Hail, Pennsylvania!
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"Hail, Pennsylvania!" is a song written by Edgar M. Dilley (Class of 1897) as a submission to a University of Pennsylvania alumni committee-sponsored contest to write a song to the tune of "God Save the Tsar!", the national anthem of Imperial Russia, by Alexei Fyodorovich Lvov. Dilley was awarded $25 for creating it.[1] It served as the regional anthem of Pennsylvania until 1990 and now serves as the municipal anthem of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Former regional anthem of Pennsylvania Municipal anthem of Scranton, Pennsylvania | |
Lyrics | Edgar M. Dilley, 1894 |
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Music | Alexei Fyodorovich Lvov |
Adopted | 1895 (by Pennsylvania) |
Relinquished | 1990 (by Pennsylvania) |
Succeeded by | "Pennsylvania" (by Pennsylvania) |
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"Hail, Pennsylvania!" (instrumental) | |
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