Interesting thread!!!
I just dug up some Pennsylvania facts:
~The Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Gettysburg Address were all written in PA
~Nickname is the Keystone state
~Pennsylvania leads the nation in covered bridges, hunters, state game lands, mushroom production, meat packing plants, potato chip production, pretzel bakeries, and sausage production
~the name means "Penn's Woods", it was named after the father of Admiral William Penn
~our motto is: Virtue, Liberty, and Independence
~state animal--whitetail deer
~state beverage--milk
~state bird--ruffed grouse
~state flower--mountain laurel
~state dog--Great Dane
~state fish--brook trout
~state insect--firefly
~state tree--Hemlock
~Christmas tree capitol of the world: Indiana County, PA
~geographical center of the state--Centry County (hence the name--that's where I live)
~310 miles east to west; 180 miles north to south
~50 natural lakes, 2500 man-made lakes
~population--12,009,000
Pennsylvania firsts:
hospital, library, zoo, newspaper, state capitol (Harrisburg), television broadcast, cable tv, radio broadcast, banana split, and paper mill
Emily, Kito, Abbey, Riley, and Jada
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