PENNSYLVANIA

The Quaker William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a refuge for religious minorities.

The Philadelphia Zoo was the first public zoo in the country.

The first daily newspaper was published in Philadelphia in 1784.

Pennsylvania was one of the 13 original colonies that established the United States.

Lancaster was the capital of the United States for one day in 1777.

Philadelphia was the capital of the United States before the Continental Congress fled to Lancaster to avoid the British.

Punxsutawney Phil is a groundhog that predicts the end of winter by observing his shadow on Groundhog Day.