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Pennsylvania is a state located in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States of America.
One of Pennsylvania's nicknames is the Quaker State; in colonial times, it was known officially as the Quaker Province, in recognition of Quaker William Penn's First Frame of Government constitution for Pennsylvania that guaranteed liberty of conscience. Penn knew of the hostility Quakers faced when they opposed rituals, oaths, violence, and ostentatious frippery.
Pennsylvania has also been known as the Keystone State since 1802, based in part upon its central location among the original Thirteen Colonies forming the United States. It was also a keystone state economically, having both the industry common to the North, making such wares as Conestoga wagons and rifles, and the agriculture common to the South, producing feed, fiber, food, and tobacco.
Pennsylvania has 51 miles (82 km) of coastline along Lake Erie and 57 miles (92 km) of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary. Philadelphia is Pennsylvania's largest city and is home to a major seaport and shipyards on the Delaware River.
Articles
Top Headlines for Eastern Pennsylvania from TheMorningCall.com
Woman's face cut as car hits Allentown wall
Feb 10, 2012 5:00 am
A woman was injured Thursday night in south Allentown when a vehicle crashed into a wall along the street, according to police radio reports.
Ambulance called for unconscious woman at Muhlenberg
Feb 10, 2012 5:00 am
An Allentown ambulance was called to Muhlenberg College early Friday on a report of an unconscious woman who had just returned to the campus after a night at a city bar.
A year later, 200 gather to remember gas explosion
Feb 10, 2012 4:03 am
A year later, 200 people gather to remember fatal Allentown gas explosion.Five simple wooden crosses were stuck into the rocky lot in Allentown where one year ago a fiery natural gas explosion ended l...
Man admits injuring women in purse snatchings
Feb 10, 2012 4:01 am
34-year-old faces up to 21 years in prison for crimes outside Lehigh County stores.A Schuylkill County man has admitted hurting two women with his car in separate purse snatchings in September outside...
Bethlehem Skate Plaza to double in size
Feb 10, 2012 3:49 am
New features at the Bethlehem facility to include a 10 Stair handrail.Bethlehem Skate Plaza, a concrete collage of obstacles inspired by skate spots around the world, will nearly double in size by the...
Easton strikes deal for Riegelsville transfer
Feb 10, 2012 3:48 am
Students could attend Palisades district in 2013-14 if state approves agreement.The Easton Area School District on Thursday reached a preliminary agreement to transfer its Riegelsville students to the...
Uncertainly the only constant in political mapping debate
Feb 10, 2012 3:47 am
For now, Pennsylvania's primary is still set for April 24. But don't count on it.— The only thing that's certain about the once-a-decade redrawing of Pennsylvania's 203 House and 50 state Se...
Route 329: Dangerous road, or dangerous driving?
Feb 10, 2012 3:47 am
Q: It seems like once a week (but it's probably more like once a month) there's an accident on the stretch of Route 329 (Old Post Road) between Maple Street and Mauch Chunk Road. All the intersections...
Allentown hockey arena-linked donors help fill Pawlowski campaign fund
Feb 10, 2012 3:42 am
Including construction unions, arena-linked donors gave Allentown mayor more than $70,000 in 2011.Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski's healthy 2011 campaign fundraising haul got significant help from donors...
Top Local News for Eastern Pennsylvania from TheMorningCall.com
A year later, 200 gather to remember gas explosion
Feb 10, 2012 4:03 am
A year later, 200 people gather to remember fatal Allentown gas explosion.Five simple wooden crosses were stuck into the rocky lot in Allentown where one year ago a fiery natural gas explosion ended l...
Bethlehem Skate Plaza to double in size
Feb 10, 2012 3:49 am
New features at the Bethlehem facility to include a 10 Stair handrail.Bethlehem Skate Plaza, a concrete collage of obstacles inspired by skate spots around the world, will nearly double in size by the...
Easton strikes deal for Riegelsville transfer
Feb 10, 2012 3:48 am
Students could attend Palisades district in 2013-14 if state approves agreement.The Easton Area School District on Thursday reached a preliminary agreement to transfer its Riegelsville students to the...
Uncertainly the only constant in political mapping debate
Feb 10, 2012 3:47 am
For now, Pennsylvania's primary is still set for April 24. But don't count on it.— The only thing that's certain about the once-a-decade redrawing of Pennsylvania's 203 House and 50 state Se...
Route 329: Dangerous road, or dangerous driving?
