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The purpose, rather than to standardize state abbreviations per se, was to make room in a line of no more than 23 characters for the city, the state, and the ZIP code. [4] Since 1963, only one state abbreviation has changed.
May 5, 1933 [4] [13] Fossil: Phacops rana: December 5, 1988 [6] [14] Game bird: Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) June 22, 1931 [4] [15] Insect: Pennsylvania firefly (Photuris pennsylvanica) December 5, 1988 [4] [16] Motto "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence" 1778 [17] Nickname "Keystone State" c. 1800 [17] Seal: Seal of Pennsylvania: 1791 [17 ...
Design of the keystone symbol on the Pennsylvanian government's website [1]. The keystone symbol is the name commonly given to the de-facto state emblem of Pennsylvania. [2] It is a stylized keystone (or capstone), an architectural term for a wedge-shaped stone placed at the top of an arch. [3]
Pennsylvania State Board of Censors. Pennsylvania Department of Commerce; Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs; These two departments were merged to form the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources; Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Water
Map of the United States with Pennsylvania highlighted. There are 56 municipalities classified as cities in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1] Each city is further classified based on population, with Philadelphia being of the first class, Pittsburgh of the second class, Scranton of the second class A, and the remaining 53 cities being of the third class.
A palindromic place is a city or town whose name can be read the same forwards or backwards. An example of this would be Navan in Ireland. Some of the entries on this list are only palindromic if the next administrative division they are a part of is also included in the name, such as Adaven, Nevada.
Its effects extend to all employees of state, county, municipal and special districts in 26 states. Teachers in 13 of those states, including specific districts in Kentucky and Georgia, also feel ...
Representative [2] Party [2] Years [2] District home Notes Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. Donald W. Fox: Republican: 1969 – 1974: Enon Valley: Moved from the 2nd Lawrence County district.