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Bellefonte,
Pennsylvania
Picturesque Bellefonte, situated
in central Pennsylvania, charms with its
beautifully restored Victorian homes, low
crime rate, summer concerts and renowned fishing
waters. It is a great retirement spot!
The State of Pennsylvania
The
state of
Pennsylvania
has several
nicknames including the Keystone
State,
The Quaker
State, the
Coal
State,
the Oil
State
and the State of
Independence.
Its motto is Virtue,
Liberty
and
Independence.
On
December 12, 1787,
Pennsylvania
became the
second state to be admitted into the Union.
It has an area of 46,055 square miles,
which is ranked 33rd amongst the
United States
and 6th
in population with 12,702,379 residents as of
the 2010 count of the United States Census
Bureau.
The
highest point of the state is Mount
Davis
at 3,213 feet
and the lowest point is the
Delaware River.
The state is located in the northeastern
region of the
United States
and is bordered
by Delaware,
Maryland,
West Virginia,
Ohio,
New York,
New Jersey
and
Ontario,
Canada.
The
state capital is Harrisburg and the largest city
is Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania is mostly an English
speaking state with 91.6 percent speaking this
language, while Spanish is the second most
popular language with only 3.1 percent of the
total population speaking it.
Pennsylvania has a strong African
American population and also boasts one of the
largest European American populations of the
United States.
The
state is home to many professional sport
franchises.
These teams include the Philadelphia
Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates in Major League
Baseball, while the Philadelphia Eagles and the
Pittsburgh Steelers are a part of the National
Football League. The Philadelphia Flyers
and the Pittsburgh Penguins represent the state
in the National Hockey League and the
Philadelphia 76ers are in the National
Basketball Association.
These teams have earned many accolades
and wins in proud representation of the state.
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