{"id":252128,"date":"2026-07-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/?p=252128"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:00:19","slug":"pennsylvania-facts-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/printables-and-worksheets\/pennsylvania-facts-for-kids\/252128","title":{"rendered":"Fascinating Pennsylvania Facts for Kids (Free Printable List)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-printables-titlegroup\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image aofl-fullbackground-width state_post_featured_image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1101\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-welcome-sign-blue-and-orange.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome to Pennsylvania the keystone state. \" class=\"wp-image-258646\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-welcome-sign-blue-and-orange.jpg 1101w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-welcome-sign-blue-and-orange-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-welcome-sign-blue-and-orange-768x419.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1101px) 100vw, 1101px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56126\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f991a3ee80fc88bd55af31d7bf0a94ea\" style=\"font-size:38px\"><strong>Fascinating Pennsylvania Facts for Kids (Free Printable List)<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ef9b0b44602c1c3e33c8df712433e333 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">Find out what makes the Keystone State such a cool place!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-3rem-padding aofl-waysToShare is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3af082ef wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" 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class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-chain has-blue-color wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/%20\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M15.6,7.2H14v1.5h1.6c2,0,3.7,1.7,3.7,3.7s-1.7,3.7-3.7,3.7H14v1.5h1.6c2.8,0,5.2-2.3,5.2-5.2,0-2.9-2.3-5.2-5.2-5.2zM4.7,12.4c0-2,1.7-3.7,3.7-3.7H10V7.2H8.4c-2.9,0-5.2,2.3-5.2,5.2,0,2.9,2.3,5.2,5.2,5.2H10v-1.5H8.4c-2,0-3.7-1.7-3.7-3.7zm4.6.9h5.3v-1.5H9.3v1.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Link<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-advice-table-ofcontents has-frosted-sky-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:15px;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-midnight-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0bba23d1546bfd3f62a50a45f2c70aef wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#state-facts\" title=\"\">State Facts About Pennsylvania<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d947d47c14e53e764b9b6bdb861ed17b wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#fun-facts\" title=\"\">Fun Facts About Pennsylvania<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bb5aaff9365e21f73f70cc06ec3ec12b wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#geography-facts\" title=\"\">Geography Facts About Pennsylvania<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-91b397c4296c6ee49b33dca48c075432 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#wildlife-nature-facts\" title=\"\">Wildlife &amp; Nature Facts About Pennsylvania<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-47f8dccce86dec4fd2d7637c8fce6aa8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#history-facts\" title=\"\">History Facts About Pennsylvania<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e396f71c3194b8c98cfafc7a287abbac wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#printable-facts\" title=\"\">Print All Pennsylvania Facts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e2ca91df wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image aofl-mb-3rem-padding\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-state-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"Welcome to Pennsylvania United States\" class=\"wp-image-258650\" style=\"border-radius:15px;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-state-logo.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-state-logo-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-state-logo-768x538.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"aofl-mb-3rem-padding has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d535dbced08f5f74344ce37055b31fbc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.5\">Rolling mountains, rushing rivers, and thriving cities \u2026 you\u2019ll find all this and more in Pennsylvania! The state\u2019s history stretches back thousands of years, from its earliest inhabitants to its key role in founding the United States. Learn more about this beautiful state with our big roundup of fascinating Pennsylvania facts for kids. Plus, get free printables to share with students in the classroom or kids at home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56131\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-8a6aef9bba0a76469f25b75590e58917 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d1b35c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e55bea886fc36eb622c5098087ba8d78\" id=\"state-facts\">PENNSYLVANIA STATE FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-445ca447 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4ef7323e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-90307901fa20edd73e5ae485bd81e95d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Nickname:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0f0933dc86cffaa53e845c4fdd9028d9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">&nbsp;The Keystone State<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-164b598349fa4269fe4c37a828fa1448 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Date of Statehood: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-553361b6615b5b6d99a3adca77bc9767 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;December 12, 1787<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f099a5c2be8691e777df816929adca88 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Capital:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f8c55eb0c71acf373394f66805158aaa wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Harrisburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fdc53b61d2973007765264ddf543ac1a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Colors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2b979a5e81ba4b96f574edf9bfa92047 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Blue and Gold<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-96d17b07f1694ee9091eb4269eb8abbe wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Dog:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-80dc42288fb4bc9966ed4d2fca66c805 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">&nbsp;Great Dane<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-804424e019820e77cd80f39565b4ae69 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0c00b82a7be138d67f3d214c156d85e1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Song: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a52c5535906ca1601cf65cd25517ae70 