Pennsylvania Facts
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State Capital is Harrisburg
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Largest city is Philadelphia
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Population in 2000 - just under 12.3m.
- admitted into the Union 12 December, 1787.
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Pennsylvania Counties
Adams County, formed in 1800 from
parts of York County. County seat: Gettysburg.
Allegheny County, formed in 1788 from parts of Washington and
Westmoreland Counties. County seat: Pittsburgh.
Armstrong County, formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny, Lycoming,
and Westmoreland Counties. County seat: Kittanning.
Beaver County, formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Washington
Counties. County seat: Beaver.
Bedford County, formed in 1771 from parts of Cumberland County.
County seat: Bedford.
Berks County, formed in 1752 from parts of Chester, Lancaster
and Philadelphia Counties. County seat: Reading.
Blair County, formed in 1846 from parts of Huntingdon and Bedford
Counties. County seat: Hollidaysburg.
Bradford County, formed in 1810 from parts
of Luzerne and Lycoming Counties; originally called Ontario County,
renamed as Bradford County in 1812. County seat: Towanda.
Bucks County, one of the original counties at the formation of
Pennsyvania in 1682. County seat: Doylestown.
Butler County, formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny County.
County seat: Butler.
Cambria County, formed in 1804 from parts of Somerset and Huntingdon
Counties. County seat: Ebensburg.
Cameron County, formed in 1860 from parts of Clinton, Elk, McKean,
and Potter Counties. County seat: Emporium.
Carbon County, formed in 1843 from parts of Monroe and Northampton
Counties. County seat: Jim Thorpe.
Centre County, formed in 1800 from parts of Lycoming, Mifflin,
Northumberland, and Huntingdon Counties. County seat: Bellefonte.
Chester County, one of the original counties at the formation
of Pennsylvania in 1682. County seat: West Chester.
Clarion County, formed in 1839 from parts of Venango and Armstrong
Counties. County seat: Clarion.
Clearfield County, formed in 1804 from parts of Lycoming and
Huntingdon Counties; Clearfield functioned as a part of Centre County
for judiciary purposes until 1822. County seat: Clearfield.
Clinton County, formed in 1839 from parts of Lycoming and Centre
Counties. County seat: Lock Haven.
Columbia County, formed in 1813 from parts of Northumberland
and Luzerne Counties. County seat: Bloomsburg.
Crawford County, formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny County.
County seat: Meadville.
Cumberland County, formed in 1750 from parts of Lancaster County.
County seat: Carlisle.
Dauphin County, formed in 1785 from parts of Lancaster County.
County seat: Harrisburg.
Delaware County, formed in 1789 from parts of Chester County.
County seat: Media. Elk County, formed 1843 from parts of Jefferson,
McKean, and Clearfield Counties. County seat: Ridgway.
Erie County, formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny County; attached
to Crawford County until 1803. County seat: Erie.
Fayette County, formed in 1783 from parts of Westmoreland County.
County seat: Uniontown.
Forest County, formed in 1848 from parts of Jefferson County;
attached to Jefferson County until 1857. County seat: Tionesta.
Franklin County, formed in 1784 from parts of Cumberland County.
County seat: Chambersburg.
Fulton County, formed in 1850 from parts of Bedford County. County
seat: McConnellsburg Greene County, formed in 1796 from parts of Washington
County. County seat: Waynesburg.
Huntingdon County, formed in 1787 from parts of Bedford County.
County seat: Huntingdon.
Indiana County, formed in 1803 from parts of Lycoming and Westmoreland
Counties; it was attached to Westmoreland County until 1806. County
seat: Indiana.
Jefferson County, formed in 1804 from parts of Lycoming County.
Attached to Westmoreland County until 1806 and to Indiana County until
1830. County seat: Brookville.
Juniata County, formed 1831 from parts of Mifflin County. County
seat: Mifflintown.
Lackawanna County, formed in 1878 from parts of Luzerne County.
County seat: Scranton.
Lancaster County, formed in 1729 from parts of Chester County.
County seat: Lancaster.
Lawrence County, formed in 1849 from parts of Beaver and Mercer
Counties. County seat: New Castle.
Lebanon County, fourmed in 1813 from parts of Dauphin and Lancaster
Counties. County seat: Lebanon.
Lehigh County, formed in 1812 from parts of Northampton County.
County seat: Allentown. Luzerne County, formed in 1786 from parts
of Northumberland County. County seat: Wilkes-Barre.
