Pennsylvania

The Keystone State

Pennsylvania is a state bursting with outdoor and indoor activities. Go skiing at your favorite resort, take a thrilling snowmobile ride, enjoy a luxurious spa, visit an art gallery or museum, drop into a nightclub or enjoy a play. In summer there are amusement parks, hiking trails and much more. Spend a weekend exploring the Pennsylvania Dutch are of Pennsylvania to enjoy the tranquil lifestyle, pick up a handmade quilt or some other handcrafted item and be sure to enjoy the food, maybe join one of the family style dinners offered in the area.

The nation's first oil well was dug at Titusville in 1859. The mining of iron ore and coal led to the development of the state's steel industry. Pennsylvania's industry has diversified although the state still leads the country in the production of specialty steel. The service, retail trade, and manufacturing sectors provide the most jobs. Pennsylvania is a leader in the production of chemicals and pharmaceuticals, food products, and electronic equipment.

The 58,000 farms in Pennsylvania are the backbone of the state's economy, producing a wide variety of crops. Leading commodities are dairy products, cattle, mushrooms, greenhouse and nursery products, poultry and eggs, a variety of fruit, sweet corn, potatoes, maple syrup, and Christmas trees.

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Quick Facts

Population: 12,440,621 as of 2006
Land Area: 44,817 sq mi. (116,076 sq km)
Per Capita Personal Income: $38,788 as of 2007
Capital: Harrisburg

Professional Sports Teams

Football: Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers

Basketball: Philadelphia 76ers

Baseball: Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates

Hockey: Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins

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That one of the oldest state nicknames is the Keystone State, probably applied to Pennsylvania from the late 18th century (although the first official citation is from 1802, when at a rally Pennsylvania was toasted as "the keystone in the union")? The industry of Pennsylvania once gave it the nicknames of the Coal State and Steel State, but these have long drifted into oblivion. Philadelphia is known as "The Quaker City", a name which was sometimes been transferred to Pennsylvania itself as the Quaker State.

That Pennsylvania is the first state of the fifty United States to list their web site URL on a license plate?

That Hershey is considered the Chocolate Capital of the United States?

That In 1946 Philadelphia became home to the first computer?

That "Doctor, if you don't give me something to help me breathe, I'm going to stop!" came the urgent cry of 16-year old Frederick Gable of Loganville? Vowing not to lose another patient to pneumonia, Dr. George Holtzapple successfully created the first application of oxygen, thus saving his patient's life and winning international fame through his discovery. The year was 1885.

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