Pennsylvania Cultural Information
WELCOME TO
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is known for its endless mountains.
From rolling hills and picturesque farms to dense forests and soaring mountains, the state is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes in the country.
Pennsylvania Motto
The Pennsylvania state motto “Virtue, liberty, and independence”. The Pennsylvania motto can be seen on the state flag, coat of arms, and the state quarter
- Spoken Languages: English: 90.15% • Spanish: 4.09% • Other: 1.77%
- Also known as the “Snack Food Capital of the World,” Pennsylvania’s snack food and confectionery industries generate more than $5.1 billion annually.
- North Huntingdon is home to the Big Mac Museum Restaurant, which reveals the history of the famous McDonald’s burger and also displays the world’s tallest Big Mac statue.
- Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Adviser, which began publication in 1784, was the country’s first daily newspaper.
- The state’s Harrisburg and Hershey region, which is home to Hersheypark, a vacation destination that offers an amusement park and a chocolate tour, earned $2.4 billion in visitor spending in 2016.
- The nation’s first zoo opened in Philadelphia in 1874.
Things
TO DO
Please click on each link to find out more
What pennsylvania is famous for?
Pennsylvania is the home state of one of the biggest pop stars in the world, Taylor Swift. The singer was born in Reading and spent her early years living in Wyomissing before moving to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue her music career. Swift has achieved massive success both in the United States and around the world.
Most Popular Sports in pennsylvania.
The city’s sole existing Major League Baseball (MLB) team is the Philadelphia Phillies. Founded in 1883, the team is the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports. The Phillies compete in the National League East and have won the World Series twice, in 1980 and 2008.
What is cool about pennsylvania
Hershey, Pennsylvania is known as the “Sweetest Place on Earth” and it’s no surprise that one of the things the state is most famous for is Hershey’s chocolate.
The town of Hershey was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1903 and it was here that he built his famous chocolate factory
pennsylvania slang words.
- Red things up = Tidy up.
- Gum bands = Rubber bands.
- Dippy eggs = Soft, cooked eggs.
- Yinz/yinzer/yous = You all.
- Scrapple = Pork goodness enjoyed in loaf form for breakfast.
- Jawn = Person, place or thing.
- Wawa = The sound a baby makes when crying