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Pennsylvania is located in northeastern and middle Atlantic regions of the united states. State nickname is Keystone state. Pennsylvania state motto is virtue, liberty, and independence. Pennsylvania is the state of the liberty. There is liberty bell  in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the liberty bell center at market street between 5th and 6th streets.

 

 

BY. Selena Kim

Mrs. Lafosse

Mrs. Hayward

These picture are the Pennsylvania state seals. These symbols represent the importance of commerce, labor, perseverance and agriculture to the state’s economy.  “Seal of the state of Pennsylvania” despites the state’s official designation . The lady from the lion is “both can’t survive. 

State Animals

Great Dane

This is a picture of Great Dane, Pennsylvania’s state dog. Great Dane is a giant. Powerful dog. It is  from Europe.

This is a picture of  Ruffed Grouse, Pennsylvania’s state bird.  They are medium to large chicken-like bird.

This is a picture of  Brook Trout, Pennsylvania’s state fish.  They live in streams, rivers, and lakes.

State Plants

Ruffed Grouse

Brook Trout

Mountain Laurel

This is a picture of Mountain Laurel, Pennsylvania’s state flower. It blooms late in May. The colors are usually pink, hot pink, or light purple.

This is a picture of hemlock tree, Pennsylvania’s state tree. They are round topped with flexible twigs and branches allowing them to easily bend in the wind.

Hemlock Tree

This is a picture of Pennsylvania’s state flag.  It is composed of a blue field  on which the state coat of arms and American eagle rests on the top. The scroll at the bottom reads Virtue, Liberty, and Independence. The first flag bearing the state cot if arms was authorized by the general assembly in 1799.

State Rocks

This is a picture of Trilobite, Pennsylvania’s state rock. It is not a rock. It is a fossil. Pennsylvania doesn’t have state rock and gemstone yet. Trilobites are hard-shelled. They were extinct before the dinosaurs existed.