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18 Jan 2004

Pennsylvania League of Cities & Municipalities
Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs
Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors
Abington Township - Official Web Site
Allegheny Township - Official Web Site
Allentown - Official Web Site
Allentown - Lehigh Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau
Altoona - Official Web Site
Altoona - Guide - Altoona.com
Arnold - Official Web Site
Aston Township - Official Web Site
Avondale - Official Web Site
Baldwin - Official Web Site
Bally - Official Web Site
Bath - Official Web Site
Bedminster - Pennridge Chamber of Commerce
Bellefonte - Official Web Site
Bellefonte - Bellefonte Intervalley Area Chamber of Commerce
Bellevue - Official Web Site
Bethel Township - Official Web Site
Bethlehem - Official Web Site
Bethlehem - Chamber of Commerce
Bethlehem - Lehigh Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau
Bethlehem - Tourism Authority
Bethlehem - Guide - BethlehemPAOnline.com
Bethlehem Township - Official Web Site
Birchrunville - Guide - birchrunville.com
Blacklick Township - Guide - Nanty Glo Home Page
Bloomsburg - Official Web Site
Bloomsburg - Bloomsburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Bloomsburg - Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau
Bloomsburg - Guide - Bloomsburg Area Free-Net
Blossburg - Guide - www.blossburg.org
Bradford - Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce
Bradford - Guide - AroundBradford.com
Bradford - Guide - Bradford On-Line
Bradford - Guide - Bradford, Pennsylvania
Brentwood Borough - Official Web Site
Bridgeville - Greater Bridgeville Area Chamber of Commerce
Brighton Township - Official Web Site
Bristol Township - Official Web Site
Brookhaven - Official Web Site
Brookville - Brookville Area Chamber of Commerce
Brookville - Magic Forests Visitors Bureau
Caernarvon Township - Official Web Site
Camp Hill - Official Web Site
Carbondale - Official Web Site
Carbondale - Public Schools
Carlisle - Official Web Site
Carlisle - Greater Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce
Carlisle - Downtown Carlisle Association
Carlisle - Harrisburg-Hershey-Carlisle Tourism & Convention Bureau
Carlisle - Guide - Central Pennsylvania
Carlisle - Guide - Cumberland County Historical Society
Carroll Valley - Official Web Site
Carrolltown - Official Web Site
Castle Shannon - Official Web Site
Chalfont - Official Web Site
Chambersburg - Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce
Champion - Mountain Laurel Chamber of Commerce
Charleroi - Greater Charleroi Chamber of Commerce
Charlestown Township - Guide - Charlestown Township
Cheltenham Township - Official Web Site
Chester - Official Web Site
Chestnuthill Township - Official Web Site
Clarion - Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry
Clarks Summit Borough - Guide - ClarksSummitBorough.com
College Township - Official Web Site
College Township - Centre Region Parks & Recreation
Collegeville - Official Web Site
Concord Township - Official Web Site
Conemaugh Township - Official Web Site - Cambria County
Connellsville - Greater Connellsville Chamber of Commerce
Conshohocken - Official Web Site
Corry - Corry Area Chamber of Commerce
Courtdale - Official Web Site
Covington Township - Official Web Site
Cranberry Township - Official Web Site
Cranberry Township - Cranberry Area Chamber of Commerce
Cumru Township - Official Web Site
Pennsylvania shares with Virginia, Kentucky and Massachusetts the designation "Commonwealth." The word is of English derivation and refers to the common "weal" or well-being of the public. The State Seal of Pennsylvania does not use the term, but it is a traditional, official designation used in referring to the state, and legal processes are in the name of the Commonwealth. In 1776, our first state constitution referred to Pennsylvania as both "Commonwealth" and "State," a pattern of usage that was perpetuated in the constitutions of 1790, 1838, 1874, and 1968. Today, "State" and "Commonwealth" are correctly used interchangeably. The distinction between them has been held to have no legal significance.

