Pennsylvania

• Admitted to statehood: December 12, 1787
• Origin of name: Named by William Penn. Pennsylvania means Penn's woods. The 'sylvania' being the woods.
• Capital: Harrisburg
• Nickname: "The Keystone State"
• Motto: "Virtue, Liberty, and Independance"
• Bird: Ruffed Grouse
• Flower: Mountain Laurel
• Insect: Firefly
• Song: None *
• Slogan: "You've got a Friend in Pennsylvania"
• Stone: None *
• Tree: Eastern Hemlock
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