pennsylvania

     

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (IPA: /ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə/), often colloquially referre to as PA (its abbreviation) by natives and Northeasterners, is a state located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States of America.

Trivia about pennsylvania

  • American colony that was a "holy experiment" for the Society of Friends or Quakers
  • Lititz, Ephrata & Strasburg are communities in this state's Amish Country
  • Ben Franklin went to London in 1757 to represent this colony's assembly
  • This state had the first hospital, the first circulating library & the first scientific society, endowed by Ben Franklin himself
  • The "Keystone" National Guard division is in this state
  • On the Liberty Bell, this state's name is missing one of its "N"s
  • Literally, this state's name means "Penn's Woods"
  • This state led the U.S. in the production of iron & steel for more than a century
  • American primitive artist Edward Hicks did his painting in Bucks County in this state
  • The "Quaker State"
  • This state's Wilkes-Barre district won a mine reclamation award for its Upper Lehigh site
  • "The Quaker State"
  • Philadelphia
  • Still the only president from this state, Buchanan died near Lancaster in 1868
  • Maryland's longest border with another state is with this one to its north
  • H.J. Heinz,Allegheny Technologies
  • Instead of Oktoberfest, Carlisle in this "Keystone State" has an Octubafest
  • Flag Day is a legal holiday only in this Keystone State
  • New York & Ohio
  • Lancaster, which has the largest stockyards east of Chicago, was this state's capital from 1799 to 1812
  • ...is Ma's husband
  • The President lives on it
  • Sometimes the principal uses this state as an electronic amplification apparatus to get the word out
  • Harrisburg
  • Thomas Mifflin, a Constitution signer from this state, irritated fellow Quakers by fighting in the Revolution
  • The community of Darby in this state claims the USA's oldest free library, founded in 1743
  • As a result of the 2000 Census, 4 states gained 2 House seats; New York & this "Keystone State" lost 2
  • Hannah is in this state that is the center, or keystone, of the original 13 colonies
  • This state's MSAs include Harrisburg-Carlisle & Scranton-Wilkes-Barre
  • There is life in Mars, 30 miles from the confluence of the Monongahela & Allegheny Rivers in this state
  • In U.S. statehood:Indiana,Pennsylvania,Maine
  • Specter & Santorum
  • Dominated by Quakers, its legislature was reluctant to get involved in its Western Indian wars
  • NCAA teams in this state include the La Salle Explorers, the Villanova Wildcats & the Drexel Dragons
  • It's newest license plates remind us "You've got a friend in" this state founded by Friends
  • Lawrence,Lackawanna,Lancaster
  • At Hancock, the state is less than 3 miles wide between West Virginia on the south & this state on the north
  • Pottsville,Schuylkill Haven, Altoona
  • Buchanan was born in the town of Stony Batter in this state; he died & was buried in Lancaster there
  • You'll find one of the world's largest chocolate factories 20 miles north of York in this eastern state
  • State name that's misspelled on the Liberty Bell
  • Flag Day is a legal holiday only in this state, where Betsy Ross worked as a seamstress
  • Classified as a Mid-Atlantic state, this state doesn't touch an ocean, but it does border Lake Erie
  • Flag Day is a legal holiday only in this state where Betsy Ross worked as a seamstress
  • The Drake Well Museum in Titusville in this state commemorates the first oil well in the U.S.
  • Duke University is in North Carolina & Duquesne University is in this state
  • William Scranton was governor of this state from 1963 to 1967 & later served as U.S. ambassador to the U.N.
  • Nazareth Speedway,Pocono Raceway
  • Maryland,Pennsylvania,New Jersey
  • Built in 1865, America's first successful oil pipeline was 2" wide & traveled 5 miles in this state
  • When sent down, the rescue capsule for the Quecreek miners in this state carried water, Skoal & Hershey bars
  • Indulge in a cocoa massage or a chocolate sugar scrub at the Hotel Hershey's spa in this state
  • A kiss to the chocolaty characters seen here who delight visitors to Hershey Park in this state
  • On Dec. 12, 1787 this "Keystone State" became the second U.S. state to ratify the Constitution
  • The Allegheny Plateau is home to Pine Creek Gorge, a.k.a. the Grand Canyon of this state
  • The first part of its name honors the father of the colony's founder; the rest means "woodland"
  • Although only about 1.5 square miles in area, Lake Conneaut, south of Erie, is this state's largest natural lake
  • In July 2002 9 men were dramatically rescued from a flooded mine in this state
  • Go halfsies in the lottery with Donna Goeppert, from Bethlehem in this state; in 2005 she won $1 million 2 different times
  • Its state motto, "Virtue, LIberty and Independence" is on its flag; Ben Franklin would approve
  • It was the only one of the original 13 colonies that didn't border the Atlantic Ocean
  • Rick Santorum & Arlen Specter
  • Frolic in a 7' tall champagne glass hot tub at Caesars Cove Haven Resort in the Poconos in this U.S. state
  • Tom Ridge, 1995-2001
  • The Conestoga wagon originated in this colony during the early 1700s
  • Andy Warhol &Andrew Wyeth
  • All hail this state's King of Prussia Mall, one of the largest shopping complexes on the East Coast
  • Big Pocono State Park is found in this state
  • Dauphin,Lackawanna,Susquehanna
  • "The coal state" & "The birth state of the nation"
  • Ride in restored 1930s passenger cars on the Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad in this state
  • Bryn Mawr is Welsh for "high hill", but Bryn Mawr isn't in Wales; it's in this U.S. state
  • A railroad & an avenue are both named for this state
  • The geologic period named for this coal-producing U.S. state is also called the Late Carboniferous Epoch
  • Susquehanna River
  • "Marching Men" by Sherwood Anderson recounts the tribulations of coal miners in this eastern state
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew sits amongst boxes of crayons.) I'm at the Crayola factory in this state's city of Easton, part of an industrial complex with Allentown & Bethlehem
  • By population, Erie is the third-largest city in this state
  • Near Bethlehem, the town of Nazareth in this U.S. state was founded by the Moravian Church around 1740
  • Tim Holden,Charles Dent,John Murtha
  • Swarthmore & Bryn Mawr
  • This state saw the birth of America's first hospital & first circulating library
  • Robert Fulton,Milton Hershey,Andy Warhol
  • This turnpike was once called the "tunnel highway" because it had 7 of them, including the Allegheny
  • The website for Bucknell, a college in this state, includes a section on life in the Susquehanna Valley
  • The first recorded use of bingo for charity fundraising was in 1930 at a church in Wilkes-Barre in this state
  • In 1865 the world's first oil pipeline was constructed in this state & ran a straight course of about 5 miles
  • Fort Necessity State Park, now a part of the Fort Necessity National Battlefield
  • You'll find Slippery Rock State University in this U.S. state
  • Congress has met in more than 10 different capitol buildings, at least 5 of them in this state

