Here is the next instalment of my monthly feature going
through the States of the United States in alphabetical order to check out how
they got named, what their flag is like and other things of interest.
Pennsylvania's correct name is the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. It is one of the 13 original founding states.
Location –
up in the north east. Has borders with
lots of states and with Canada.
Origin
of name – Charles II named the state after a chap named Penn
to whom he owed money. It meant Penn's
woods. Penn's son was very embarrassed
by the name but the King wouldn't change it.
Penn was a Quaker.
Nicknames –
the Keystone State, Quaker State, Oil State, State of Independence, Coal State
Flag
Capital –
Harrisburg. The largest cities are
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Unusual
town name – Intercourse
Flower –
Mountain Laurel
Signature
foods – Pretzels, Shoofly pie
Famous
places to visit – Independence Hall & Liberty Bell in
Philadelphia, Gettysburg battle ground, Presque Isle State Park, Fallingwater (Frank
Lloyd Wright), Strasburg (Amish)
Famous
businesses/brands – Heinz, US Steel, Hershey
Famous
people from Pennsylvania – Arnold Palmer, Ethel Barrymore, Richard
Gere, Jeff Goldblum, Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly, Mary Cassatt, Andy Warhol, Louisa
May Alcott, James Michener, Andrew Carnegie, Joan Jett, Taylor Swift
Well, I'm from Pennsylvania but you didn't have me in the "famous section"! HA Born and raised in Penna...showed horses in Harrisburg...moved to Michigan in 1967....thanks for the memories...you forgot about the inclines, which I think are still there...and streetcars! I rode both to college downtown Pittsburgh! HA
ReplyDeleteI have visited there but I did not know all these facts!
ReplyDeleteLove the Amish country and the food! I bought some cookbooks and still use them.
I was born in Pittsburgh, PA. My father worked for U S Steel. I was taken to see a steel mill in action as a little girl. It was so loud in there! I would like to visit Falling Waters. My mom loved the flower show in Philadelphia.
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