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The names of all fifty states can be indicated by simply signing the two letters that make up their postal code, like this.Postal Code: PA
Origin of Name: When William Penn was granted a charter in 1680 by England’s Charles II, the king gave the name Pennsylvania to the land. Sylvania is Latin for woods or woodland. Thus, Pennsylvania means “Penn’s woods.”
The names of all fifty states can be indicated by simply signing the two letters that make up their postal code, like this.Postal Code: PA
Adjectives: Pennsylvanian
Residents Called: Pennsylvanians
Nicknames: Keystone State, Quaker State
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