Text on Pennsylvania State Coffee Gift Mug:
Pennsylvania
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, one of the 13 original states of
the United States entered the Union on December 12, 1787, making it
second after Delaware. Pennsylvania means “Penn’s woodland.” It was
named in honor of Admiral William Penn, whose son, William Penn,
founded the colony as a haven for members of the Society of Friends,
or Quakers, and other religious minorities in 1682. The state is
known as the Quaker State, and is also referred to as the Keystone
State. This term was apparently first used because of the state’s
political importance, though it is also appropriate because of its
location in the middle of the 13 original states. With six states to
the north and six to the south, Pennsylvania was the keystone in an
arch of states. Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia is its largest city.
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