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State Government. Pennsylvania. Penn’s Woods. About PA. Video Segment. PA Coat Of Arms.

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State Government

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  1. State Government Pennsylvania

  2. Penn’s Woods

  3. About PA • Video Segment

  4. PA Coat Of Arms it features a shield crested by an American Bald Eagle, flanked by horses and adorned with symbols of Pennsylvania's strengths - a ship carrying state commerce to all parts of the world; a clay-red plough, signifying our rich natural resources; and three golden sheaves of wheat, suggesting fertile fields and Pennsylvania's wealth of human thought and action. An olive branch and cornstalk cross limbs beneath

  5. State Flag

  6. Seal Explained • The plough, which was on Chester County's seal, symbolizes the rich resources of the Commonwealth. • The ship under sail, which was on Philadelphia County's seal, symbolizes the commercial network across the state and around the world. • The wheat symbolizes the harvest of not only agriculture and minerals but also of creative minds. • The Indian cornstalk of plenty and an olive branch of peace are on either side of the shield. • The crest of the shield is a Bald eagle with outstretched wings symbolizing sovereignty with hope and purity.

  7. State Nickname

  8. State Motto • Virtue, Liberty, and Independence

  9. State Fish

  10. State Animal

  11. State Dog

  12. State Bird

  13. State Insect

  14. State Fossil

  15. State Plant

  16. State Beverage

  17. State Flower

  18. State Flagship

  19. Eastern Hemlock

  20. State Toy

  21. Pennsylvania is 309 miles long, 174 miles wide and covers 29 million acres. We're dwarfed by Alaska (l/12th the size), but nearly 38 times larger than Rhode Island. Compared in size to our sister states, Pennsylvania ranks 33rd.

  22. Demographics • Population Ranked 6th in the US - • Total----------------12,281,054

  23. Population Distribution

  24. Famous Pennsylvanians • 1.Marian AndersonOpera Singer • 2.Pearl BuckAuthor • 3.James BuchananU.S. President • 4.5.Bill CosbyEntertainer • 6.Stephen FosterComposer • 7.Gene KellyDancer • 8.Margaret MeadAnthropologist • 9.Jimmy StewartActor • 10.Jim ThorpeOlympic Athlete

  25. Hurricane Agnes Rainfall from 20-25 June over the Mid-Atlantic region ranged from 2-3 inches in the extreme upper basins of the Potomac and North Branch Susquehanna Rivers to 18 inches near Shamokin, Pennsylvania, in the Main Stem Susquehanna River basin. An average of 6-10 inches of rain fell over the Mid-Atlantic region.

  26. Hurricane Agnes

  27. Shipoke

  28. South 9th Street Harrisburg

  29. Wilkes Barre

  30. Governor’s Mansion in Agnes

  31. State Damage • (1972 Dollars) $2,119,269,000 • (2005 Dollars) $9,666,215,099.30 • Deaths 48

  32. The Only Town in PA

  33. State Capital

  34. York • Considers itself to be the first US Capital because it is where the draft of what would later become the articles of the confederation was signed.

  35. Coal Industry • Anthracite • Bituminous

  36. Glenburn Breaker

  37. Breaker Boys

  38. Culm Banks

  39. Culm Banks

  40. Strip Mining

  41. Breaker

  42. Shenandoah

  43. Acid Mine Runoff

  44. Acid Mine Runoff

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