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Pennsylvania Symbols of the Commonwealth
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| Designation | Symbol / Emblem | Adopted |
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Sources...Pennsylvania Department of General Services, The Pennsylvania Manual: Volume 117, <http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/document/71218/vol_117_-_sec_1_-_state_symbols_pdf> (Accessed August 09, 2010)
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| Great Seal | Find out more... | 1790 | ||||
| Flag | Find out more... | 1907 | ||||
| Game bird | Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | 1931 | ||||
| Tree | Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) | 1931 | ||||
| Flower | Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) | 1933 | ||||
| Animal | Whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginanus) | 1959 | ||||
| Dog | Great dane (Canis familiaris) | 1965 | ||||
| Fish | Brook trout (Salvelinius fontinalis) | 1970 | ||||
| Insect | Firefly (Photuris pennsylvanica De Geer) | 1974 | ||||
| Beautification and conservation plant | Penngift crownvetch Coronilla varia L. | 1982 | ||||
| Beverage | Milk | 1982 | ||||
| Steam locomotives | K4s 1361 located at the Railroaders' Memorial Museum, Altoona
K4s 3750 located at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg |
1987 | ||||
| Electric locomotive | GG1 4859 electric locomotive, Harrisburg | 1987 | ||||
| Arboretum | Morris Arboretum and Gardens of the University of Pennsylvania | 1988 | ||||
| Flagship | Restored United States brig Niagara | 1988 | ||||
| Fossil | Trilobite (Phacops rana) | 1988 | ||||
| Song | "Pennsylvania," by Eddie Khoury and Ronnie Bonner | 1990 | ||||
| Pops Orchestra | Philly Pops | 1999 | ||||
| Theatre | Walnut Street Theatre at 9th and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia | 1999 | ||||
| Aircraft | Piper J-3 Cub | 2014 | ||||
| Firearm | Pennsylvania long rifle | 2014 | ||||
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Additional Information
State Symbols:
The Pennsylvania Manual: Volume 117, Pages 1-4 to 1-8, 2006, Pennsylvania Department of General Services.
Pennsylvania
Facts and Symbols
Emily McAuliffe
Pennsylvania Facts and Symbols, by Emily McAuliffe. 24 pages. Publisher: Capstone Press; Rev Upd edition (August 2003) Reading level: Grades 3-4. Interest level: Grades 3-9. Perfect for report writing! Easy-to-read text covers major Pennsylvania symbols such as the state flag, seal, bird, tree, flower, animal, and more. A "Fast Facts" section highlights the state's capital city, largest city, physical size, population, natural resources, farm products, and primary manufactured goods. Also included are full-page maps that introduce the concept of the map key, which is great for teaching map-reading skills.
State Names, Seals
Flags and Symbols
Benjamin F. Shearer
Barbara S. Shearer
State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols, by Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara S. Shearer. 544 pages. Greenwood Press; 3 Sub edition (October 30, 2001) This is one of the best, and most comprehensive, books we could find about the official state names and nicknames, mottoes, seals, flags, capitols, flowers, trees, birds, songs, and miscellaneous designations of each state. This, coupled with the 1938 Shankle book, formed the basis of our symbol library. If you're serious about your states symbols, you'll want to have this book and the one below. This book also contains information about state holidays, license plates, sports teams, universities and other trivia.
State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers, and Other Symbols, by George Earlie Shankle. 522 pages. Reprint Services Corp; Revised edition (June 1971) Reprint of the 1938 revised edition. The first comprehensive book about our state symbols! From the preface: "This book grew out of the desire of its author to know, about his native state, a great many facts which he found exceedingly difficult to obtain. After three years of research in the Library of Congress, he is able to give to the public this storehouse of information, which could have been gathered from not library less fertile in source material..."
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