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Pennsylvania History
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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. |
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