is something to interest every reader young and old I hope you enjoy reading and learning about the culture history and symbols of Pennsylvania and that you share this small book with family friends and classmates Your friend Trinka Hakes Noble For all the children of Pennsylvania t h n For my mom Jean Darnell Her childhood in Pennsylvania and the stories is my claim to Pennsylvania roots Thanks for putting the crayons and paper on my high chair tray all those years ago kate iv
Table of Contents PAGE A Pennsylvania Pledge 1 Our Nation’s Keystone 2 Hidden Symbols of Pennsylvania 4 The Story of Penn’s Woods 6 Seasons on an Amish Farm 10 Colorful Riddles 14 On Market Day 16 A Funny Word for a Fancy Bird 21 Daniel Boone A Pennsylvania Boyhood 23 Betsy Ross A Pennsylvania Girlhood 27 Country Quilting Party 30 The World’s Largest Deposit of Coal 33 Franklin the Lucky Mule 37 Pennsylvania’s Water Highways 51 Letters Across the Mason-Dixon Line 54 Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address 62 The Mountain Laurel 67 Reader Theater A Patriot’s Mission 68 A Pennsylvania Timeline 84 Be Proud of Pennsylvania 89 v
A Pennsylvania Pledge Oh Pennsylvania how we praise thee Land where the Quakers came to be free Independence for all was your decree when your famous bell rang for Liberty Oh Pennsylvania as far as the eye can see endless mountains crowned with the hemlock tree and rich valleys filled with our nation’s history Oh Pennsylvania you are the place for me 1