wp-block-paragraph\">Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a87d616b3ec24f5efe1e932c5560d9ae wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Motto: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6a97d38efbe0bb8968deb5e3f650826d wp-block-paragraph\">Virtue, Liberty, and Independence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6e2cd98954a39768d1cc9501d7dbeb3a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Animal: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14c90c63cced731781ffa1f4ef8f533e wp-block-paragraph\">White-Tailed Deer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a504aa6031d558cdf346c13de20f89bd wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Fish: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Brook Trout<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d760c3d4603f067f120751a2171c8136 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Tree: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Eastern Hemlock<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9e98cf66 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-ruffed-grouse.jpeg\" alt=\"Brown speckled grouse perched on a fallen log in a autumn forest with yellow leaves in the background, facing right with crest raised.\" class=\"wp-image-258652\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:25px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;object-position:8% 53%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-ruffed-grouse.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-ruffed-grouse-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-ruffed-grouse-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c334b7514d0508c3b4601ad6e3981c7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Bird:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a229a49a2e59cf4c9aab019f034e22dc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Ruffed Grouse<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18bbd98af074d0a40aaf86508a531511 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-mountain-laurel-flower.jpeg\" alt=\"Cluster of pale pink and white rhododendron blossoms on a green-leaved shrub branch.\" class=\"wp-image-258653\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:25px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-mountain-laurel-flower.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-mountain-laurel-flower-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-mountain-laurel-flower-768x510.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1675f6bc9cbd4c8e032ae718de1f03da wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Flower: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-544a5564e8860775383e1e177e4c2c26 wp-block-paragraph\">Mountain Laurel<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-firefly-on-a-leaf.jpeg\" alt=\"Small black beetle with an orange-red head perched on a green leaf with long antennae nearby.\" class=\"wp-image-258654\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-firefly-on-a-leaf.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-firefly-on-a-leaf-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-firefly-on-a-leaf-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5ea8ada18bad3a856b073bb8ef13bf3e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Insect:<\/strong><br>&nbsp;Firefly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b3df97a0 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-stage-flag.jpeg\" alt=\"Blue Pennsylvania state flag featuring the coat of arms: two black horses supporting a shield with an eagle on top and a motto ribbon reading 'Virtue Liberty and Independence'\" class=\"wp-image-258655\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-stage-flag.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-stage-flag-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-stage-flag-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4c4a4b243682526bc14c9080331be013 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Flag: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ecf9ec726d222383aec94f17456c7e7c wp-block-paragraph\">State coat of arms on a field of blue<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b3df97a0 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:3%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-01135866df1b3ce1d57075f7001747d8 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-ivory-lace-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d2cbac9b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns state_post_call_out_area is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7e3c9e13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-344e86e7ae323b19a625339eb44fad05\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4255b668352aab4776158784a513668e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">The deep blue background of the Pennsylvania flag is the same as that on the U.S. flag<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56126\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-47fe67ebb0cf2f2f264f7c13cf3c8f4e has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d1b35c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ddc4e99a5159f674ab6b42d89e3ea53e\" id=\"fun-facts\">PENNSYLVANIA FUN FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ba1191e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-aa4cd254 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-5262ddd1 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5fd92e7c408b883cd3829297141f4007 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #1:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f1c3ed5f9f0d0cf656671cf6ed4ddf4d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">&nbsp;Pennsylvania ranks #32 in size in the United States, at about 44,820 square miles. More than 13 million people live there, making it the 5th largest state by population.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-539c0a3db6ada1050c3557134262104e is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-047cfe85 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a92055e1576e96216ca709aabe59dc11 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #2:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">America\u2019s first zoo opened in Philadelphia in 1874. It was first planned in 1859, but the Civil War delayed its opening by 15 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c3ed430f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-punxsutawney-groundhog-day.jpeg\" alt=\"Marmot resting on a weathered log with eyes closed in a sunlit field\" class=\"wp-image-258657\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;object-position:37% 57%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-punxsutawney-groundhog-day.