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| The entrance to Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg. Near this brick archway on Cemetery Ridge engagements between Union and Confederate forces took place during the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg July 1, 1863. |
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State Seal
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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
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State Tree : Hemlock
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