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NICK NAME | Keystone State, Quaker State | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Harrisurg | |
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LARGEST CITY | Philadelphia | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Pittsburgh | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Philadelphia | |
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AREA | 46,058 sq. miles; 44,820 sq. miles land, 1,239 sq. miles water. (33rd Largest state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 3,214 ft., Mount Davis (Markleton County) | |
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LOWEST POINT | sea level along the Delaware River (Delaware County) | |
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ABBREVIATION | PA (postal); Penn. (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 215, 412, 570, 610, 717, 724, 814 | |
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TIME ZONE | Eastern | |
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PART OF REGION | Northeast; Middle Atlantic | |
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ADMISSION DATE | December 12, 1787 (2nd State) | |
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LOCATION | In the the northestern United States, bordering Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, Lake Erie, New York, New Jersey. One of the original thirteen English colonies. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | Named in 1681 by Charles II of England for Admiral Sir William Penn (1621 -1 70), father of William Penn (1644 - 1718), founder of Pennsylvania; a combination of Penn + Sylvania from Latin Silva "forest, woodlands"; thus, "Penn's woods." | |
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STATE ANIMAL | White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus) | |
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STATE BEVERAGE | Milk | |
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STATE BIRD | Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | |
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STATE DOG | Great Dane | |
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STATE FISH | Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) | |
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STATE FLAGSHIP | U.S. Brig Niagara | |
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STATE FLOWER | Mountain Laurel (Kalmia Latifolia) | |
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STATE FOSSIL | Phacops Rana | |
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STATE INSECT | Firefly (Photuris Pennsylvanica) | |
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STATE PLANT | Penngift Crownvetch (Coronilla Vaia) | |
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STATE TREE | Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis) | |
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STATE MOTTO | Virtue, Liberty, and Independence |
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