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-punxsutawney-groundhog-day-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-punxsutawney-groundhog-day-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-369808a2f91679fff77adab31506676e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #3:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-63cc258c75d1790935d15ec9d048a062 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania is home to the famous groundhog, Phil, who \u201cpredicts\u201d whether it will be an early spring by whether or not he sees his shadow. Groundhog Day is held on February 2 each year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8b66b20c78714a3265b9aec65397812a is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b9686d90 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-philadelphia.jpeg\" alt=\"Equestrian statue on a carved pedestal along a tree-lined city street in autumn, with Philadelphia City Hall in the distance.\" class=\"wp-image-258658\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;object-position:53% 53%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-philadelphia.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-philadelphia-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-philadelphia-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6e9451f2a0b610a41c42eb51b2a61da6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #4:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the 6th largest in the U.S., with nearly 1.6 million residents. Other major cities include Pittsburgh, Allentown, Reading, and Erie.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a870098f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8dde5518 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-hershey-park.jpeg\" alt=\"Aerial view of a large amusement park with multiple roller coasters, water slides, and surrounding trees and buildings.\" class=\"wp-image-258661\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-hershey-park.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-hershey-park-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-hershey-park-768x511.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-57fb16be3fa31ea454e2054494b804af wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #5:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e1220cb2cbd094b61eb0d7c276a4c747 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">The town of Hershey was built by Milton Hershey for employees of his chocolate factory. Today, you can visit Hershey\u2019s Chocolate World to learn more about how the sweet treats are made, plus ride roller coasters and more at Hersheypark.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-72e810bec8c74aac65d40e4566f224c4 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b027b5c2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-liberty-bell.jpeg\" alt=\"The cracked Liberty Bell hanging from a dark wooden yoke in front of a glass wall and brick buildings, in a museum setting.\" class=\"wp-image-258662\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-liberty-bell.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-liberty-bell-288x300.jpeg 288w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-liberty-bell-1154x1200.jpeg 1154w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-liberty-bell-768x799.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e75ceab8c6f94c96d3a7fd7413dfd603 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #6:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Liberty Bell was made in 1752 to hang in the Philadelphia State House and call lawmakers to important meetings. The bell likely first cracked in the 1840s due to years of use. To fix it, workers widened the crack to prevent the edges from vibrating against each other. The wide crack seen in the bell today is this repair work! However, the bell later cracked in another spot and is now a silent symbol of America\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a870098f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a46f5034 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fdccc2a3c8a7d63103d18eccf51135bc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #7:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6ce0cfe17ef7540a63c3dd27cdc7df38 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">More than 60% of all the mushrooms grown in the U.S. as a food crop come from Pennsylvania, making it the Mushroom Capital of the World.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4995b675aa291aa2d2c88a580e4e0c03 is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-55a39256 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a46f5034 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0d881d8ba9bb17c2f4051e6711501835 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #8:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Two U.S. presidents were born in Pennsylvania: James Buchanan, who served from 1857 to 1861, and Joe Biden, who served from 2021 to 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1c697dd6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-covered-bridge.jpeg\" alt=\"Red wooden covered bridge spanning a calm river, surrounded by green trees and a cloudy sky, with stone abutments nearby.\" class=\"wp-image-258664\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;object-position:40% 49%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-covered-bridge.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-covered-bridge-300x194.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-covered-bridge-768x496.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ea35de1be69bd05b0bddc6e97b104bff wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #9:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-315fc1621ef47d8d3b59abef5d03c349 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;Pennsylvania has nearly 200 covered bridges still standing, more than any other state in the U.S.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5904e22622baefe28258c9d18493bb7f is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-51a76cf4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-pittsburgh-night-view.jpeg\" alt=\"Evening city skyline over a calm river with illuminated bridges and tall buildings.\" class=\"wp-image-258666\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;object-position:42% 53%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-pittsburgh-night-view.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-pittsburgh-night-view-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pennsylvania-facts-pittsburgh-night-view-768x509.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a773f127ebe7b92941d2cc61652463a5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #10:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Pittsburgh is built where three rivers meet, and the city has 446 bridges to help people get across them, giving it the name \u201cCity of Bridges.