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… that although Lehigh Gorge State Park in Pennsylvania is now known for whitewater rafting on the Lehigh River, in the 19th century it was the site of a canal built to bypass those same rapids? … that Jacob Nolde was so inspired by a pine tree on his land in the early 1900s that he planted 500,000 more in what is now Nolde Forest ...

Nickname: The Keystone State Capital: Harrisburg Largest city: Philadelphia Total area: 119,283 square kilometers (46,055 square miles) Population (2000 census): 12,281,054; Date admitted to the Union: December 12, 1787 (2 nd)

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Portal:Pennsylvania/Did you know/10 Jump to navigation Jump to ... Pennsylvania was once known as the "Lumber Capital of the World" and is the birthplace of Little ...

Guion "Guy" Bluford, Junior (born November 22, 1942) is a retired Colonel, from the United States Air Force and a former NASA Astronaut. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992.

Portal:Pennsylvania/Did you know/7 Jump to ... that Cornwall Iron Furnace in Pennsylvania is the only intact charcoal-burning iron blast furnace on its original ...