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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 seat of government was later moved to Augusta Town in what is now Washington County, Pennsylvania. In August 1776, Augusta Town became the site of the first court west of the Monongahela River. [1] In 1776, the District of West Augusta was divided into three counties: Ohio County, Monongalia County, and Yohogania County. Ohio County ...
September 16 – The 11th Pennsylvania Regiment is authorized. September 28 – The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 is ratified. December 25 – American Revolution: At 6 p.m. Gen. George Washington and his troops, numbering 2,400, march to McConkey's Ferry , cross the Delaware River , and land on the New Jersey bank by 3 a.m. the following ...
A city style marker in Philadelphia, the state's largest city Clickable map of Pennsylvania counties. This is a list of Pennsylvania State Historical Markers which were first placed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1914 and are currently overseen by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) as part of its Historical Markers Program.
History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (1 C, 9 P) M. History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (3 C, 12 P) N. History of Northampton County, Pennsylvania (4 C, 7 P)
Pages in category "1776 in Pennsylvania" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
View the Pennsylvania State Archives Online; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Publications; 1776 Constitution text; Pennsylvania Indian Tribes Listing of Indian tribes with a historical presence in Pennsylvania; Boston Public Library, Map Center. Maps of Pennsylvania Archived June 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, various dates ...
An enlargeable map of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Names Common name: Pennsylvania. Pronunciation: / ˌ p ɛ n s əl ˈ v eɪ n i ə,-s ɪ l ˈ-/ ⓘ Official name: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (also known as the state of Pennsylvania) Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: PA; ISO 3166-2 code: US-PA; Internet second-level domain: .pa ...