\u201d<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56131\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-eff6f9dab71d2c9b4e754360e7a8c8e7 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d1b35c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-29572188dc4fe4d371bd0a5b6a649f4f\" id=\"geography-facts\">PENNSYLVANIA GEOGRAPHY FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a870098f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50b495fd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9981da52ef638b91252a5bfc5f7542f8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Regions\/Physiographic Provinces:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-62a7dced857ba50d21b34ef2d54e5ca8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Central Lowland, Appalachian Plateaus, Ridge and Valley, New England, Piedmont, and Atlantic Coastal Plain<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b2e6b1b9504349a77f94545c3eda94c9 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50b495fd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fcc5586dbfb910b9623e70d54d25967e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Climate:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Humid Continental<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-location-on-us-map.jpeg\" alt=\"Close-up of a colorful political map focusing on Pennsylvania and surrounding states, with cities like Pittsburgh, Scranton, Allentown and New York visible.\" class=\"wp-image-258710\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-location-on-us-map.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-location-on-us-map-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-location-on-us-map-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-location-on-us-map-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-location-on-us-map-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f29f07a9d80f614f2ebf3942c7cce79b wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Location:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cfceb186a1298d83cba75756dfb8c9ab wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;Eastern United States. To the north, it meets New York, while its southern boundary touches both Maryland and a small portion of West Virginia. On the east, Pennsylvania is separated from New Jersey by the Delaware River, and to the west it borders Ohio. In its northwest corner, the state has a short stretch of coastline on Lake Erie.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-pine-creek-gorge.jpeg\" alt=\"Autumn forested river winding through a valley, seen from a hillside overlook.\" class=\"wp-image-258711\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-pine-creek-gorge.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-pine-creek-gorge-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-pine-creek-gorge-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-pine-creek-gorge-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-pine-creek-gorge-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-8a8796cfb3ba0798f1649351fb3de7d4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Pine Creek Gorg<\/em>e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e1c78f20237a7d2b7fb9d7a458d79e79 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Landmarks:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ae31953d8acaea04a7efd870eadbee50 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Appalachian Mountains, Allegheny Plateau, Great Valley, Delaware Water Gap, Hawk Mountain, Penn\u2019s Cave, Pine Creek Gorge<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eb656ee2f698682ce4afbc3eac40dfc7 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-poconos-tanners-falls.jpeg\" alt=\"Waterfall cascading over dark rocks beneath a rusted metal bridge, surrounded by autumn-colored trees.\" class=\"wp-image-258713\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-poconos-tanners-falls.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-poconos-tanners-falls-300x204.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-poconos-tanners-falls-1200x815.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-poconos-tanners-falls-768x521.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-poconos-tanners-falls-1536x1043.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-8b0fd461d6815671b7bdb882a2935940 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Tanner Falls in the Poconos Mountain<\/em>s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aa6c5849a67a194023e72806cc36fc74 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Blue Ridge Mountains:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Appalachian Mountains run across much of Pennsylvania, with small mountain ranges like the Poconos, the Allegheny Mountains, the Endless Mountains, and Blue Mountain.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0e4fc535 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-344e86e7ae323b19a625339eb44fad05\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e96d41de0b6d198800d8c99c864cea2c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Around 230 miles of the Appalachian Trail run through Pennsylvania, from the southern end at the Pennsylvania\/Maryland border north to the Delaware Water Gap, where it enters New Jersey.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"859\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-delaware-water-gap-aerial-view.jpeg\" alt=\"Aerial view of a winding river and section of highway through a colorful autumn forest valley.\" class=\"wp-image-258716\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-delaware-water-gap-aerial-view.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-delaware-water-gap-aerial-view-300x161.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-delaware-water-gap-aerial-view-1200x644.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-delaware-water-gap-aerial-view-768x412.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-delaware-water-gap-aerial-view-1536x825.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-8f8a63c58a1f007e32421ed2aef66986 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Delaware Water Gap<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-54d02132133b05017870370f7036dfb6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Delaware Water Gap:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d3bfb8061c4a3e963a3bac7e316f68ba wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">This 40-mile long natural gorge was formed by the Delaware River cutting through the Kittatinny Ridge. It\u2019s up to 1200 feet deep in some places.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2fc4a744c0b6f8d94dc3150442e910a1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-north-pier-lighthouse-presque-isle.jpeg\" alt=\"Lighthouse at the end of a concrete pier extending into a calm sea at sunset with blue sky and scattered clouds\" class=\"wp-image-258717\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;object-position:100% 45%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-north-pier-lighthouse-presque-isle.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-north-pier-lighthouse-presque-isle-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-north-pier-lighthouse-presque-isle-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-024e740a506eb5f223ed66b8c3ce1c73 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>North Pier Lighthouse On Presque Isle, Erie<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b5f63ea6556c7e29a979120deb91a6fd wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Lake Erie Coastline<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Pennsylvania runs along southern Lake Erie for about 51 miles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-susquehanna-river.jpeg\" alt=\"Wide river with a low dam, tree-lined shore and green hills in the distance; a few people fish on the rocky bank of the river.