Businesses and Places in Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania Facts and Information

   
Abbreviation PA
Capital Harrisburg
Size Total (Land + Water) 46,055 sq miles; Land Only 44,817 sq miles
Number of Counties 67
Time Zone Eastern Time Zone
Bordering States Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, West Virginia
Highest Point Mount Davis, 3,213 feet
National Parks None
Population (2015) 12,802,503
Population Density 285.7 people / square mile
Area Codes 215, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) Philadelphia (1,526,006)
Pittsburgh (305,704)
Allentown (118,032)
Erie (101,786)
Reading (88,082)
Statehood December 12, 1787
Electoral Votes 20
Governor Official Pennsylvania Governor Website
U. S. Senators List of U. S. Senators From Pennsylvania
U. S. Representatives List of U. S. Representatives From Pennsylvania
Senators List of Pennsylvania State Senators
Representatives List of Pennsylvania State Representatives
Government Official Site
Constitution Pennsylvania State Constitution
Road Conditions Pennsylvania Road Conditions
Quarter Issue Date March 8, 1999
Aircraft Piper J-3 Cub
Animal White-tailed deer
Beautification and Conservation Plant Penngift crownvetch
Beverage Milk
Bird Ruffed grouse
Dog Great dane
Electric Locomotive GG1 4859
Firearm Pennsylvania long rifle
Fish Brook trout
Flower Mountain laurel
Fossil Phacops rana
Game Bird Ruffed grouse
Insect Pennsylvania firefly
Motto Virtue, Liberty, and Independence
Nickname Keystone State
Ship US Brig Niagara
Song "Pennsylvania"
Steam Locomotive K4s 1361 and K4s 3750
Tree Hemlock
NCAA Division I Schools Bucknell University (Patriot)
Drexel University (Colonial Athletic Association)
Duquesne University (Atlantic 10)
La Salle University (Atlantic 10)
Lafayette College (Patriot)
Lehigh University (Patriot)
University of Pennsylvania (Ivy)
Pennsylvania State University (Big Ten)
University of Pittsburgh (ACC)
Robert Morris University (Northeast)
Saint Francis University (Northeast)
Saint Joseph's University (Atlantic 10)
Temple University (American Athletic)
Villanova University (Big East)
Gas Tax $0.5030 / Gallon
Cigarette Tax $2.60 / Pack
Tourist Attractions Sesame Place Theme park in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.
Tourist Attractions Longwood Gardens Garden in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
Tourist Attractions Dutch Wonderland Amusement park in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Tourist Attractions Franklin Institute Science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tourist Attractions Liberty Bell Historical landmark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tourist Attractions Kennywood Amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
Tourist Attractions Eastern State Penitentiary Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tourist Attractions Mutter Museum Medical museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tourist Attractions Philadelphia Museum of Art Art museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tourist Attractions Please Touch Museum Children's museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tourist Attractions Reading Terminal Market Indoor farmers' market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tourist Attractions Splash Lagoon Indoor waterpark in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Tourist Attractions Bushkill Falls A series of eight waterfalls located in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania.
Tourist Attractions Fallingwater House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935, located in Mill Run, Pennsylvania.
Tourist Attractions Independence Hall Historical landmark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tourist Attractions Pocono Raceway Car racing track in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Fun Facts Pennsylvania is named after William Penn's father, Admiral William Penn. William Penn was granted the land by British King Charles II. The word "Sylvania" means "land that is full of trees."
Fun Facts Of the original Thirteen Colonies, Pennsylvania is the only state that does not border the Atlantic Ocean.
Fun Facts Gulf Refining Co. opened America's first gas station on Baum Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 1, 1913.
Fun Facts Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, is the Mushroom Capital of the World as mushroom farming in the region produces over a million pounds of mushrooms a week.
Fun Facts ENIAC, the world's first all-purpose computer, was built in the University of Pennsylvania and launched on February 15, 1946.
Fun Facts Every year, the Little League World Series is held in South Williamsport. Taiwan has won the most number of championships at 17.
Fun Facts The Moravian Book Shop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, opened in 1745 and is the oldest continuously operating bookshop in the United States, quite possibly the world.
Fun Facts The Philadelphia Zoo was the first zoo in the United States.
Fun Facts Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, founded by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond on May 11, 1751, is the first hospital in the United States. It is also home to America's first medical library.
Fun Facts The First stock exchange in the United States was founded in Philadelphia in 1790
Fun Facts The Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania, established in 1881, is the first business school in the United States.
Name Origin In honor of Adm. Sir William Penn, father of William Penn. It means “Penn's Woodland.”
Residents Names Pennsylvanian
Tourism Office Website www.visitpa.com
Tourism Office Phone Number 800-VISIT-PA

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