Pennsylvania
Became a state: December 12, 1787 (2nd state)
Area: 46,055 sq mi (ranked 33rd in size)
Population: 12,281,054 (ranked 6th in population)
Capital: Harrisburg
Largest City: Philadelphia (population 1,448,394)
Bordering States: New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio
Origin of state name: Pennsylvania was named to honor Admiral William Penn and his son, William Penn, the state’s founder.
State Nickname: The Keyed State
State Bird: Ruffed Grouse
State Flower: Mountain Laurel
State Tree: Eastern Hemlock
Trivia: Forbes Field, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was the world’s first baseball stadium to open on June 30 1909. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates until it closed on June 28 1970. The stadium was named after the British General John Forbes during the French and Indian War that captured Fort Pitt from the French Army in 1758. In the first game at Forbes Field, on June 30 1909, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3 - 2.
Abbreviation: PA
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