\" class=\"wp-image-258721\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-susquehanna-river.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-susquehanna-river-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-susquehanna-river-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-susquehanna-river-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-susquehanna-river-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-c4fb9bf12346b786873c2d038a3bc7f8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Susquehanna River<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c738ee892ce861934385eda8c6b8ff8b wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Major Rivers:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bb5143d06f3e81935b3eb5dd64e2ff21 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;The longest river is the Susquehanna, followed by the Ohio, Allegheny, Delaware, and Monongahela.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a2d8c844e75b837190ac54c4c16a55f2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-gettysburg-national-military-park.jpeg\" alt=\"Green field cannon with large wooden wheels set on a dirt patch in an open rural landscape.\" class=\"wp-image-258722\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;object-position:49% 42%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-gettysburg-national-military-park.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-gettysburg-national-military-park-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-gettysburg-national-military-park-1200x790.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-gettysburg-national-military-park-768x505.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-gettysburg-national-military-park-1536x1011.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-9b6b27398d35d0110a938e01a9790caa wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Gettysburg National Military Park<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7cd22789aa64eb6d64a25ee78a749bda wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>National Monuments and Historical Parks:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Gettysburg National Military Park, Valley Forge National Historical Park, Independence National Historical Park, Flight 93 National Memorial, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a870098f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50b495fd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1fededa533eb4a12503f308a00d3ec04 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Selected State Parks:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0dba68c99d5a08f8e613e06507c6c8f5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Ohiopyle State Park, Presque Isle State Park, Rickets Glen State Park, Cook Forest State Park, Point State Park<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e529a579ba65faa74cd6f6b090072f2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50b495fd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f87f2aafb4a52adaad15b2297c845863 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Highest and Lowest Point:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Mount Davis (3,213 ft) and the Delaware River Estuary (sea level)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1ffe42e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-344e86e7ae323b19a625339eb44fad05\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1df76a0b09f85456910bd2811b4988af wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Pittsburgh is built where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio River.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56126\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-5b57b406a22e9b6ad6fb9274e3ba46c7 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d1b35c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2f27a9241d79f9689d908bfd2f7135c0\" id=\"wildlife-nature-facts\">PENNSYLVANIA WILDLIFE &amp; NATURE FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:#DFE4FF;border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:#DFE4FF;border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:#DFE4FF;border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-northern-red-salamander.jpeg\" alt=\"Bright orange fire salamander with black spots crawling on damp, dark bark surface.\" class=\"wp-image-258861\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;object-position:80% 43%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-northern-red-salamander.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-northern-red-salamander-300x186.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-northern-red-salamander-1200x743.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-northern-red-salamander-768x475.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-northern-red-salamander-1536x950.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-841b02441a359fe5f383a537fabfc374 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Northern red salamander<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e0f60634d6b29471e6d0392287cd404e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Reptiles and Amphibians:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52b27f45a2d135cb102035654548e0b3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Eastern newt, northern red salamander, green frog, eastern American toad, garter snake, eastern ratsnake, common snapping turtle, northern map turtle<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2905388bed61597f5e2ad4ab5d7d47b1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-american-robin.jpeg\" alt=\"American robin perched on a tree branch with an orange breast and gray wings, green foliage in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-258862\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;object-position:84% 42%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-american-robin.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-american-robin-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-american-robin-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-american-robin-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-american-robin-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-9aa306e071935a1e1149518d2bd1079d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>American robin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d8533c9dc25e88d02a38d4996c67109d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Birds:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">American robin, northern cardinal, blue jay, mourning dove, American goldfinch, chickadee, woodpecker, wild turkey, red-tailed hawk, mallard duck, eastern bluebird, tufted titmouse, hermit thrush, cedar waxwing, great horned owl<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-eastern-chipmunk.jpeg\" alt=\"Chipmunk perched on a weathered log among autumn leaves, looking to the right.