State Symbols
Main article: List of Pennsylvania state symbols- Motto: "Virtue, liberty, and independence"
- Tree: Eastern Hemlock
- Game bird: Ruffed Grouse
- Flower: Mountain Laurel
- Insect: Pennsylvania Firefly
- Animal: White-tailed deer
- Dog: Great Dane
- Fish: Brook Trout
- Fossil: Phacops rana
- Beverage: Milk
- Song: "Pennsylvania"
- Ship: US Brig Niagara
- Electric locomotive: GG1 4859
- Steam locomotive: K4s 1361 and K4s 3750
- Beautification plant: Penngift Crownvetch
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