U.S. State - Pennsylvania

CAPITOL: HarrisburghTREE: HemlockFLOWER: Mountain LaurelBIRD: Ruffed GrouseSPORT TEAM: Pittsburgh Steelers (Football)

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John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Rodger Sherman were some of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence was signed in Independence Hall on August 2, 1776. The acceptance of the Declaration of Independence led to the colonies officially joining together to form the United States of America.

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The Appalachian Mountains slice through the center of Pennsylvania, with the Allegheny and Pocano Mountains being Pennsylvania's most significant subranges.

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