page_title: Pennsylvania
section_title: State symbols
hierarchical_section_title: Pennsylvania / State symbols
caption_attribution_description: U.S. Brig Niagara in port at the Erie Maritime Museum, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
context_page_description: Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Northeastern, Great Lakes, Appalachian, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle. The Commonwealth is bordered by Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east.
  Pennsylvania is the 33rd-largest state by area, and the 5th-most populous state according to the most recent official U.S. Census count in 2010. It is the 9th-most densely populated of the 50 states. Pennsylvania's two most populous cities are Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. The state capital and its 13th-largest city is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania has 140 miles of waterfront along Lake Erie and the Delaware River.
  The state is one of the 13 original founding states of the United States; it came into being in 1681 as a result of a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of the state's namesake. Part of Pennsylvania, together with the present State of Delaware, had earlier been organized as the Colony of New Sweden.
context_section_description: Motto: "Virtue, liberty, and independence"
  Tree: Eastern hemlock
  State bird: Ruffed grouse
  Flower: Mountain laurel
  Insect: Pennsylvania firefly
  Animal: White-tailed deer
  Amphibian: Eastern Hellbender
  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 and conservation plant: Penngift crown vetch
caption: USS Niagara in port
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