Pennsylvania

      My state is in the USA and is Pennsylvania. A long time ago, William             Penn found Pennsylvania (PA). William Penn started sailing to PA in August 1682. He discovered Pennsylvania on October 27, 1682. When they first came to Pennsylvania they arrived in New Castle. Something you probably didn’t know is that the state’s insect is a firefly. The three biggest cities in Pennsylvania are Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown. The only president from PA was James Buchanan. PA is also a leading milk state, and it has the most population of Amish people. The first ever computer was used in 1946 in Philadelphia. The first zoo was started by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia.

                    Blue Ball 

      In Pennsylvania there is a town called Blue Ball in East Earl. Blue Ball was originally called Earl Town, but they changed it in 1833. There’s a total of 1,067 or more people in Blue Ball.  For houses in Blue Ball there’s a total of 397 houses. Blue Ball also has a Blue Ball Elementary School ( the school I go to ). There are 612 students at our school. It’s in the Lancaster County School District. Most elementary schools are k-5, but ours is k-6 ( kindergarten through 6th grade). There are four classes for each grade, but kindergarten only has two classes because for kindergarten there’s am and pm classes.

                    Shady Maple

     Blue Ball has a very special and popular place called Shady Maple. At Shady Maple you can get delicious long johns. You might be wondering what’s a long john well it’s a very special doughnut that’s long instead of circle. They taste delicious and if you don’t believe me if you ask other people in my class and they’ll agree. Like doughnuts there are lots of different flavors chocolate, vanilla, glaze, Boston cream, and even bacon! My personal favorite is chocolate with sprinkles, but I’ve never tried a bacon one before. Shady Maple is a store and a restaurant. The store has everything from paper goods to fruits. For the restaurant they have a buffet. The buffet has everything from soup to french fries.

Sites I used were http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/pennsylvania/things-you-didnt-know-pa/ ,