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Facts About Pennsylvania
Facts About Pennsylvania
Number of Counties (listed below): 66
* Adams * Allegheny * Armstrong * Beaver * Bedford * Berks * Blair * Bradford * Bucks * Butler * Cambria * Cameron * Carbon * Centre * Chester * Clarion * Clearfield * Clinton * Columbia * Crawford * Cumberland * Dauphin * Delaware * Elk * Erie * Fayette * Forest * Franklin * Fulton * Greene * Huntingdon * Indiana * Jefferson * Juniata * Lackawanna * Lancaster * Lawrence * Lebanon * Lehigh * Luzerne * Lycoming * McKean * Mercer * Mifflin * Monroe * Montgomery * Montour * Northampton * Northumberland * Perry * Philadelphia * Pike * Potter * Schuylkill * Snyder * Somerset * Sullivan * Susquehanna * Tioga * Union * Venango * Warren * Washington * Wayne * Westmoreland * Wyoming * York *More Pennsylvania Facts:
State Flag: Adopted in 1907
State Motto: "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence"
State Capital: Harrisburg
State Abbreviation: PA
State Name of Residents: Pennsylvanians
Date State Entered the Union: December 12, 1787
State Size: 46,058 square miles - 33rd largest state
State Song: Pennsylvania, lyrics by Eddie Khoury, music by Ronnie Bonner
State Nick Name: Keystone State
State Tree: Eastern hemlock
State Flower: Mountain laurel
State Mammal: White-tailed deer
State Dog: Great Dane
State Bird: Ruffed grouse
State Fish: Brook trout
State Insect: Ladybug (ladybird beetle) and Firefly
State Fossil: Trilobite (Phacops rana)
State Major Rivers: Allegheny River, Susquehanna River, Delaware River, Ohio River
State Major Lakes: Lake Erie
State Highest Point: Mt. Davis - 3,213 feet (979 m) above sea level
Bordering States: New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio
State Name Origin: The state of Pennsylvania was named to honor Admiral William Penn and his son. William Penn was the man who founded Pennsylvania.
State Largest City: Philadelphia
State Other Largest Cities: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, Reading, Bethlehem, Scranton, Lancaster, Levittown, Harrisburg
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