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| At the 1st Minnesota Infantry Monument in Gettysburg National Military Park. The 1st Minnesota on July 2, 1863 durring the battle of Gettysburg was ordered to hold off Confederate forces that were about to break through Union lines. The Minnesota infantry held off the attack long enough for reinforcements to arrive. |
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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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