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americas-florists.com directory
of florists in Pennsylvania, USA
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." Known as the "Keystone
State," Pennsylvania is one of the original 13 colonies (it
entered the Union in 1787). 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.
The capital is Harrisburg and the state bird is the ruffed
grouse.
State Flower: Mountain laurel
State Motto: Virtue, liberty, and independence
State Nickname: Keystone State
State Bird: Ruffed grouse
Land area: 44,820 sq mi. - Length: 283 miles - Width: 160 miles
10 largest cities (1999 est.): Philadelphia,
1,417,601; Pittsburgh, 336,882; Erie, 101,474; Allentown,
100,160; Reading, 73,778; Scranton, 73,766; Bethlehem, 69,511;
Lancaster, 52,712; Altoona, 49,363; Harrisburg, 48,619; - Persons per square mile (1999): 267.6
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