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Pennsylvania. By: Marquise johns. Capital: Harrisburg. State Flower is Kalmia latifolia State Flag : State Motto: Virtue, liberty, and independence. Facts!.
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Pennsylvania By: Marquise johns
State Flower is Kalmia latifolia • State Flag : • State Motto: Virtue, liberty, and independence
Facts! Pennsylvania was settled in 1643. It is known as “The Keystone State” and as “The Commonwealth”. The Constitution of the United States, The American Declaration of Independence, and Lincolns Gettysburg Address were all written in Pennsylvania. It has 45,888 square miles. 310 miles east to west and 180 miles north to south. It has 67 counties and had a population of 12,009,000 people.
Major Airports • Philadelphia International Airport • Pittsburg International Airport • Harrisburg International Airport • Lehigh Valley International Airport Major Interstates and Roads • Interstate 76: 350 mi - Enters Pennsylvania at the Ohio border northwest of Enon Valley in Lawrence County as the Pennsylvania Turnpike • Interstate 80: 311 mi - the longest east-west interstate in Pennsylvania. It enters Pennsylvania at the Ohio state line three miles (5 km) west of West Middlesex in Mercer County. • Interstate 81: 233 mi - the longest north-south interstate in Pennsylvania. It enters the state at the Maryland state line in Franklin County and heads northeast to Scranton, bypassing Harrisburg, before turning north for New York. • Interstate 95: 51 mi - enters Pennsylvania from Delaware at Marcus Hook in Delaware County.
Cost of Round Trip • Gas price: $3.65 per gallon • From and Back: 1,596 miles • Acura Integra: 31 mpg • Round trip total estimate: $178.50
Philadelphia • The Liberty Bell: Cost - Free • Love Park: Cost - Free • Philadelphia Museum of Art: Cost - $68.00
Lodging and Eating • Hilton Hotel: Cost - $398.99 6 Nights/7 Days • Includes free continental breakfast at hotel. • Lunch and Dinner Budgeted $125 per day for meals. • Shopping: Budgeted $300. • Total price for trip = $1,070.49