Pennsylvania

History

Before the state existed, the area was home to the Delaware, Susquehanna, Shawnee and other native american tribes.

In 1643, it was settled by Sweden, but control later passed to Netherlands, and then to Britain.

On March 4, 1681, Charles II of England granted a land charter to William Penn for the area that now includes Pennsylvannia. Penn then founded a colony there as a place of religious freedom for Quakers, and named it for the Latin phrase meaning "Penn's woods".

In 1704 the "three lower counties" New Castle, Kent, and Sussex gained a separate legislature, and in 1710 a separate executive council, to form the new colony Delaware.

Pennsylvania and Delaware were two of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution of 1776. Pennsylvania became the second state on December 12, 1787 (five days after Delaware became the first).

Benjamin Franklin was one of the most important figures in Pennsylvania's history, although he was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

Law and Government

The capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg and its current governor is Ed Rendell (Democrat). Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators are Rick Santorum (Republican) and Arlen Specter[?] (Republican).

The origin of Pennsylvania's government is unique as it was based on consensus (as with Quakers) rather than voting.

Geography

See: List of Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania is bordered on the north and northeast by New York, on the east, across the Delaware River by New Jersey, on the south by Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia, on the west by Ohio, and on the northwest by Lake Erie. The Delaware, Susquehanna, Monongahela, Allegheny[?], and Ohio Rivers are the major rivers of the state. The capital is Harrisburg.

Pennsylvania is 180 miles north to south and 310 miles east to west. The total land area is 44,817 square miles, 739,200 acres (1,239 square miles) of which are bodies of water. It is the 33rd largest state in the United States. The highest point of 2,213 feet above sea level is at Mt. Davis[?]. The lowest point is 0 feet above sea level on the Delaware River. Pennsylvania is in the Eastern time zone.

Economy

Pennsylvania's 1999 total gross state product was $383 billion, placing it 6^th in the nation and its 2000 Per Capita Personal Income was $29,539, 18^th in the nation. Its agricultural outputs are dairy products, poultry, cattle, nursery stock, mushrooms, hogs, and hay. Its industrial outputs are food processing, chemical products, machinery, electric equipment, and tourism.

Demographics

As of 2000, the population was 12,281,054. When Pennsylvania became a state in 1787, it had a population of about 300,000.

Important Cities and Towns

Philadelphia Pittsburgh Lancaster York

Wilkes-Barre Scranton Erie

Pennsylvania is also the site of Gettysburg, the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, the major battle of the American Civil War, and of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.

Pennsylvania

The Keystone[?] State
State Animal:	Whitetail Deer
State Beverage:	Milk
State Bird:	Ruffed Grouse
State Capital:	Harrisburg
State Dog:	Great Dane
State Fish:	Brook Trout
State Flower:	Mountain Laurel
State Insect:	Firefly
State Song:	Pennsylvania
State Tree:	Hemlock

Education

Colleges and Universities

Albright College[?] Allegheny College[?] Alvernia College[?] American College[?] Arcadia University[?] Baptist Bible College[?] Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania[?] Bryn Athyn College of the New Church[?] Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Cabrini College[?] California University of Pennsylvania[?] Carlow College[?] Carnegie Mellon University Cedar Crest College[?] Chatham College Chestnut Hill College[?] Cheyney University[?] Clarion University[?] College Misericordia[?] Curtis Institute of Music[?] Delaware Valley College[?] DeSales University[?] Dickinson College Drexel University Duquesne University[?] East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania[?] Eastern College[?] Edinboro University of Pennsylvania[?] Elizabethtown College Franklin and Marshall College[?] Gannon University[?] Geneva College Gettysburg College[?] Gratz College[?] Grove City College[?] Gwynedd Mercy College[?] Harrisburg Area Community College[?] Haverford College Holy Family College[?] Immaculata College[?] Indiana University of Pennsylvania[?] Juniata College Keystone College[?] Kings College[?] Kutztown University of Pennsylvania[?] La Roche College[?] Lafayette College[?] Lancaster Bible College[?] Lancaster Theological Seminary[?] LaSalle University[?] Lebanon Valley College[?] Lehigh University Lincoln University[?] Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania[?] Lycoming College[?] Mansfield University of Pennsylvania[?] Marywood University[?] Mercyhurst College[?] Messiah College[?] Millersville University[?] Moore College of Art and Design[?] Moravian College[?] Mount Aloysius College[?] Muhlenberg College[?] Neumann College[?] Peirce College[?] Pennsylvania College of Optometry[?] Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine[?] Pennsylvania School of Art and Design[?] Pennsylvania State University System[?] Pennsylvania State University Abington[?] Pennsylvania State University Altoona[?] Pennsylvania State University Beaver[?]

Pennsylvania State University System Continued Pennsylvania State University Erie, the Behrend College[?] Pennsylvania State University Berks - Lehigh Valley[?] Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine[?] Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth College[?] Pennsylvania State University Delaware County[?] Pennsylvania State University DuBois[?] Pennsylvania State University Fayette[?] Pennsylvania State University Great Valley[?] Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg[?] Pennsylvania State University Hazleton[?] Pennsylvania State University McKeesport[?] Pennsylvania State University New Kensington[?] Pennsylvania State University Mont Alto[?] Pennsylvania College of Technology[?] Pennsylvania State University Schuylkill[?] Pennsylvania State University Shenango[?] Pennsylvania State University University Park[?] Pennsylvania State University Wilkes-Barre[?] Pennsylvania State University Worthington Scranton[?] Pennsylvania State University York[?] Philadelphia Biblical University[?] Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science[?] Philadelphia University Point Park Morris College[?] Robert Morris College[?] Rosemont College[?] Saint Francis College[?] Saint Joseph's University[?] Saint Vincent College Seton Hill College[?] Shippensburg University[?] Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania[?] Susquehanna University[?] Swarthmore College Temple University Thiel College[?] Thaddeus Stevens State School of Technology[?] Thomas Jefferson University University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh at Bradford[?] University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg[?] University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown[?] University of Scranton University of the Arts[?] University of the Sciences in Philadelphia[?] Ursinus College[?] Valley Forge Christian College[?] Villanova University Washington and Jefferson College[?] Waynesburg College[?] West Chester University of Pennsylvania[?] Westminster College[?] Westminster Theological Seminary[?] Widener University[?] Wilkes University[?] Wilson College[?] York College of Pennsylvania[?]

Professional Sports Teams

National Football League Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers Major League Baseball Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates National Basketball Association Philadelphia 76ers National Hockey League Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins

Women's United Soccer Association Philadelphia Charge Minor League Baseball Teams Erie SeaWolves[?] Altoona Curve[?] Harrisburg Senators[?] Williamsport Crosscutters[?] Reading Phillies[?] Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons[?]

External link

• Pennsylvania News, Searches, Sources, and Reference. (http://www.HavenWorks.com/pennsylvania)

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