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The Erie Triangle is a roughly 300-square-mile (780-square-kilometre) tract of land that was the subject of several competing colonial-era claims.It was eventually acquired by the U.S. federal government and sold to Pennsylvania so that the state would have access to a freshwater port on Lake Erie.
The Realignment of Pennsylvania Politics since 1960: Two-Party Competition in a Battleground State (Pennsylvania State University Press, 2009) 398 pp. ISBN 978-0-271-03419-5; Lubove, Roy. Twentieth-century Pittsburgh: The post-steel era. Vol. 2. University of Pittsburgh Pre, 1995. McGeary, M. Nelson.
In July 2010, the Board also adopted the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts, which will replace the Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening standards adopted in 1999. The regulations providing for these new academic content standards took effect upon their publication in the October 16, 2010 edition of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Design of the keystone symbol on the Pennsylvania 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]
Joseph Hiester (November 18, 1752 – June 10, 1832) was an American politician, who served as the fifth governor of Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1823. [1] He was a member of the Hiester family political dynasty , and was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party .
Type Symbol Description Adopted Image Notes Aircraft: Piper J-3 Cub: June 26, 2014 [2]Amphibian: Eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) April 23, 2019
Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker (April 9, 1843 – September 2, 1916) was an American judge and politician who served as the 23rd governor of Pennsylvania from 1903 to 1907. A judge assigned to Pennsylvania's Court of Common Pleas system prior to his election as governor, he also researched and wrote about Pennsylvania history.
During his tenure as governor, James created the state Department of Commerce and the Anthracite Emergency Commission, extended the Pennsylvania Turnpike, signed a bill banning sit-down strikes, strengthened the civil service, and reinforced liquor control laws. [1] He also turned the state's $58 million deficit into a $75 million surplus. [2]