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Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania:
The Keystone State
Although Swedes and Dutch were the first
European settlers, William Penn, a Quaker, named Pennsylvania in honor
of his father by combining the name Penn and the Latin term sylvania, which
translates as "woodlands," to come up with "Penn's woodlands." Known as
the "Keystone State," Pennsylvania is one of the original 13 colonies (it
entered the Union in 1787). Today, two major cities dominate the state--Philadelphia,
home of the Liberty Bell, Constitution Hall, and a thriving metropolitan
area, and Pittsburgh, a busy inland river port. The Amish, a group of people
who live without the use of modern technology, live in the countryside
of Pennsylvania. The capital is Harrisburg and the state bird is the ruffed
grouse.
Philadelphia:
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