-checked with State Symbols USA and no scent was listed. This made me dive deeper to see if any states had an “official” scent.

The short answer is no. However, that all could change soon because “New Mexico could “become the first state in the nation to proudly have an official state aroma, a proposal now being considered by lawmakers,” according to The Guardian.

NPR said that “a bill would make "green chilis roasting in the fall" its signature scent" in New Mexico.

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What if Alabama had a State scent? That would surely be the talk of the United States. But, what exactly would that scent smell like? We took to Facebook to see what you thought. Here is the outcome.