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Back to US States Page Pennsylvania Capital: Harrisburg Population: 12,365,455 (source: 2003 Census estimate) Largest City: Philadelphia Pennsylvania State Symbols State Nickname: Keystone State State Slogan: State of Independence; (formerly) Memories Last a Lifetime, You've Got a Friend in Pennsylvania State Motto: Virtue, liberty, and independence State flower: Indian Blanket State bird: Ruffed Grouse State fish: Brook trout State tree: Hemlock State mammal: White-tailed deer, Great Dane State foods: Chocolate Chip Cookie Fun Facts About Pennsylvania Pennsylvania is called the Keystone State because of its central location of the original 13 colonies. The Constitution of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, and the Gettysburg Address were all written in Pennsylvania. The first zoo in America was the Philadelphia Zoo. The first public school in the American colonies was in Philadelphia. Becoming a State Date admitted: Wednesday, December7 Number admitted: 2 Prior Name: Province of Pennsylvania, then sovereign state in Confederation Postal Abbreviation: PA The Geography of Pennsylvania Total Size: 44,817 sq. miles (source: 2003 Census) Geographical Low Point: Delaware River at Sea Level (source: U.S. Geological Survey) Geographical High Point: Mt. Davis at 3,213 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Somerset (source: U.S. Geological Survey) Central Point: Located in Centre County approx. 2 1/2 miles southwest of Bellefonte (source: U.S. Geological Survey) Counties: 67 (source: National Association of Counties) Back to US States Page Back to Geography Home Page

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