List of Pennsylvania state symbols
Appearance
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Living insignia | |
Amphibian | Eastern Hellbender |
Bird | Ruffed grouse |
Dog breed | Great Dane |
Fish | Brook trout |
Flower | Mountain laurel |
Insect | Firefly (Colloquially "Lightning Bug") (Photuris pensylvanica) |
Mammal | White-tailed deer |
Tree | Eastern hemlock |
Inanimate insignia | |
Beverage | Milk |
Dance | Polka |
Food | Chocolate chip cookie[1] |
Fossil | Trilobite |
Soil | Hazleton |
State route marker | |
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State quarter | |
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Lists of United States state symbols |
The U.S. state of Pennsylvania has 21 official emblems, as designated by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor of Pennsylvania.
State symbols
[edit]Type | Symbol | Description | Adopted | Image | Notes |
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Aircraft | Piper J-3 Cub | June 26, 2014 | ![]() |
[2] | |
Amphibian | Eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) |
April 23, 2019 | ![]() |
[3] | |
Animal | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) |
October 2, 1959 | ![]() |
[4] [5] | |
Beautification and conservation plant | Penngift crownvetch (Coronilla varia L. Penngift) |
June 17, 1982 | [6] [7] | ||
Beverage | Milk | April 29, 1982 | ![]() |
[6] [8] | |
Coat of arms | Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania | 1778 | ![]() |
[4] | |
Dog | Great Dane | August 15, 1965 | ![]() |
[4] [9] | |
Electric locomotive | GG1 4859 | December 18, 1987 | ![]() |
[6] [10] | |
Firearm | Pennsylvania long rifle | June 26, 2014 | ![]() |
[2] | |
Fish | Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) |
May 9, 1970 | ![]() |
[4] [11] | |
Flag | Flag of Pennsylvania | June 13, 1907 | ![]() |
[4] [12] | |
Flower | Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) |
May 5, 1933 | ![]() |
[4] [13] | |
Fossil | Phacops rana | December 5, 1988 | ![]() |
[6] [14] | |
Game bird | Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) |
June 22, 1931 | ![]() |
[4] [15] | |
Insect | Pennsylvania firefly (Photuris pennsylvanica) |
December 5, 1988 | ![]() |
[4] [16] | |
Motto | "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence" | 1778 | ![]() |
[17] | |
Nickname | "Keystone State" | c. 1800 | ![]() |
[17] | |
Seal | Seal of Pennsylvania | 1791 | ![]() |
[17] | |
Ship | US Brig Niagara | April 29, 1988 | ![]() |
[6] [18] | |
Song | "Pennsylvania" | November 29, 1990 | [19] [20] | ||
Steam locomotive | K4s 1361 and K4s 3750 | December 18, 1987 | ![]() |
[6] [21] | |
Theatre | Walnut Street Theatre | June 8, 1999 | ![]() |
[22] | |
Tree | Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis linnaeus) |
June 23, 1931 | ![]() |
[6] [23] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Cookie Candidates". 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ a b Act of Jun. 26, 2014, P.L. 783, No. 73
- ^ Act of Apr. 23, 2019, P.L. 24, No. 3
- ^ a b c d e f g h Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-5.
- ^ Act of Oct. 2, 1959, P.L. 1005, No. 416.
- ^ a b c d e f g Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-6.
- ^ Act of Jun. 17, 1982, P.L. 526, No. 150.
- ^ Act of Apr. 29, 1982, P.L. 354, No. 98.
- ^ Act of Aug. 17, 1965, P.L. 331, No. 178.
- ^ Act of Dec. 18, 1987, P.L. 421, No. 89.
- ^ Act of Mar. 9, 1970, P.L. 161, No. 61.
- ^ Act of Jun. 13, 1907, P.L. 560, No. 373.
- ^ Act of May 5, 1933, P.L. 457
- ^ Act of Dec. 5, 1988, P.L. 1113, No. 138.
- ^ Act of Jun. 22, 1931, P.L. 662, No. 234.
- ^ Act of Apr. 10, 1974, P.L. 247, No. 59.
- ^ a b c Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-4.
- ^ 37 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 705.
- ^ Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-7.
- ^ Act of Nov. 29, 1990, P.L. 598, No. 150
- ^ Act of Dec. 18, 1987, P.L. 421, No. 89.
- ^ "Bill Information - House Resolution 197; Regular Session 1999-2000".
- ^ Act of Jun. 22, 1931, P.L. 661, No. 233.
References
[edit]- Bodgen, Sharon, ed. (2013). The Pennsylvania Manual. Vol. 121. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Department of General Services. ISBN 978-0-8182-0357-2.
External links
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