Entered the Union: December 12, 1787 (2) | Capital: Harrisburg |
Origin of Name: In honor of Admiral Sir William Penn, Father of William Penn. It means “Penn's Woodland.” | |
State Nickname: Keystone State | |
State Motto: Virtue, Liberty, and Independence | |
State Flower: Mountain Laurel | State Tree: Hemlock |
State Animal: White-tailed Deer | State Bird: Ruffed Grouse |
State Song: "Pennsylvania" | State Dog: Great Dane |
National Forest: 1 • State Forests: 20 • State Parks: 116 • State Game Lands: 294 | |
Famous For: Valley Forge, Gettysburg, Liberty Bell, Independence Hall | |
Famous Pennsylvanians: James Buchanan (President), Betsy Ross (Flagmaker), Geore McClellan (General), Louisa May Alcott • Mary Roberts Rinehart • John Updike (Novelists), Samuel Barber, Stephen Foster (Composers), Daniel Boone (Frontiersman), Bill Cosby • Gene Kelly • James Stewart (Actors), Jimmy & Tommy Dorsey (Band Leaders), W.C. Fields (Comedian), Robert Fulton (Inventor), Grace (Princess of Monaco), Reggie Jackson (Baseball), Andrew Mellon (Financier), Arnold Palmer (Golfer), Robert Peary (Explorer), Andrew Wyeth (Painter) |
Leaving The House June 23, 2016 11:24AM 1 of 1 |
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Video of Mountain on Interstate-80 at PA mile marker 182. |
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