| Census Bureau Report |
| Time Zone: Eastern |
| Capital: Harrisburg |
| Statehood Date: 12/12/1787 |
| Statehood Order: 02 |
| Flower: Mountain Laurel |
| Bird: Ruffed Grouse |
| Land: 44820 Sq. Miles |
| Water: 1239 Sq. Miles |
| Rank In Area Size: 33 |
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| Although Swedes and Dutch were the first European settlers, William Penn, a Quaker, named Pennsylvania in honor of his father by combining the name Penn and the Latin term sylvania, which translates as "woodlands," to come up with "Penn's woodlands." Pennsylvania is one of the original 13 colonies. Today, two major cities dominate the state--Philadelphia, home of the Liberty Bell, Constitution Hall, and a thriving metropolitan area, and Pittsburgh, a busy inland river port. The Amish, a group of people who live without the use of modern technology, live in the countryside of Pennsylvania. |
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