Monday, September 6, 2010

Pennsylvania

Motto: "Virtue, liberty, and independence"

Nicknames: "The Keystone State" - "The Quaker State" - "The Steel State"
Capital: Harrisburg
Population: 12,365,455 (Estimate by the US Census Bureau 7/01/03); Ranks 6th in US State Population
Size: 283 miles long and 160 miles wide at its most distant points; covers 46,058 square miles - 33rd largest of the 50 states
State Bird: Ruffled Grouse
State Flower: Mountain Laurel

The name Pennsylvania was specified in the charter given to William Penn by England's Charles II in 1680. The Latin "sylvania," which means "woodlands," was added to Penn to create "Penn's Woods."

Pennsylvania became a state on December 12, 1787. It was the 2nd state to be admitted to the Union.

People who live in or come from Pennsylvania are call "Pennsylvanians."

There are not any events available in Pennsylvania at the current time.

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