Welcome to my hometown
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is the home of the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution
This is the state that I am
orginally from. I am from Fayette County, which if you
look at
the map it is in the lower left corner. .
Nickname:
Keystone State 
this is our flag.
Bird: Ruffed Grouse
Flower: Mountain Laurel kalmia latiflolia
Motto: Virtue, Liberty, and Independence
Tree: Eastern Hemlock tsuga canadensis
Area: 46058 sq.mi, 33rd Land 44820 sq. mi., 32nd - Water 1239 sq.mi., 28th Great Lakes 749 sq.mi., 7th
Border States: Delaware - Maryland - New Jersey - New York - Ohio -West Virginia
Agriculture: Dairy products, poultry, cattle, nursery stock, mushrooms, hogs, hay.
Industry: Food processing, chemical products, machinery, electric equipment, tourism.
Pennsylvania's
State Flag is composed of a blue field on
which is embroidered the State Coat of Arms.
The first State Flag bearing the State Coat of Arms was
authorized by the General Assembly in 1799.
An act of the General Assembly of June 13, 1907,
standardized the flag and required that the blue field
match the blue of Old Glory.
Geographic Center: Centre, 2.5 miles southwest of Bellefonte
Governor: Tom Ridge (R)
Highest Point: 3,213 feet, 33rd Mt. Davis
Pennsylvania school: Kindergarden -12 grade Schools
Largest Cities: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie, Allentown, Scranton
Lowest Point: Delaware River, Sea level, 3rd
Origin of state's name: Named in honor of Admiral William Penn, father of the state's founder, William Penn
Population: 12,001,451; approx.
Topography:
Image Allegheny Mountains run southwest to
northeast, with piedmont and coastal plain
in southeast triangle; Allegheny Front a diagonal spine
across the states center; northwest rugged plateau
falls to Lake Erie lowlands.
Pennsylvania was settled in 1643.
Important Documents: Several important documents were written in Pennsylvania
The Constitution
of the United States
The American
Declaration of Independence
Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address
Animal: Whitetail Deer
Insect: Firefly
Dog: Great Dane
Beverage: Milk
Fish: Brook Trout
Fossil: Phacops Rana
Ship: United States Brig Niagara
Geography:
Area: 45,888 square miles
Rank: 32nd in nation
Width: 310 miles (east to west) 180 miles (N to S)
Geographic center: Centre County, home of Penn State University
Highest point: Mt. Davis, Somerset County 3,213 feet | Lowest point: Delaware River
Largest
County: Lycoming County with its county seat of
Williamsport (the Home of Little League Baseball)
is larger than the State of Rhode Island. Bradford County
is second in size.
Capital: Harrisburg in Dauphin County
Counties: 67
Population: 12,009,000 ------Lancaster County has more people than the entire state of Wyoming
Lakes: 50 natural lakes (over 20 acres wide) and 2,500 man-made lakes
Rivers and streams: 45,000 miles | State Parks: 116 Acreage: 282,500
State Forest Districts: 20 Acreage: 2,200,000 | State Game Lands: 294 Acreage: 1,379,002
Government: State Representatives: 203 | State Senators: 50 | U.S Representatives: 21 | U.S. Senators: 2
Agriculture:Farms: 55,000 | Farmland: 9,000,000 acres | Rural Population: 3,700,000
Leading Farm products: dairy products, mushrooms, apples, tobacco, grapes, peaches, cut flowers
Attractions
A Regional Community School for the Arts: | P O Box 306 Brownsville, PA 15417 | 724-785-8765
Bear Run Nature Reserve: Route 381 | Uniontown, PA 15401 | 724-329-8501
Cucumber Falls & Ferncliff Peninsula: Ohiopyle State Park | Ohiopyle, PA 15470 | 724-329-8591
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
The Historic Church of Saint Peter: 304 Shaffner Avenue | Brownsville, PA 15417 | 724-785-7781
Jacob's Creek Park: Off Route 982 | Wooddale, PA | 724-430-1200
Mill Run Water Slides: P O Box 91 | Mill Run, PA 15464 | 724-455-2929
Nemacolin Castle: Front St. | Brownsville, PA 15417 | 724-785-6882
Ohiopyle Trading Post: P O Box 94 | Ohiopyle, PA 15470 | 1-888-Ohiopyle | 724-329-1450
Searight's Tollhouse: Route 40 West | Uniontown, PA 15401 | 724-439-4422
Youghiogheny Outfitters, Inc.: P O Box 21 | Ohiopyle, PA 15470 | 724-329-4549 | 800-YO-RAFTS
Youghiogheny Station: Glass & Gallery | P O Box 800 | Connellsville, PA 15425 | 724-628-0332
Visit this: pavisnet.com they have more information then I have given you. Most of my information came from there.