Other Stats
Birthplace of
Writer Louisa May Alcott (1832−88), dancer Martha Graham (1894−1991), anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901−78), artist Andy Warhol (1928−87), movie star Grace Kelly (1929−82), actor Will Smith (b 1968), singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (b 1989)
Capital
Harrisburg
Driving Distances
Philadelphia to NYC 95 miles; Philadelphia to Pittsburgh 306 miles
Famous for
Soft pretzels, Amish people, Philadelphia cheesesteak, Pittsburgh steel mills
Home of
The US Constitution, Liberty Bell, first daily newspaper (1784), first automobile service station (1913), first computer (1946)
Major Cities
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie
Nickname
Keystone State, Quaker State
Politics
'Swing state,' Democrat governor, majority Republican state house and senate
Sales Tax
6%
Wildlife
Home of the largest herd of wild elk east of the Mississippi