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  • Monowi is a town in Pennsylvania with only one permanent resident.
  • Wow. Former U.S. officials believe Israel stole uranium from Pennsylvania to build its nuclear weapons program
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  • RT @MoRocca: It's Pennsylvania Dutch night on tonight's season premiere of My Grandmother's #Ravioli. 8pmET @CookingChannel
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  • @jdfffn Pick me to represent Pennsylvania! #greenRanger
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  • #Fracking news Range Resources faces fine over Pennsylvania fracking wastewater leak - Reuters: CBS LocalRange...
  • The Founding of America: A One-Day Itinerary of Philadelphia #Pennsylvania
  • RT @LifeNewsHQ: Pennsylvania: Pro-Life Gov. Tom Corbett Gaining on Pro-Abortion Tom Wolf @ProLifePolitics @Chris_179…
  • MD,Congestion, avg 10mph on MD-4 (Pennsylvania Ave) EB between I-495 and Suitland Pkwy -
  • RT @SprintCarCorini: Me: This trophy is getting heavy @TonyStewart : That's because Pennsylvania guys aren't used to holding hardware 😂😂😂
  • RT @gump_sauce16: i know this is upsetting but Malcolm Washington has officially moved to Pennsylvania
  • The age of artistic car designs is gone: #photography
  • Snowden, Manning...Ben Franklin? #WHISTLEBLOWER #PATRIOT #LIBERTY #NSA #PJNET 10
  • Senior Manager, US Prevnar 13 Adult Marketing, Post Date: 08/05/2014 #jobs
  • 41 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Pennsylvania
  • heading home with @NikiMarshall2! Pennsylvania Saturday, and then back in Tuscaloosa on Monday wooooo
  • Everything you want to know about #Brockport, #Pennsylvania here!
  • “@nicolucci5: "How come weed is legal in some states like canada but not Pennsylvania" -em” 😟
  • RT @511PAPhilly: Turnpike Traffic Alert on Pennsylvania Turnpike I-476 northbound between Exit 20 - Pennsylvania Turnpike I-276 and Exit 31…
  • Range Resources faces fine over Pennsylvania fracking wastewater leak via #investing
  • @awesomenesstv will you guys ever come to Pennsylvania?? #VampsTakeover
  • October 5th ICP is in Philadelphia, PA
  • Death at Pennsylvania gas well blamed on human error, poor supervision
  • Pennsylvania museum says finds 6,500-year-old skeleton in its cellar