Pennsylvania

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Official Site: Pennsylvania Government
Wikipedia: Pennsylvania
Higher Education: Penn State University
Official Site: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Official Site: Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System
Official Site: Pennsylvania General Assembly
State Parks: Pennsylvania State Parks

Pennsylvania Vacation

- The Mahalo Guide to a Philadelphia Vacation
- The Mahalo Guide to a Pittsburgh Vacation
Official Tourism Site: VisitPA.com
Frommer's: Pennsylvania Travel Guide
Concierge.com: Pennsylvania Travel Guide
TripAdvisor: Pennsylvania Vacations
Fodor's: Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Travel Guides

Pennsylvania Government

Official Site: Governor's Office
Official Site: Pennsylvania Government
Official Site: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Official Site: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Official Site: Pennsylvania Department of Labor
Official Site: Pennsylvania Game Commission
Official Site: Pennsylvania Turnpike
Official Site: Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Official Site: Pennsylvania State Police

Pennsylvania History

Wikipedia: History of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania General Assembly: Pennsylvania History
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
ExplorePAHistory.com

Pennsylvania Colleges and Universities

Department of Education: PA Higher and Adult Education
Public: Penn State University
Private: University of Pennsylvania
Private: Carnegie Mellon University
Private: Lehigh University
Private: Villanova University
Private: Saint Joseph's University
Private: La Salle University
Private: Swarthmore College

Pennsylvania Sports

MLB: The Philadelphia Phillies
MLB: The Pittsburgh Pirates
NFL: The Pittsburgh Steelers
NFL: Philadelphia Eagles
NBA: Philadelphia 76ers
NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL: Philadelphia Flyers
AFL: Philadelphia Soul
Collegiate: Penn State Athletics
Collegiate: University of Pittsburgh Athletics

Pennsylvania Facts and Information

Wikipedia: Pennsylvania
50States.com: Pennsylvania State
U.S. Census Bureau: Pennsylvania QuickFacts
Infoplease: Pennsylvania: History, Geography, Population, and State Facts

Pennsylvania News

Google News: Pennsylvania
Topix: Pennsylvania News
TV News: KDKA-2
TV News: WTAE-4
TV News: NBC-10

Regional Newspapers

Pennsylvania Blogs and Podcasts

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Guide Note

Pennsylvania was one of the original thirteen colonies, granted as a repayment of debt by Charles II of England to William Penn. Pennsylvania literally means "Penn's Woods."

Pennsylvania touches Lake Erie to the north-west, borders New York State to the north, New Jersey to the east, Maryland and West Virginia to the south and Ohio to the west.

Fast Facts

Capital: Harrisburg
Governor: Edward G. Rendell
Population: 12,281,054 (2000)
Statehood: December 12, 1787
Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time
Major cities: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
Official state items: Mountain Laurel (flower), Ruffed Grouse (bird), Eastern Hemlock (tree), White-tailed Deer (animal), Brook Trout (fish), Firefly (insect), Slinky (toy)
Nicknames: Keystone State and Quaker State

Modern Demographics

Over 85% of Pennsylvania's total population is caucasian. Of foreign-born citizens, over one-third are of Asian descent.

Pennsylvania has the highest Amish population of any state. The majority of Amish speak Pennsylvania Dutch, a variant of English. More than half of religious Pennsylvanians identify themselves as Roman Catholic.

Pennsylvania Sports

Pennsylvania has a rich history of professional sports franchises, including the Phillies and Eagles in Philadelphia and the Steelers and Penguins in Pittsburgh.

Pennsylvania teams frequently have championship-level success in their leagues, though no team from Philadelphia has won a major sports title since the Philadelphia 76ers in 1983. The Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl XL in 2005.

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