"Keystone State"


The word "keystone" comes from architecture and refers to the central, wedge-shaped stone in an arch, which holds all the other stones in place. The application of the term "Keystone State" to Pennsylvania cannot be traced to any single source. It was commonly accepted soon after 1800.

At a Jefferson Republican victory rally in October 1802, Pennsylvania was toasted as "the keystone in the federal union," and in the newspaper Aurora the following year the state was referred to as "the keystone in the democratic arch." The modern persistence of this designation is justified in view of the key position of Pennsylvania in the economic, social, and political development of the United States.

Danville - Danville Area Chamber of Commerce
Downingtown - Official Web Site
Doylestown Township - Official Web Site
Dublin - Pennridge Chamber of Commerce
DuBois - DuBois Area Chamber of Commerce
East Brandywine Township - Official Web Site
East Caln Township - Official Web Site
East Goshen Township - Official Web Site
East Goshen Township - Westtown-East Goshen Police Department
East Rock Hill - Pennridge Chamber of Commerce
Easton - Official Web Site
Easton - Bureau of Water
Easton - Two Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce
Easton - Lehigh Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau
Easttown Township - Official Web Site
Eddystone - Official Web Site
Edgewood - Official Web Site
Edinboro - Official Web Site
Elizabethtown - Official Web Site
Elizabethtown - Chamber of Commerce
Elverson - Official Web Site
Emlenton - Official Web Site
Ephrata - Ephrata Area Chamber of Commerce
Erie - Erie Area Chamber of Commerce
Erie - Convention & Visitors Bureau
Exeter Township - Official Web Site
Fairview Township - Official Web Site - Erie County
Fairview Township - Official Web Site - York County
Falls Township - Official Web Site
Ferguson Township - Official Web Site
Ferguson Township - Centre Region Parks & Recreation
Franklin - Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce
Franklin Township - Official Web Site - York County
Franklintown - Official Web Site
Gettysburg - Gettysburg-Adams County Area Chamber of Commerce
Gettysburg - Convention & Visitors Bureau
Girard - Girard-Lake City Chamber of Commerce
Gladwyne - Guide - Gladwyne.com
Green Township - Official Web Site
Greentree - Official Web Site
Grove City - Official Web Site
Grove City - Chamber of Commerce
Hampden Township - Official Web Site
Hanover - Official Web Site
Hanover - Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
Hanover - Allied Veterans Council Of Hanover Memorial Grounds Committee
Hanover - Guide - helloHanover.com
Harborcreek Township - Official Web Site
Harris Township - Centre Region Parks & Recreation
Harrisburg - Harrisburg-Hershey-Carlisle Tourism & Convention Bureau
Hatboro - Greater Hatboro Chamber of Commerce
Hatfield Township - Official Web Site
Hazleton - Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce
Hazleton - Greater Hazleton Economic & Industrial Development
Hermitage - Official Web Site
Hershey - Harrisburg-Hershey-Carlisle Tourism & Convention Bureau
Hershey - Guide - Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
Hilltown Township - Official Web Site
Hilltown Township - Pennridge Chamber of Commerce
Hollidaysburg - Official Web Site
Hollidaysburg - Hollidaysburg Community Partnership
Homer City - Official Web Site
Horsham Township - Chamber of Commerce
Huntingdon - Greater Huntingdon Chamber of Commerce


State Seal


The State Seal is the symbol used by the Commonwealth to authenticate certain documents. It is impressed upon the document by an instrument known as a seal-press or stamp. The State Seal has two faces: the obverse, which is the more familiar face and the one most often referred to as the "State Seal," and the reverse, or counter-seal, which is used less frequently. The State Seal is in the custody of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. When Pennsylvania was still a province of England, its seals were those of William Penn and his descendants. The transition from this provincial seal to a state seal began when the State Constitutional Convention of 1776 directed that "all commissions shall be . . . sealed with the State Seal," and appointed a committee to prepare such a seal for future use. By 1778, there was in use a seal similar to the present one. The seal received legal recognition from the General Assembly in 1791, when it was designated the official State Seal.

