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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) is a cabinet-level agency in Pennsylvania. [2] The department's purpose is to support a sustainable and safe supply of food and agricultural products; be good stewards of the land and natural resources; promote the viability of farms; protect consumers; and safeguard the health of people, plants, animals and the environment.
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is a state agency in Pennsylvania [2] tasked to provide care and support to vulnerable citizens. With a range of program offices, the department administers various services including eligibility determination, foster care, early childhood development, services for individuals with disabilities, long-term living programs, and management of ...
Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia. Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 through a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of the state's namesake. Before that, between 1638 and 1655, a southeast portion of the state was part of New Sweden, a Swedish colony.
The Pennsylvania Manual is a biennial guide to the Government of Pennsylvania produced by the Pennsylvania Department of General Services. [1] The Pennsylvania Manual has been published by the Pennsylvania Government for over 200 years. [ 1 ]
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (print edition 1992–2016) Polish American Journal (Scranton) (1948–1972) [ 254 ] Potter County journal (Coudersport) (1880–1969) [ 255 ]
The following is a list of the 67 counties of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.The city of Philadelphia is coterminous with Philadelphia County, the municipalities having been consolidated in 1854, and all remaining county government functions having been merged into the city after a 1951 referendum.
The need to fill CS positions among the field units primarily came from volunteer officers or regular officers detailed to the duty, and by the end of the war there were 535 commissaries of subsistence of volunteers, bringing the total complement of officers in the department to 564. [136]
A 1791 map of the roads and inland navigation of Pennsylvania, and part of the adjacent states based upon the river surveys in 1790 and 1791 A 1792 map of a proposed route for the summit canal based upon Brindley's survey of 1791 An 1816 map of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania showing 1794 Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation company summit crossing construction with its highlighted in red An ...