Portal:Pennsylvania/Did you know/18

... that the Photuris pennsylvanica (pictured), a species of lightning bug, is Pennsylvania's state insect?
... that when the namesake of Yardley, Pennsylvania, William Yardley, moved from England to Pennsylvania in 1682, he took with him 40 pounds (18 kg) of shoes?
... that the smallest Natural Area in Pennsylvania protects a stand of box huckleberry, but another stand nearby is the oldest plant in the United States?
... that the Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783 was a primary reason for the creation of a separate federal district to serve as the capital of the United States?
... that Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania served as the capitol building of the United States from 1790 to 1800?

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