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The history of Pennsylvania stems back thousands of years when the first indigenous peoples occupied the area of what is now Pennsylvania. In 1681, Pennsylvania became an English colony when William Penn received a royal deed from King Charles II of England .
4.1 History of Pennsylvania, ... Cities in Pennsylvania. ... April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 Pennsylvania in the American Civil War, ...
History of Allentown, Pennsylvania (4 C, 44 P, ... Pages in category "Histories of cities in Pennsylvania" ... This page was last edited on 12 October 2018, ...
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.
The European forts and settlements in the Delaware River Valley, then known as New Sweden, c. 1650 A 1683 map of Philadelphia, which is believed to be the first city map created Philadelphia's seal in 1683 Penn's Treaty with the Indians, a 1772 portrait by Benjamin West now on display above the north door of the United States Capitol rotunda
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Pennsylvania (disambiguation). "Penn." redirects here. For other uses, see Penn. State in the United States Pennsylvania Pennsilfaani (Pennsylvania Dutch) State Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Flag Seal Nicknames: Keystone ...
Map of the United States with Pennsylvania highlighted in red. Pennsylvania is a state located in the Northeastern United States.As of the 2020 U.S. census, Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state with 13,002,700 inhabitants [1] and the 32nd-largest by land area spanning 44,742.70 square miles (115,883.1 km 2) of land. [2]
[2] 1710 – Town Hall built. [3] 1711 – Trinity Church built; 1719 – American Weekly Mercury newspaper begins publication. [4] [5] 1722 – James Logan becomes mayor; 1728 Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper begins publication [6] Printer Benjamin Franklin in business. [7] 1731 – Library Company of Philadelphia established; 1735 ...