* Pennsylvania's nickname is "The Keystone State"
* The first magazine in America: the "American Magazine" was published in Philadelphia
* Pennsylvania is the first state of the fifty United States to list their web site URL on a license plate
* In 1909 the first baseball stadium was built in Pittsburg
* Hershey is considered the Chocolate Capitol of the U.S.
* Betsy Ross made the first American flag in Philadelphia
* Philadelphia is home to the cheesesteak sandwich, water ice, soft pretzels, and TastyKakes
* Kennett Square is known as the Mushroom Capitol of the World
* The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia in 1776
* Philadelphia is the home of the Liberty Bell
* Little League Baseball's first World Series was held in 1946 in Williamsport
* Punxsutawney citizens are proud to be over shadowed by their town's most famous resident in the world-renowned weather forecasting groundhog Punxsutawney Phil. (Groudhog's Day)
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