Patch of the Hermitage, Pennsylvania, Police Department

Hermitage, Pennsylvania, derives its name from former president Andrew Jackson’s homestead. Its police department’s patch features the city seal, which illustrates past and present. Depictions include an old grist mill, a coal pick, and a rail line used to transport coal to the steel mills. The new city building sits in the center. On either side of the seal are hickory leaves with a star, depicting the old name of Hickory Township.