Named in honor of Admiral William Penn, father of the state's founder, William Penn.
Admitted to Statehood: December 12, 1787
Nickname: The Keystone State, the Quaker State
State Capital: Harrisburg
Motto: Virtue, Liberty, and Independence.
State Flag
Composed of a blue field on which is embroidered the
State Coat of Arms. The first State Flag bearing the
State Coat of Arms was authorized by the General Assembly
in 1799. An act of the General Assembly of June 13, 1907,
standardized the flag and required that the blue field match
the blue of Old Glory.
Pennsylvania's State Flag is more of a square than a rectangle.
Draft horses are on either side of the coat of arms and the
American eagle rests on the top. The scroll at the bottom reads
Virtue, Liberty and Independence.
State Seal (Front)
State Seal (Back)
State Coat of Arms
State Flower: the Mountain Laurel
State Bird: the Ruffled Grouse
State Song
State Tree: the Eastern Hemlock
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