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| Congress Hall in Philadelphia which served as the seat of the US Congress from December 6, 1790 to May 14, 1800. During Congress Hall's duration as the capitol of the United States, the country admitted three new states, Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee; and oversaw the Presidential inaugurations of both George Washington (his second) and John Adams. |
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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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