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| The monument to President Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" in Gettysburg National Cemetery. The monument was placed where they thought Lincoln had delivered the famous speech but it was later discovered that he had been in a different part of the cemetery. |
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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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