Lycoming County, founed in 1795 from parts of Northumberland
County. County seat: Williamsport.
McKean County, formed in 1804 from parts of Lycoming County;
Attached to Centre County until 1814 and to Lycoming County until 1826
for judicial and elective purposes. McKean was fully organized only
in 1826. County seat: Smethport.
Mercer County, formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny County.
County seat: Mercer.
Mifflin County, formed in 1789 from parts of Cumberland and Northumberland
Counties. County seat: Lewistown.
Monroe County, formed in 1836 from parts of Pike and Northampton
Counties. County seat: Stroudsburg.
Montgomery County, formed in 1784 from parts of Philadelphia
County. County seat: Norristown.
Montour County, formed in 1850 from parts of Columbia County.
County seat: Danville.
Northampton County, formed in 1752 from parts of Bucks County.
County seat: Easton.
Northumberland County, formed in 1772 from parts of Lancaster,
Berks, Bedford, Cumberland, and Northampton Counties. County seat: Sunbury.
Perry County, formed in 1820 from parts of Cumberland County.
County seat: New Bloomfield.
Philadelphia County, one of the original counties at the formation
of Pennsylvania in 1682. The city and county of Philadelphia were combined
in 1854 and city and county offices merged in 1952.
Pike County, formed in 1814 from parts of Wayne County. County
seat: Milford.
Potter County, Formed in 1804 from Lycoming county. Attached
to Lycoming County until 18265 and to McKean County until 1835 for judicial
purposes, Potter was not fully organized until 1835. County seat: Coudersport.
Schuylkill County, formed in 1811 from parts of Berks and Northampton
Counties. County seat: Pottsville.
Snyder County, formed in 1855 from parts of Union County. County
seat: Middleburg. Somerset County, formed in 1795 from parts of Bedford
County. County seat: Somerset.
Sullivan County, formed in 1847 from parts of Lycoming County;
attached to Lycoming until 1848. County seat: Laporte.
Susquehanna County, formed in 1810 from parts of Luzerne County
; attached to Luzerne County until 1812. County seat: Montrose.
Tioga County, formed in 1804 from parts of Lycoming County; attached
to Lycoming until 1812. County seat: Wellsboro.
Union County, formed in 1813 from parts of Northumberland County.
County seat: Lewisburg.
Venango County, formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Lycoming
Counties; attached to until 1805. County seat: Franklin .
Warren County, formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Lycoming
counties; attached to Crawford County until 1805 and then to Venango
until Warren was formally organized in 1819. County seat: Warren.
Washington County, formed in 1781 from parts of Westmoreland
County. County seat: Washington.
Wayne County, formed in 1798 from parts of Northampton County.
County seat: Honesdale.
Westmoreland County, formed in 1773 from parts of Bedford County.
County seat: Greensburg.
Wyoming County, formed in 1842 from parts of Luzerne County.
County seat: Tunkhannock.
York County, formed in 1749 from parts of Lancaster County. County
seat: York.
Pennsylvania
An article in Wikipedia states
"Pennsylvania (the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) is one of four states of the United States of America that is called a commonwealth. It has given its name to the Pennsylvanian time period in geology. Pennsylvania is called the Keystone State.
Although Swedes and Dutch were the first European settlers, the Quaker William Penn named Pennsylvania for the Latin phrase meaning "Penn's woodlands", in honor of his father. Today, two major cities dominate the state - Philadelphia, home of the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and a thriving metropolitan area, and Pittsburgh, a busy inland river port.
Pennsylvania is one of the U.S.'s most historic states. Philadelphia is often called the cradle of the American Nation. It was here that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were drawn up by the Founding Fathers. The Pocono Mountains and the Delaware Water Gap provide popular recreational activities.
The so-called "Pennsylvania Dutch" region in south-central Pennsylvania is another favorite of sightseers. Pennsylvania Germans, including the Amish and the Mennonites, dominate the area around the cities of Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg, with smaller numbers extending northeast to the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton area and up the Susquehanna River valley. Some of the Old Order Amish have left the area, but many Mennonites remain, particularly in Lancaster County. Some adherents eschew modern conveniences and use horse-drawn farming equipment and carriages, while others are virtually indistinguishable from non-Amish or Mennonites.
(The term "Dutch" is a misnomer, as
none of these groups are of Dutch origin; the German adjective for "German",
"Deutsch", was misheard as "Dutch" and the name stuck.)
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