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State symbols of Pennsylvania. List of state symbols. Flag of Pennsylvania. Seal of Pennsylvania. Emblem of Pennsylvania. Coat of arms of Pennsylvania. Living insignia. Amphibian. Eastern Hellbender.
The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania located in downtown Harrisburg. The building was designed by architect Joseph Miller Huston in 1902 and completed in 1906 in a Beaux-Arts style with decorative Renaissance themes throughout. The capitol houses the legislative chambers for the ...
Use. Civil and state flag. Proportion. 27:37 (both 2:3 and 3:5 in use) Adopted. June 13, 1907; 117 years ago (1907-06-13) Design. A state coat of arms on a blue field. The flag of Pennsylvania consists of a blue field on which the state coat of arms is displayed.
According to the state's website, the seal was authorized by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1791, and is "a symbol of authenticity which verifies that proclamations, commissions and other papers of state are legal and official." [1] Unlike most state seals, it has an obverse and a reverse. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is the keeper ...
40°26′18″N 79°59′46″W / 40.4384°N 79.9961°W / 40.4384; -79.9961 (Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail) Allegheny. Spectacular jail and courthouse designed by architect Henry Hobson Richardson in a Romanesque style. 4. Allegheny Portage Railroad of the Pennsylvania Canal. Allegheny Portage Railroad of the Pennsylvania ...
The Pennsylvania coat of arms features a shield crested by a North American bald eagle, flanked by horses, and adorned with symbols of Pennsylvania's strengths—a ship carrying state commerce to all parts of the world; a clay-red plough, a symbol of Pennsylvania's rich natural resources; and three golden sheaves of wheat, representing fertile fields and Pennsylvania's wealth of human thought ...
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Pennsylvania's largest city Philadelphia. Nickname: The Keystone State Capital: Harrisburg Largest city: Philadelphia Governor: Tom Corbett Total area: 119,283 square kilometers (46,055 square miles)