\" class=\"wp-image-258865\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-eastern-chipmunk.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-eastern-chipmunk-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-eastern-chipmunk-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-e9aa2e9357ebc5a9101dbb6a59844be3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Eastern chipmunk<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-edad3fbd8f78285eee397005271b42b0 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Mammals:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-64d5aaa96e7108bfab344bff10992da8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Black bear, elk, muskrat, spotted skunk, big brown bat, beaver, bobcat, eastern chipmunk, eastern cottontail, gray fox, mink, opossum, raccoon, river otter, white-tailed deer, woodchuck<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-smallmouth-bass.jpeg\" alt=\"Small freshwater fish swimming near a rocky riverbed with greenish water and sunlight filtering through.\" class=\"wp-image-258867\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;object-position:76% 38%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-smallmouth-bass.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-smallmouth-bass-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-smallmouth-bass-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-2842cdb3dfd0d12448d6ad419de1f447 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Smallmouth bass<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4ec7ccd628eae63547d3b8196e6a3b39 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Fish:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1bf40031b6cda234c7ee70abd81f7e0e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, sunfish, walleye, northern pike, muskellunge (muskie), rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, channel catfish, flathead catfish, crappie, yellow perch, shad<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-74bc4bfae6b55077a736240dba310377 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Selected Endangered\/Threatened Species:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7d6786a863fcf0ed8bfd4257dfe13d0 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Allegheny woodrat, piping plover, little brown bat, northern flying squirrel, least shrew, American eel, American ginseng, swamp pink, pink lady\u2019s slipper<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4c0288e9e74ca25ad5d62747d321e27c is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-northern-red-oak.jpeg\" alt=\"Branch of a maple tree with bright red autumn leaves, with other trees and a cloudy sky in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-258866\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;object-position:56% 39%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-northern-red-oak.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-northern-red-oak-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-northern-red-oak-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-eff862b6807d670f6bad271c7f9c59d1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Northern red oak<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b66bca18941759edcf00839244f37fa6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Trees:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;Northern red oak, chestnut oak, shagbark hickory, red maple, tulip poplar, sugar maple, black cherry, aspen, birch, hemlock, ash<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-wild-bergamot.jpeg\" alt=\"Cluster of purple bee balm flowers with green leaves against a blurred blue water background.\" class=\"wp-image-258868\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-wild-bergamot.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-wild-bergamot-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-wild-bergamot-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-82a1e6c0cdf7459bf87b8801627ec66d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Wild bergamot<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-703c93d27a64f401d0c62be3b21ba01c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Plants and Flowers:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Mountain laurel, wild bergamot, black-eyed Susan, cardinal flower, trillium, bloodroot, jack-in-the-pulpit, goldenrod, asters, purple coneflower, columbine, bee balm, bluebells, Solomon\u2019s seal, Virginia bluebell<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bd9d2b9fe217aefe63b6fb4424a6f9a6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Selected Invasive Species:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Japanese knotweed, multiflora rose, garlic mustard, purple loosestrife, Norway maple, tree-of-heaven, autumn olive, emerald ash borer, zebra mussel, Asian carp, gypsy moth, feral hog, house sparrow, European starling, rusty crayfish<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1ffe42e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-344e86e7ae323b19a625339eb44fad05\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3bdc0d62a484510a1c678ca3fa28b9aa wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Elk were extinct in Pennsylvania by the late 1800s, but they were reintroduced starting in 1913. Today, the state has one of the largest free-ranging elk herds in the eastern U.S.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-177af3359fa4ad75b8478e5f35946150 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">The emerald ash borer is a beetle that kills infested ash trees in just 3 to 5 years. This invasive insect has killed more than 37 million ash trees across Pennsylvania.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56131\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-42a405a32dd5531b46c09a9e8595f852 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d1b35c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-50f43fce180001c7ed11e38e0e0841c9\" id=\"history-facts\">PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:#DFE4FF;border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:#DFE4FF;border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:#DFE4FF;border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-956cc327d1594b435bf88cf1f38e9521 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>First Inhabitants<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5b94198f6324c8e4a862b7cc4dc81b7a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">The earliest people arrived in the area after the last Ice Age, between 16,500 and 10,000 years ago. They hunted mammoths, used stone tools, and lived in small family groups that moved with the seasons.