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Pennsylvania (/ ˌ p ɛ n s ɪ l ˈ v eɪ n i ə / ⓘ PEN-sil-VAY-nee-ə, lit. ' Penn's forest country '), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [b] (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsilfaani), [7] is a U.S. state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
Fictional characters from Pennsylvania (4 C, 41 P) Children's books set in Pennsylvania (2 C, 19 P) Comics set in Pennsylvania (3 P) F. Films set in Pennsylvania (1 C ...
Fictional characters from Pittsburgh (16 P) Pages in category "Fictional characters from Pennsylvania" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.
Fictional characters from Pennsylvania (4 C, 41 P) J. Jews from Pennsylvania (2 C, 102 P) L. LGBTQ people from Pennsylvania (1 C, 258 P) M. Muslims from Pennsylvania ...
The Birth of Pennsylvania, a portrait of William Penn (standing with document in hand), who founded the Province of Pennsylvania in 1681 as a refuge for Quakers after receiving a royal deed to it from King Charles II. The history of Pennsylvania stems back thousands of years when the first indigenous peoples occupied the area of what is now ...
This is a list of prominent historical Pennsylvania women: Mary Ambler (1805–1868) [1] Marian Anderson (1897–1993) [2] / [1] Nellie Bly (1864–1922) [1] Pearl S ...
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the first capital under the First Continental Congress from September 5, 1774 to October 24, 1774. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the first capital under the Articles of Confederation from March 1, 1781 to June 21, 1783 [11] [12] 1780 — First abolition law, while the state capital was in Philadelphia [13]