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PENNSYLVANIA
Virtue, Liberty and Independence

CAPITAL: Harrisburg
POPULATION: 12,440,621(2006)
LAND AREA: 44,817 sq mi (116,076 sq km)
NICK NAME : Keystone State
LARGEST CITIES : Philadelphia - 1,463,281(2005)
Pittsburgh - 316,718(2005)
Allentown - 106,992(2005)
Erie - 102,612 (2005)
Reading - 80,855(2005)

WEBSITE: http://www.state.pa.us

INTRODUCTION

Pennsylvania gets its name from its founder, English reformer, William Penn. Penn was born on October 14, 1644 in London, England. He named it in honour of his father by combining the name Penn and the Latin term Sylvania which translates as "woodlands" to come up with "Penn's woodlands." William Penn was persecuted in England for his Quaker faith. In 1682 Penn came to America and established Pennsylvania as a place where people could enjoy freedom of religion. The colony became a haven for minority religious sects from Germany, Holland, Scandinavia, and Great Britain. Penn obtained the land from King Charles II as payment for a debt owed to his deceased father.

THE LOGO COMPANY’S TOP 5 FACTS ABOUT PENNSYLVANIA

THE HERSHEY COMPANY

The Hershey Company commonly known as “Hershey’s” is America’s largest chocolate company. It was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 as the Hershey Chocolate Company. Hershey's candies and other products are sold worldwide. Hershey's is one of the oldest chocolate companies in the United States and on of its biggest brands.

GAS STATION

In 1913 the first automobile service station built by Gulf Refining Company opened in Pittsburgh. Gulf Refining Company provided gasoline, oils and lubricants to the motoring public. Its success led to construction of thousand of gas stations by different oil companies across the nation.

In addition to gas, the Gulf station also offered free air and water and it sold the first commercial road maps in the United States. You can see below the changing face of the Gulf logo.

ROCKVILLE BRIDGE

The Rockville Bridge is the longest stone masonry arch railroad viaduct in the world. It was constructed between 1900 - 1902 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. It has 48, 70-foot spans for a total length of 3,820 feet. The bridge crosses the Susquehanna River about 5 miles north of Harrisburg . The eastern end is in Rockville and the western end is just south of Marysville.

PHILADELPHIA ZOO

The Philadelphia Zoo, located in Fairmount Park on the west bank of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, was the first zoo in the United States. The charter establishing the Zoological Society of Philadelphia was approved and signed on March 21, 1859. Due to the Civil War however it was another 15 years before America's first zoo was ready to open. In its first year of operation the Philadelphia Zoo had 813 animals and received well over 228,000 visitors. Today, the Zoo has more than 1,600 rare and endangered animals and its attendance is approximately 1.1 million visitors a year.

LIBERTY BELL

The Liberty Bell in Philidelphia is an American bell of great historic significance. It is one of the most prominent symbols associated with the American Revolution and the American Revolutionary War. The Liberty Bell is one of the most familiar symbols of independence, abolition of slavery, nationhood and freedom within the United States.

REFERENCES:

State Flag – Fact Monster
State Outline – Wikipedia
State Flower – NetState
State Bird – NetState
Hershey’s Logo – Wikipedia
Hershey’s Chocolate Bars – Hershey Website
Gulf Logo from 1920 – Wikipedia
Gulf Logo Present - Wikipedia
Rockville Bridge in early 1900’s – ExplorePAhistorty.com
Rockville Bridge at present – ExplorePAhistory.com
Philadelphia Zoo Logo – PhiladelphiaZoo.org
Balloon Picture – gettheloop.com
Liberty Bell – Wikipedia
Postcard Picture - libertybellmuseum.com

General Facts from General Facts from Fact Monster, Wikipedia and US Census Bureau