Information: List of Pennsylvania state symbols

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List of Pennsylvania state symbols

This is a list of symbols of the United States Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Pennsylvania General Assembly and signed into law by the governor.

1 Insignia
2 Species
3 Culture
4 Others
5 See also
6 Notes
7 References

Insignia

Type	Symbol	Date
Flag	Flag of Pennsylvania	01799 1799^[1]
Coat of arms	Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania	01778 1778^[1]
Seal	Seal of Pennsylvania	01791 1791^[2]
Motto	"Virtue, Liberty, and Independence"	01778 1778^[2]
Nickname	Keystone State	01800 1800^[2]

Species

Type	Symbol	Date
Game bird	Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus	01931-06-22 June 22, 1931^[1]
Flower	Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia	01933-05-05 May 5, 1933^[1]
Tree	Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis	01931-06-23 June 23, 1931^[3]
Beautification plant	Penngift Crownvetch Coronilla varia L. Penngift	01982-06-17 June 17, 1982^[4]
Animal	White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus	01959-10-02 October 2, 1959^[1]
Dog	Great Dane	01965-08-15 August 15, 1965^[1]
Fish	Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis	01970-05-09 May 9, 1970^[1]
Insect	Pennsylvania Firefly Photuris pennsylvanica	01988-12-05 December 5, 1988^[5]
Fossil	Phacops rana	01988-12-05 December 5, 1988^[6]

Culture

Type	Symbol	Date	Image
Beverage	Milk	01982-04-29 April 29, 1982^[7]
Song	Pennsylvania	01990-11-29 November 29, 1990^[8]

Others

Type	Symbol	Date
Steam locomotive	K4s 1361 and K4s 3750	01987-12-18 December 18, 1987^[9]
Electric locomotive	GG1 4859	01987-12-18 December 18, 1987^[9]
Ship	US Brig Niagara	01988-04-29 April 29, 1988^[10]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g The Pennsylvania Manual, p. 1-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c The Pennsylvania Manual p. 1-4.
^ The Pennsylvania Manual, p. 1-6.
^ Pennsylvania General Assembly (1981). "Senate Bill 1042". Harrisburg: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=1981&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1042. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
^ Pennsylvania General Assembly (1987). "House Bill 903". Harrisburg: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=1987&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=903. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
^ Pennsylvania General Assembly (1987). "House Bill 2171". Harrisburg: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=1987&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2171. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
^ Pennsylvania General Assembly (1981). "House Bill 1351". Harrisburg: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=1981&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1351. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
^ Pennsylvania General Assembly (1989). "House Bill 200". Harrisburg: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=1989&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=200. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Pennsylvania General Assembly (1987). "House Bill 1211". Harrisburg: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=1987&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1211. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
^ Pennsylvania General Assembly (1988). "House Bill 1071". Harrisburg: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=1987&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1071. Retrieved June 5, 2010.

References

Trostle, Sharon, ed (2009). The Pennsylvania Manual. 119. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Department of General Services. ISBN 0-8182-0334-X.

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