Welcome to Pennsylvania!
Pennsylvania
Capital: Harrisburg
Nickname: Keystone State and Quaker State
State Motto: Virtue, Liberty and Independence
State Flower: Mountain Laurel
State Tree: Eastern Hemlock
State Bird: Ruffed Grouse
State Animal: White-tailed deer
State Song: None
Statehood: Pennsylvania was the second of the original 13 colonies to become a state on December 12, 1787
Area: 45,302 square miles: the 33rd largest state
Neighbors: New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and Ohio
