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Stamp depicting Pennsylvania’s state flower and bird
Picture of Pennsylvania’s state flag
Picture of Pennsylvania’s state seal

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Designation Symbol Scientific Name Year
Flag 1907
Seal 1791
Arms 1875
Nickname Keystone State
Nickname Quaker State
Motto Virtue, Liberty, and Independence 1875
Song Pennsylvania 1990
check mark (article available)Flower mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia 1933
check mark (article available)Tree eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis 1931
Beautification and Conservation Plant... Penngift crownvetch Coronilla varia 1982
check mark (article available)Bird ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus 1931
Animal white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus 1959
Dog Great Dane Canis familiaris 1965
Fish brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis 1970
Insect firefly Photuris pennsylvanica 1974
Soil Hazelton
Fossil trilobite Phacops rana 1988
Pops Orchestra Philly Pops 1999
Theatre Walnut Street Theatre at 9th and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia 1999
Beverage milk 1982
Flagship of Pennsylvania United States Brig Niagara 1988
Electric Locomotive GG1 4859 Electric Locomotive 1987
Steam Locomotive K4s Steam Locomotive 1987
Arboretum Morris Arboretum and Gardens of the University of Pennsylvania 1988
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