Statehood:  December 12, 1787 (2^nd State

State Song: "Pennsylvania" (1990)

State bird: ruffed grouse (1931)

State tree: eastern hemlock (1931)

State flower: mountain laurel (1933)

State Dog: Great Dane (1965);

State Colors: blue and gold (1907)

State fish: Brook trout

State mammal: white-tailed deer

State fossil: Trilobite

State Nickname: Keystone State

State Motto: "Virtue, Liberty , and Independence "

Highest Point: The highest point in Pennsylvania is Mt. Davis at 3,213 feet.

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Pennsylvania is in The Delaware River at sea level.

Largest cities: Philadelphia, 1,463,281; Pittsburgh, 316,718; Allentown, 106,992; Erie, 102,612; Reading, 80,855; Scranton, 73,120; Bethlehem, 72,895; Lancaster, 54,757, Harrisburg, 47,472, Altoona, 47,176:

Famous Pennsylvanians: Edward Goodrich Acheson inventor, Washington
Louisa May Alcott author, Germantown
Maxwell Anderson playwright, Atlantic
Samuel Barber composer, West Chester
John Barrymore actor, Philadelphia
Donald Barthelme author, Philadelphia
Stephen Vincent Benet poet, story writer, Bethlehem
Daniel Boone frontiersman, Reading
James Buchanan U.S. president, Mercersburg
Alexander Calder sculptor, Philadelphia
Rachel Carson biologist, author, Springdale
Mary Cassatt painter, Allegheny:"

Population (Quick Facts): 12,440,621:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42000.html

Official State website:

http://www.state.pa.us/

State Legislature:

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/

Capital of Pennsylvania:

http://www.harrisburgpa.gov/

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/

Economy:

http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.pa.htm

Transportation:

http://www.dot.state.pa.us/

Natural Resources:

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/

Maps for the state of Pennsylvania:

http://geology.com/state-map/pennsylvania.shtml

Pennsylvania State Job link:

http://www.pennsylvaniajobs.com/

Tourism and Travel:

http://www.patourism.org/

State Parks:

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/

Museums:

http://www.pamuseums.org/beta/index.asp

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/pennsylvania.htm

Zip Codes:

http://www.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/PA/A.html

Universities and Colleges in Pennsylvania: