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4 days ago · Pennsylvania, constituent state of the U.S., one of the original 13 American colonies. It is bounded to the north by Lake Erie and New York; to the east by New York and New Jersey; to the south by Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia, and to the west by West Virginia and Ohio.
3 days ago · The map is included in Schwartz & Ehrenberg and other map histories, and shows the American flag printed on a map for the first time. Pennsylvania was growing fast and eight new counties were created in this decade: Washington County (seat at Washinton) in 1781; Fayette County (Uniontown) in 1783; Franklin County (Chambersburg) and Montgomery ...
4 days ago · First oil well in the United States, built in 1859 by Edwin L. Drake, Titusville, Pennsylvania. In 1790 a new state constitution was adopted that replaced the unicameral legislature of the Revolutionary period with a bicameral one and a fairly strong governor.
3 days ago · The map shows the eastern United States and southern Canada south to a cutoff Florida and west to beyond the Mississippi. Pennsylvania extends north to the 43rd parallel with Venango, Bufflers T., Pitsburg, Wyoming, Ft. Granville, and Philadelphia named. The coloring on this copy is probably not original.
2 days ago · From the early 1600s, the Pennsylvania territory was disputed territory. People from Holland, Sweden, and England all claimed titles to land in what we now call Pennsylvania. The Swedes were the first European power to make a permanent settlement in present-day Pennsylvania.
2 days ago · Harrisburg ( / ˈhærɪsˌbɜːrɡ /, Pennsylvania German: Harrisbarrig) is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of 2021, Harrisburg is the ninth-most populous city in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg is situated on the east bank of the Susquehanna River.
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3 days ago · Black and white maps of cities and towns from 13 states (California, DC, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, PA, Virginia, and Washington.) Select the state, city and date.
