List of Pennsylvania state symbols
List of state symbols | |
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Nickname | "Keystone State" |
Motto | "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence" |
Song | "Pennsylvania" |
Foundation day | December 12, 1787 |
Living insignia | |
Amphibian | Eastern hellbender |
Bird | Ruffed Grouse |
Dog breed | Great Dane |
Fish | Brook trout |
Flower | Mountain laurel |
Insect | Pennsylvania firefly |
Plant | Penngift crownvetch |
Tree | Eastern hemlock |
Wildlife animal | White-tailed deer |
Inanimate insignia | |
Beverage | Milk |
Firearm | Pennsylvania long rifle |
Fossil | Phacops rana |
Ship | US Brig Niagara |
Other |
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State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 1999 | |
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 | [1] | ||
Amphibian | Eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) |
April 23, 2019 | [2] | ||
Animal | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) |
October 2, 1959 | [3] [4] | ||
Beautification and conservation plant | Penngift crownvetch (Coronilla varia L. Penngift) |
June 17, 1982 | [5] [6] | ||
Beverage | Milk | April 29, 1982 | [5] [7] | ||
Coat of arms | Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania | 1778 | [3] | ||
Dog | Great Dane | August 15, 1965 | [3] [8] | ||
Electric locomotive | GG1 4859 | December 18, 1987 | [5] [9] | ||
Firearm | Pennsylvania long rifle | June 26, 2014 | [1] | ||
Fish | Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) |
May 9, 1970 | [3] [10] | ||
Flag | Flag of Pennsylvania | June 13, 1907 | [3] [11] | ||
Flower | Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) |
May 5, 1933 | [3] [12] | ||
Fossil | Phacops rana | December 5, 1988 | [5] [13] | ||
Game bird | Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) |
June 22, 1931 | [3] [14] | ||
Insect | Pennsylvania firefly (Photuris pennsylvanica) |
December 5, 1988 | [3] [15] | ||
Motto | "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence" | 1778 | [16] | ||
Nickname | "Keystone State" | c. 1800 | [16] | ||
Seal | Seal of Pennsylvania | 1791 | [16] | ||
Ship | US Brig Niagara | April 29, 1988 | [5] [17] | ||
Song | "Pennsylvania" | November 29, 1990 | [18] [19] | ||
Steam locomotive | K4s 1361 and K4s 3750 | December 18, 1987 | [5] [20] | ||
Theatre | Walnut Street Theatre | June 8, 1999 | [21] | ||
Tree | Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis linnaeus) |
June 23, 1931 | [5] [22] |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
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