The obverse of the seal contains a shield upon which are emblazoned a sailing ship, a plough, and three sheaves of wheat. To the left of the shield is a stalk of Indian corn; to the right, an olive branch. The shield's crest is an eagle, and the entire design is encircled by the inscription "Seal of the State of Pennsylvania." These three symbols, the plough, ship, and sheaves of wheat, have despite minor changes through the years remained the traditional emblems of Pennsylvania's State Seal.  They were first found in the individual seals of several colonial Pennsylvania counties which mounted their own identifying crests above the existing Penn Coat of Arms. Chester County's crest was a plough; Philadelphia County's crest was a ship under full sail; Sussex County, Delaware (then a part of provincial Pennsylvania) used a sheaf of wheat as its crest. The shield of the City of Philadelphia contained both a sheaf of wheat and a ship under sail. It was a combination of these sources that provided the three emblems now forming the obverse of the State Seal. The reverse of this first seal shows a woman who represents liberty. Her left hand holds a wand topped by a liberty cap, a French symbol of liberty. In her right hand is a drawn sword. She is trampling upon Tyranny, represented by a lion. The entire design is encircled by the legend "Both Can't Survive."


Irwin - Norwin Chamber of Commerce
Ivyland - Official Web Site
Jefferson Hills - Official Web Site
Jenkintown - Official Web Site
Johnstown - Greater Johnstown-Cambria County Chamber of Commerce
Johnstown - Greater Johnstown-Cambria Cty. Convention & Visitors Bureau
Jones Township - Official Web Site
Jonestown - Official Web Site
Kane - Kane Area Chamber of Commerce
Kane - Guide - Kane's First Historical Web Site
Kennett Square - Official Web Site
Kennett Square - Guide - Kennett.net
King of Prussia - Chamber of Commerce
King of Prussia - Guide - KingofPrussia.com
Laceyville - Guide - Laceyville.com
Lackawaxen Township - Official Web Site
Lake City - Girard-Lake City Chamber of Commerce
Lancaster - Official Web Site
Lancaster - Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Lancaster - Guide - Lancaster PA Net
Lancaster Township - Official Web Site
Landenberg - Guide - Landenberg.com
Lansdale - Official Web Site
Lansdale - North Penn Chamber of Commerce
Ligonier - Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce
Lititz - Guide - Lititz, Pennsylvania
Lititz - Guide - Lititz Springs Park
Lock Haven - Official Web Site
London Grove Township - Official Web Site
Lower Allen Township - Official Web Site
Lower Burrell - Official Web Site
Lower Makefield Township - Official Web Site
Lower Merion Township - Official Web Site
Lower Merion Township - Public Library
Lower Paxton Township - Official Web Site
Lower Pottsgrove Township - Official Web Site
Malvern - Official Web Site
Manheim - Manheim Area Chamber of Commerce
Manor Township - Official Web Site
Mansfield - Greater Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce
Marietta - Official Web Site
Marple Township - Official Web Site
Marple Township - Guide - Marple Net Online
Meadville - Guide - GREMLAN: Greater Meadville Area Local Access Network
Media - Official Web Site
Mercer - Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce
Mercersburg - Mercersburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Mercersburg - Guide - www.mercersburg.com
Middlesex Township - Official Web Site
Milton - Milton Area Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Township - Official Web Site
Monroeville - Official Web Site
Monroeville - Monroeville Area Chamber of Commerce
Moon Township - Official Web Site
Mount Joy - Official Web Site
Mt. Lebanon - Official Web Site
Mount Pleasant - Guide - Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Mountaintop - Guide - Mountaintop, PA
Munhall - Official Web Site
Murrysville - Official Web Site
Nanty Glo - Guide - Nanty Glo Home Page
Narberth - Official Web Site
Nazareth - Nazareth Area Chamber of Commerce
New Albany - Guide - New Albany "On The Net"
New Britain Township - Official Web Site
New Castle - Official Web Site
New Hanover Township - Official Web Site
New Kensington - Official Web Site
New Kensington - New Kensington Area Chamber of Commerce
New Kensington - Municipal Authority of New Kensington
New Kensington - Guide - New Kensington Community Calendar
New London Township - Official Web Site
Newtown Township - Official Web Site
Newville - Guide - Newville, PA 17241
Norristown - Official Web Site
North East - Official Web Site
North East - North East Area Chamber of Commerce
Northampton Township - Official Web Site
Northampton Township - Northampton Area Chamber of Commerce
Northampton Township - Guide - Northampton Pennsylvania
O'Hara Township - Official Web Site
Oil City - Oil City Area Chamber of Commerce
Oil City - Oil Heritage Region Tourist Promotion Agency
Oil City - Guide - Oil City Area On Line


