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| At Point Park in Pittsburgh. The outline on the ground is the footprint of Fort Duquesne. The fort built in 1754 was controlled by the British and French untill 1758. After the French destroyed the fort the British built the much larger Fort Pitt on the same site. |
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Flag |
 State Seal |
| Website : www.state.pa.us |
 Capital
: Harrisburg |
 Highest
point : Mount Davis, 3,213 feet |
 Area : 46,058 square miles,
33rd largest state |
 Population : 12,281,054
(2000 US Census) |
 Motto
: Virtue,
liberty and independence |
 Admitted to
Union : December 12, 1787 |
 State
Song : "Pennsylvania" |
 State Bird : Ruffed Grouse |
 State Flower : Mountain Laural |
 State Tree : Hemlock |
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