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This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Pennsylvania. Many of the ghost towns in Pennsylvania are located in Western Pennsylvania, particularly in the Appalachian and Allegheny regions of the Rust Belt. [1] During the late 19th century and early 20th century, the mountainous parts of Pennsylvania were home to a booming coal industry. [2]
The Rust Belt is the setting for Philipp Meyer's 2009 novel American Rust and its 2021 television adaptation. A core plot device of both is the economic, social, and population decline [ 69 ] facing the fictional Western Pennsylvanian town of Buell, itself brought about by thorough de-industrialization typical of the region.
The refinery was expanded from 60,000 barrels per day (9,500 m 3 /d) to 65,000 barrels per day (10,300 m 3 /d) in 1982. It was expanded again to have a processing capacity of 70,000 barrels per day (11,000 m 3 /d) in 2007. The employees of the Warren refinery are represented by the International Union of Operating Engineers.
Trainer Refinery is an oil refining facility located in Trainer, Pennsylvania. The facility is downstream from the Port of Chester and fifteen miles southwest of Philadelphia along the Delaware River .
Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia engaged in a tax competition for the plant. In 2012, Pennsylvania structured a deal requiring Shell to invest at least $1 billion in Pennsylvania and create at least 2,500 construction jobs in exchange for a 25-year tax incentive of $66 million per year and tied to production, reducing Shell's tax by up to 20 per cent.
Northeastern Pennsylvania (N.E.P.A. or Nepa) is a region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that includes the Pocono Mountains, the Endless Mountains, and the industrial cities of Scranton (the area's largest city), Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, Hazleton, Nanticoke, and Carbondale. A portion of this region is located in the New York City metropolitan ...
Pennsylvania Dutch Country refers to an area of Pennsylvania, which has a high percentage of Amish, Mennonite, and "Fancy Dutch" residents. The Pennsylvania Dutch language was historically common, and is still spoken today by many Amish people residing in the state. It consists of the following counties: York; Perry; Berks; Cumberland; Adams ...
Pennsylvania population density map As of the 2020 U.S. census , Pennsylvania had a population of 13,011,844, up from 12,702,379 in 2010. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populated state in the U.S. after California , Texas , Florida , and New York . [ 94 ]