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3123cdd25c137e248e52f21ba3204e0e is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-78ea326b2c384bd3f6d0414fc1273aa3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Woodland Culture:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;As the land warmed, the indigenous people learned to cultivate crops. They moved among different encampments for fishing, hunting, and farming, making pottery and building burial mounds in some areas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-activities-step3\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78b196d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-bark-covered-wigwams.jpeg\" alt=\"Round, thatched huts with wooden lattice frames in a bare yard and leafless trees in the background. informative scene of traditional shelters.\" class=\"wp-image-258872\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-bark-covered-wigwams.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-bark-covered-wigwams-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-bark-covered-wigwams-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-de7d50d3a90a7b1a9c41073f716e4c3c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Bark-covered wigwams were home to the Lenape, Shawnee, and Susquehannock Nations<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-51331f8df6551ad33c18dd8d9aec6a18 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Regional Tribes:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f80133323f90f6a810e39f931abf17ba wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Over time, the indigenous people formed into the major cultures that the Europeans encountered in the 16th century. The Lenape lived in the east, throughout the Delaware River valley. The Susquehannock lived mainly along the Susquehanna River watershed, while Shawnee communities lived in parts of western and central Pennsylvania, and the Erie lived along the lakeshore.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0e4fc535 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-344e86e7ae323b19a625339eb44fad05\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8e8cea8fb2914f81f5fc409c1f69d649 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Lenape farmers grew crops known as the Three Sisters. Corn stood tall in the middle, supporting vining bean plants, while squash plants shaded the roots and kept weeds from growing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-661c030c169a062ee9b5fc9326c344e0 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>European Explorers<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-87cb74a309f641f529bf56b332340f5c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Captain John Smith of England met the Susquehannock in 1608, while English explorer Henry Hudson, sailing for the Dutch, explored the mouth of the Delaware River in 1609. The short-lived colony of New Sweden was taken by the Dutch in 1655, who lost it to the British in 1664.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-07b0e5b035bf7fce43328e3847fc0e84 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-21ac513e9ddaf5a6c6d281dafbf9facc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>William Penn:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;In 1681, King Charles II gave the land to William Penn, the son of an admiral that the king owed money to. Penn initially named his new colony New Wales, but the king later changed it to Pennsylvania to honor the admiral.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0e4fc535 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-344e86e7ae323b19a625339eb44fad05\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-208c21fdcb593819d50819be08ff42cf wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">William Penn was a Quaker and wished his new colony to be a place where this religious group could worship in freedom. He called its first major settlement Philadelphia, meaning \u201cCity of Brotherly Love.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-activities-step3\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-fort-necessity-national-battlefield.jpeg\" alt=\"A circular enclosure of tall weathered wooden stakes surrounds a small, gray log shed on a grassy field under a bright blue sky.\" class=\"wp-image-258879\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-fort-necessity-national-battlefield.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-fort-necessity-national-battlefield-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-fort-necessity-national-battlefield-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-8605826fe5295e7baa17ea8624d8b9fb wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Fort Necessity National Battlefield<\/em>, <em>the opening battlefield of the French and Indian War<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-675150437e942180550d56ec6c9d4bc2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>French and Indian War<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3b8c97b39cc39cb125a187a6910e4126 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">This war (1754\u20131763) was fought in Pennsylvania and other areas between the British and the French over land and rivers. Native American tribes joined different sides, and when the British won, more settlers moved into Pennsylvania, changing life forever for the Native peoples.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5be4092603d275d9ef039f4e6305fe9a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Declaration of Independence<\/strong><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cf060b123280ad64d69d864346ba22dc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;As the 13 colonies grew and flourished, they began to feel they were treated unfairly by England. Colonists eventually banded together and signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776. In the American Revolution, Pennsylvania was the site of important battles like Germantown and Brandywine, as well as the brutal Valley Forge winter encampment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2fd8f23ac36bae0a161bec78fa44dd86 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bb262d96e47b25f2952110831eed89d5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Statehood:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;After the war ended, delegates from each of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to write the new country\u2019s constitution. When Pennsylvania ratified this constitution on December 12, 1787, it became the second official state.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b06ebba06a59b3abb6ccb545b55a1843 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Railroads and Industry:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e806db59eae79d85ef94e4c540e84faa wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;The introduction of the railroads over the Allegheny Mountains and throughout Pennsylvania meant the state could ship resources like coal and iron ore across the new country. Soon, cities like Pittsburgh were at the forefront of the new steel industry, and the state became an important economic center.