State Flag

Pennsylvania's State Flag is composed of a blue field on which is embroidered theState Coat of Arms. The flag is flown from all state buildings, and further display on any public building within the Commonwealth is provided for by law. The first State Flag bearing the StateCoat of Arms was authorized by the General Assembly in 1799. During the Civil War, many Pennsylvania regiments carried flags modeled after the U.S. Flag, but substituted Pennsylvania's Coat of Arms for the field of stars. 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.

The Whitetail Deer is the official state animal, as enacted by the General Assembly on October 2, 1959.

The Ruffed Grouse is the state game bird, as enacted by the General Assembly on June 22, 1931. The Pennsylvania ruffed grouse, sometimes called the partridge, is distinguished by its plump body, feathered legs, and mottled reddish-brown color. This protective coloring makes it possible for the ruffed grouse to conceal itself in the wilds.

The Great Dane is the state dog, as enacted by the General Assembly on August 15, 1965.

Palmerton - Official Web Site
Palmyra - Guide - Welcome to Palmyra, PA!
Parkesburg - Guide - Parkesburg.net
Patterson Township - Official Web Site
Patton Township - Official Web Site
Patton Township - Centre Region Parks & Recreation
Pen Argyl - Official Web Site
Penn Township - Official Web Site
Pennsbury Township - Official Web Site
Perkasie - Official Web Site
Perkasie - Pennridge Chamber of Commerce
Peters Township - Chamber of Commerce
Philadelphia - Official Web Site
Philadelphia - Center City District
Philadelphia - Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Philadelphia - West Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Philadelphia - Philadelphia International Airport
Philadelphia - Convention & Visitors Bureau
Philadelphia - Spring Hill Community Association
Philadelphia - Guide - BaltimoreAvenue.com
Philadelphia - Guide - GreaterPhilly.com
Philadelphia - Guide - LibertyNet
Philadelphia - Guide - philly.com
Philadelphia - Guide - phillyfriend.com
Philadelphia - Guide - University City Historical Society
Phoenixville - Official Web Site
Phoenixville - Public Schools
Pine Township - Official Web Site
Pittsburgh - Official Web Site
Pittsburgh - Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh - North Side Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh - South Hills Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh - Greater Pittsburgh Convention & Visitors Bureau
Pittsburgh - Port Authority
Pittsburgh - Port of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh - Sports & Exhibition Authority
Pittsburgh - Travel & Tourism
Pittsburgh - Guide - greenpittsburgh.net
Pittsburgh - Guide - Pittsburgh.Net
Pittston - Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce
Pleasant Hills - Official Web Site
Plum - Official Web Site
Plymouth Township - Official Web Site
Pottsville - Guide - Pottsville Pennsylvania
Punxsutawney - Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Commerce
Punxsutawney - Guide - Punxsutawney.com
Radnor Township - Official Web Site
Rapho Township - Official Web Site
Reading - Official Web Site
Reading - Reading & Berks County Visitors Bureau
Reading - Greater Berks Development Fund
Reynoldsville - Official Web Site
Rice Township - Official Web Site
Ridgeway - Ridgeway-Elk County Chamber of Commerce
Roaring Spring - Official Web Site
Ross Township - Official Web Site
St. Marys - Official Web Site
St. Marys - St. Marys Area Chamber of Commerce
Schuylkill Township - Official Web Site
