Pennsylvania State
A Pennsylvania State is a U.S. state located in the northern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
- AKA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- Context:
- It can be governed by a Pennsylvania Government, such as a Pennsylvania Municipal Government (such as Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh).
- It can be composed of Pennsylvania State Departments, such as: a PA Department of Community and Economic Development.
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- See: South Central Pennsylvania, Flag of Pennsylvania, Seal of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania General Assembly, Pennsylvania State Senate, Pennsylvania Reference CoA.
References
2016
- (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania Retrieved:2016-6-3.
- Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle. The commonwealth borders Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east.
Pennsylvania is the 33rd largest, the 6th most populous, and the 9th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state's five most populous cities are Philadelphia (1,560,297), Pittsburgh (305,801), Allentown (118,577), Erie (100,671), and Reading (89,893). The state capital is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania has of coastline along Lake Erie and of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary.
The state is one of the 13 original founding states of the United States; it was originally founded in 1681 as a result of a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of the state's namesake. It was the second state to ratify the United States Constitution, on December 12, 1787. Independence Hall, where the United States Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution were drafted, is located in the state's largest city of Philadelphia. During the American Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg was fought in the south central region of the state.
- Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle. The commonwealth borders Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east.