List of Pennsylvania state symbols
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
Pennsylvania General Assembly
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. In colonial times , the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. Since the Constitution of 1776, written by...
and signed into law by the governor.
Insignia
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| Flag Flags of the U.S. states The flags of the U.S. states exhibit a wide variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as widely different styles and design principles. Modern state flags date from the 1890s when states wanted to have distinctive symbols at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago... |
Flag of Pennsylvania Flag of Pennsylvania The flag of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania consists of a blue field on which the state coat of arms is embroidered. Originally authorized by the state in 1799, the current design was enacted by law in 1907. In the summer of 2007, a bill was introduced to modify the state flag to add the name of... |
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| Coat of arms | Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania | ||
| Seal Seals of the U.S. states The following gallery displays the official seals of the 50 states, federal district, and territories of the United States of America:-See also:* Coat of Arms of the U.S. States* Seals of Governors of the U.S. States* Flags of the U.S. states... |
Seal of Pennsylvania Seal of Pennsylvania The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the state seal for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Unlike most state seals, it has an obverse and a reverse.-Description:... |
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| Motto | "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence" |  |
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| Nickname | Keystone Keystone (architecture) A keystone is the wedge-shaped stone piece at the apex of a masonry vault or arch, which is the final piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into position, allowing the arch to bear weight. This makes a keystone very important structurally... State |
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Species
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| Game bird | Ruffed Grouse Ruffed Grouse The Ruffed Grouse is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada to Alaska. It is non-migratory.The Ruffed Grouse is frequently referred to as a "partridge"... Bonasa umbellus |
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| Flower | Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia, commonly called Mountain-laurel or Spoonwood, is a species of flowering plant in the blueberry family, Ericaceae, that is native to the eastern United States. Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana. Mountain-laurel is... Kalmia latifolia |
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| Tree | Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis |
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| Beautification plant | Penngift Crownvetch Coronilla The genus Coronilla contains Old World shrubs and herbs.Coronilla species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the case-bearers Coleophora coronillae and Coleophora vicinella.Species include:* Coronilla glauca* Coronilla iberica* Coronilla minima* Coronilla... Coronilla varia L. Penngift |
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| Animal | White-tailed deer White-tailed Deer The white-tailed deer , also known as the Virginia deer or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized deer native to the United States , Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru... Odocoileus virginianus |
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| Dog | Great Dane Great Dane The Great Dane , also known as German Mastiff or Danish Hound , is a breed of domestic dog known for its giant size... |
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| Fish | Brook trout Brook trout The brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, is a species of fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes. In many parts of its range, it is known as the speckled trout or squaretail. A potamodromous population in Lake Superior are known as coaster trout or, simply, as coasters... Salvelinus fontinalis |
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| Insect | Pennsylvania Firefly Photuris pennsylvanica Photuris pennsylvanica, known by the common names Pennsylvania firefly, lightning bug, Pennsylvania lightning bug, and glowworm, is a species of firefly from the United States and Canada.-Description:... Photuris pennsylvanica |
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| Fossil | Phacops rana Phacops rana Phacops rana is a species of trilobite from the middle Devonian period. Their fossils are found chiefly in the northeastern United States, southwestern Ontario, and in Morocco.-Physiology:... |
Culture
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| Beverage | Milk Milk Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many... |
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| Song | Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (song) "Pennsylvania" is the official state song of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The song was written and composed by Eddie Khoury and Ronnie Bonner and serves as the official song for all public purposes. State Representative Frank L. Oliver introduced the bill for the song, and it was adopted by... |
Others
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| Steam locomotive | K4s 1361 PRR 1361 PRR 1361 is a preserved 4-6-2 locomotive operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad until 1957. This engine and 3750 are the only two preserved PRR K4s Pacifics. In 1957 the K4 was placed at Horseshoe Curve near Altoona. The Pacific remained there until 1986 in which she was removed and rebuilt to haul... and K4s 3750 PRR 3750 PRR 3750 is one of the two preserved class K4s Pacifics steam locomotive of the Pennsylvania Railroad.- History :Just like PRR 1361 the 3750 was used to haul the PRR's main line intercity passenger trains such as The Broadway Limited. Despite the attempt by PRR management to replace the K4s with... |
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| Electric locomotive | GG1 4859 PRR 4859 PRR 4859 is a GG1-class electric locomotive located in the Transportation Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. It was operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad and its successors, Penn Central and Conrail. 4859 pulled the first electrically powered train from Philadelphia to Harrisburg on... |
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| Ship | US Brig Niagara USS Niagara (1813) The US Brig Niagara or the Flagship Niagara, is a wooden-hulled brig that served as the relief flagship for Oliver Hazard Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. It is one of last remaining ships from the War of 1812. The Niagara is usually docked behind the Erie Maritime Museum in... |