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6fe75de3d23f5dce12cac31a951f3214 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2838de5dec8baaf88cca8d3cf3af3b02 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Abolition and the Civil War:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">&nbsp;Pennsylvania was the first state to pass the Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery (1780) and played an important part on the Underground Railroad. One of the most important battles of the Civil War happened at Gettysburg\u2014the Union Army stopped the Confederacy\u2019s invasion of the North. Historians now recognize this as the turning point of the war.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#FCA311;border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c22c1dee wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-344e86e7ae323b19a625339eb44fad05\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-90bd8570657d42c97153ed71ae6ce7a5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Abraham Lincoln delivered the famous Gettysburg Address in Pennsylvania in 1863. The speech lasted only a few moments, but has become one of the most recognized of all time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-activities-step3\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78b196d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-abandoned-warehouses.jpeg\" alt=\"Abandoned industrial complex with rusted rail tracks beside a long brick warehouse under an overcast sky.\" class=\"wp-image-258882\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-abandoned-warehouses.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-abandoned-warehouses-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-abandoned-warehouses-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-f8e836691aef0ccde88a7f4768d85050 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Abandoned warehouses running alongside the Rust Belt<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2776b4533bb1fe2f620d43fef543e041 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Going in the 20th Century<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eb778fab90cb8288c4f12ac7406121aa wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;After the Civil War, industry in Pennsylvania skyrocketed. The state mined resources like coal, oil, and iron ore, and manufactured steel. Hershey made the state the chocolate capital of the world, while Heinz made ketchup a household necessity. After World War II, though, many steel factories moved overseas, and Pennsylvania became part of the area known as the Rust Belt.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-three-mile-island.jpeg\" alt=\"Nuclear power plant with two large cooling towers behind trees by a river at sunset\/sunlight glow on the left side.\" class=\"wp-image-258884\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;object-position:59% 67%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-three-mile-island.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-three-mile-island-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-three-mile-island-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-098f239d9df5eaa5795cce5c2bb60e28 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Three Mile Island Power Plant<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0d4023d870587e02ffe42b2af58b520f wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Three Mile Island<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b668ad4b18a400d9814f3a7bc7821f5c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">In 1979, this nuclear power plant near Harrisburg experienced a partial reactor meltdown that caused small radioactive releases. Though authorities were able to prevent a major accident, this incident led to important safety changes in nuclear power in the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ffa30d8cbdcad1985f1a8128cb2bbdc4 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-flight-93-memorial.jpeg\" alt=\"Looking up at a spiraling steel sculpture with cylindrical tubes attached to concrete supports against a cloudy sky.\" class=\"wp-image-258885\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-flight-93-memorial.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-flight-93-memorial-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pennsylvania-facts-flight-93-memorial-768x579.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-7be09e13f91463f0655bccc5f1fc4aa3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Flight 93 Memorial<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f87ae671843883e1e9f2317653ceff76 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Flight 93:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">&nbsp;This was one of the planes hijacked during September 11, 2001. Passengers on the plane worked together to stop the hijackers, and the plane crashed in Pennsylvania. Though everyone on board died, they saved many more lives on the ground. Today, you can visit the Flight 93 Memorial southeast of Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_down.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56231\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_down.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_down-300x47.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_down-768x121.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aofl-mb-3rem-padding aofl-orange-btn is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 anchor-link-with-margin\" id=\"printable-facts\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ABCmouse-PA-State-Facts-Packets.pdf\" style=\"color:#01075f;background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(252,185,0) 62%,rgb(255,105,0) 100%);font-size:30px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>PRINT ALL PENNSYLVANIA FACTS<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aofl-printable-bottom-banner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"448\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-9587\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Placeholder-Image-2.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Placeholder-Image-2.png 928w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Placeholder-Image-2-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Placeholder-Image-2-768x371.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Looking for Fun Learning Activities?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1036ba7b 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wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-233967\" class=\"wp-block-post post-233967 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-activities tag-crafts tag-fathers-day tag-holidays-and-seasons\">\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1736\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dad-Craft-Final-Project.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bright sign spelling DAD with smiling children inside the letters, festive for Father&#039;s Day or family themes.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dad-Craft-Final-Project.png 1736w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dad-Craft-Final-Project-300x157.png 300w, 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