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| Inside the "Declaration House" a reconstruction of the home Thomas Jefferson rented rooms in while serving in the 2nd Continental Congress. It was here that he wrote the final draft of the Declaration of Independence. |
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Flag |
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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