Schwenksville - Official Web Site
Scottdale - Official Web Site
Scranton - Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
Scranton - Guide - Pocono Scranton Fun Guide
Sellersville - Official Web Site
Sellersville - Pennridge Chamber of Commerce
Seven Fields - Official Web Site
Sharpsville - Official Web Site
Shippensburg - Official Web Site
Shippensburg - Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Shrewsbury Township - Official Web Site
Silverdale - Pennridge Chamber of Commerce
Skippack Township - Skippack Village Business Association
Slippery Rock - Guide - Slippery-Rock.com
Somerset - Official Web Site
South Coventry Township - Official Web Site
South Middleton Township - Official Web Site
Springettsbury Township - Official Web Site
Springfield Township - Official Web Site
State College - Official Web Site
State College - Centre Region Parks & Recreation
State College - Guide - State College Pennsylvania
State College - Guide - StateCollege.com
Steelton - Official Web Site
Stewartstown - Guide - Stewartstown.com
Stroud Township - Official Web Site
Stroudsburg - Official Web Site
Swarthmore - Official Web Site
Thornbury Township - Official Web Site
Thornbury Township - Westtown-East Goshen Police Department
Titusville - Official Web Site
Titusville - Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce
Titusville - Community Development Agencies
Tobyhanna Township - Official Web Site
Towamencin Township - Official Web Site
Tredyffrin Township - Official Web Site
Tunkhannock Township - Official Web Site
Upper Dublin Township - Official Web Site
Upper Macungie Township - Official Web Site
Upper Makefield Township - Official Web Site
Upper Merion Township - Official Web Site
Upper Pottsgrove Township - Official Web Site
Upper St. Clair Township - Official Web Site
Upper Southampton Township - Official Web Site
Uwchlan Township - Official Web Site
Valley Forge - Convention & Visitors Bureau
Wallace Township - Official Web Site
Warwick Township - Official Web Site
Wayne - Official Web Site
Wayne - Main Line Chamber of Commerce
Waynesboro - Greater Waynesboro Area Chamber of Commerce
Waynesboro - Guide - Waynesboro
Wellsboro - Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce
Wernersville - Guide - Wernersville Online
West Bradford Township - Official Web Site
West Brandywine Township - Official Web Site
West Chester - Official Web Site
West Chester - Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce
West Chester - Public Schools
West Chester - Guide - WChester.net
West Chester - Guide - West Chester Online
West Chester - Guide - WestChester.LocalLife.com
West Goshen Township - Official Web Site
West Hanover Township - Official Web Site
West Mifflin - Guide - 15122.com
West Rockhill - Pennridge Chamber of Commerce
West Vincent Township - Official Web Site
West Whiteland Township - Official Web Site
Westtown Township - Official Web Site
Westtown Township - Westtown-East Goshen Police Department
White Haven - Greater White Haven Chamber of Commerce
White Oak - Official Web Site
Whitemarsh Township - Official Web Site
Wilcox - Official Web Site
Wilkes-Barre - Chamber of Commerce, Business & Industry
Wilkes-Barre - Guide - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkinsburg - Official Web Site
Williamsport - Official Web Site
Williamsport - Williamsport-Lycoming County Chamber of Commerce
Willistown Township - Official Web Site
Wilson - Official Web Site
Wormleysburg - Official Web Site
York - Official Web Site
York - Guide - downtownyork.org
Youngwood - Official Web Site
Zelienople - Official Web Site