Our Nation’s Keystone Pennsylvania is nicknamed the Keystone State A keystone is the last stone placed by the stonemason at the top of an arch It holds the two sides of the archway together keeping it strong and stable Along the Atlantic Coast the 13 original colonies form an arch too If you turn a map of the colonies sideways you can see that Pennsylvania is in the center of that arch just like the keystone of a stone archway archway Our young nation was born in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania held the northern and southern colonies together as they fought for independence becoming the United States 2
Many key battles in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars took place in Pennsylvania After the Civil War Pennsylvania’s natural resources coal steel and oil were key in rebuilding our nation again keeping it strong Pennsylvania has earned its nickname the Keystone State 3
Hidden in this picture are 12 symbols of Pennsylvania How many can you find The Liberty Bell The Betsy Ross Flag An Amish Straw Hat The State Dog A Great Dane The State Animal A Deer A Quill Pen The State Tree A Hemlock Pine Tree A Three Corner Hat We the People First words of the Constitution A Pretzel Benjamin Franklin The State Flower The Mountain Laurel 5
