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| The site of the construction and launching of the USS United States along the Delaware River in Philadelphia. The "United States" was the first of the six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794. The USS Constitution in Boston, MA is the only surviving ship of the original six. |
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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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