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=//__**Pennsylvania**__//=

//**Welcome to Pennsylvania,the Keystone State**//

//**__GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE.-__**//
 * //**Appalachian mountains**//
 * //**Lake Erie**//
 * //**Piedmont plateau**//
 * //**Alleghenn plateau**//
 * //**Summers are hot and wet**//
 * //**Winters are cold and snowy**//

__**//NATURAL RESOURCES AND CROPS.-//**__
 * //**steel**//
 * //**iron**//
 * //**oil**//
 * //**coal**//[[image:4633729888_129dda255e.jpg width="257" height="188" align="right" caption="STATE FLOWER"]]
 * //**limestone**//
 * //**natural gas**//
 * //**apples**//
 * //**grapes**//
 * //**cherries**//
 * //**peaches**//
 * //**mushrooms**//
 * //**milk product**//

__//**GOVERNMENT.-**//__ //**State Governer: Edward G. Rendall**// //**Capital:Harrisburg**// //**U.S. Senators: Bob Casey Democrat and Pat toomey Republican**// //**U.S. Representatives:19**// //**Democrats:12**// //**Republicans:7**// //**State senators:50**// //**State representatives:203**// //**Counties:67**//

//__**NATIVE AMERICANS.-**__// //**The Lenape called themselves "The People". The were push out**// //**by the Iroquois.**// //**European contact happened in the 16th century to 17th century.**// //**The US government relocated them in Oklahoma.**//

//__**HISTORY.-**__// //**The Dutch were the first people to arrive to Pennsylvania.**// //**It become the second state on December 12, 1787.**// //**In 1776 the Declaration of Independence was made.**// //**The Battle of Gettysburg happened in July 1 to 3, 1863.**// //**The 3 mile nuclear disaster occurred in 1970.**// //**In 1998 there was a giant oil spill on the rivers.**//

//**__INTERESTING AND FUN FACTS.-__**// //**State flower: Mountain Laurel.**// //**State animal: White Tailed Deer.**// //**State Bird : Partridge.**// //**State Tree : East Hemlock.**// //**State Dog : Great Dane.**// //**State Beverage: Milk.**// //**State Bug : Firefly.**// //**State Fossil : Trilobites.**// //**Teams : Steelers, Penguins, Pirates, Eagles.**// //**Recipes : Philadelphia Cheese stake Sandwich.**// //**First Zoo in the USA.**// //**Warner Bros. started their career there.**// //**Independence Hall and Liberty Bell are in Philadelphia.**//