Feb 10, 2012 3:47 am
Q: It seems like once a week (but it's probably more like once a month) there's an accident on the stretch of Route 329 (Old Post Road) between Maple Street and Mauch Chunk Road. All the intersections...
Lehigh Valley grandmother and granddaughter compete on 'Rachael Ray'
Feb 10, 2012 3:45 am
Whitehall woman and Emmaus granddaughter try to win trip to GrammysAn 80-year-old family recipe for barbecued spare ribs could win a Lehigh Valley grandmother and granddaughter a trip to the Grammy Aw...
Allentown hockey arena-linked donors help fill Pawlowski campaign fund
Feb 10, 2012 3:42 am
Including construction unions, arena-linked donors gave Allentown mayor more than $70,000 in 2011.Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski's healthy 2011 campaign fundraising haul got significant help from donors...
A year later, families in Allentown gas explosion trying to move forward
Feb 10, 2012 3:37 am
Karen Grabowski can't sleep beneath a ceiling fan. Antonio Arroyo flinches at the smell of gas. Donald OShall Sr. dreams of silhouettes on fire.
Allentown native Dane DeHaan: "I was obsessed with acting"
Feb 10, 2012 1:33 am
Star of the new sci-fi film 'Chronicle,' Allentown native Dane DeHaan is on a roll, with three other films set for release this year and comparisons to Leonard DiCaprioWhen Dane DeHaan was a student a...
Latest news for Philadelphia Pennsylvania from Philadelphia Business Journal
Longtime CEO Tom Lewis retiring from Thomas Jefferson
Feb 9, 2012 9:00 pm
Tom Lewis is retiring as president and CEO of Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals of Philadelphia on June 30 after 36 years with the Center City medical center. Toms leadership and dedication has h...
Amazon considers N.J. warehouses
Feb 9, 2012 8:14 pm
Amazon.com is considering putting two warehouses in New Jersey, one near Philadelphia and the other near New York, KYW Newsradio reports. The move would bring 1,500 jobs and give Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)...
BPG Properties makes top ranking by Preqin
Feb 9, 2012 8:08 pm
BPG Properties Ltd. of Philadelphia has been recognized as one of the top consistently performing private equity real estate fund managers. Preqin, a firm that focuses its research on alternative ass...
Apple seen unveiling iPad 3 first week of March
Feb 9, 2012 7:37 pm
Apple Inc. is reportedly getting set to roll out its iPad 3 in the first week of March in one of its big special events in San Francisco. AllThingsD cites unnamed sources who say there is no indicati...
Wells Fargo cuts 73 Philadelphia-region jobs
Feb 9, 2012 7:22 pm
Wells Fargo & Co. said it has eliminated 73 jobs Chester, Pa. The job cuts, which were reported to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, were in its auto finance division at its Ches...
Sixers CEO Aron spells out why he wasn't destined for job
Feb 9, 2012 7:20 pm
Adam Aron, CEO and co-owner of the 76ers presented to a packed audience at Wednesdays Jewish Business Network monthly luncheon. One of his stories about his career history stood out among many. Aron...
McCarter & English names Phila. managing partner
Feb 9, 2012 7:05 pm
North Jersey-based McCarter & English said F. Traynor Beck has been appointed Philadelphia office managing partner. He succeeds Joel E. Horowitz in that role. Beck, a corporate lawyer, joined Ne...
Reading Terminal Market in Phila. celebrating 120 years: Slideshow
Feb 9, 2012 6:46 pm
The Reading Terminal Market hosted more visitors last year. Last year, 6.35 million people came through the historic farmers market, up from 6.1 million in 2010. Some merchants are saying that recen...
SunGard Data Systems posts profit despite 4Q revenue drop
Feb 9, 2012 6:19 pm
SunGard Data Systems Inc. swung to a profit in the fourth quarter, but its revenue fell 3 percent because of currency fluctuations. The Wayne, Pa., software and technology services company said Thurs...
News for Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from Post-Gazette.com
Officials meet with Air Force hoping to keep 911th open
Feb 10, 2012 6:25 am
WASHINGTON -- There were a lot of questions but few answers Thursday during a meeting of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation and three Air Force generals who want to close the 911th Airlift Wing...
PIAA Wrestling: Big Macs advance with big victory
Feb 10, 2012 5:48 am
Canon-McMillan team took the first step toward its goal of winning a PIAA Class AAA team title with an impressive, 53-10 first-round victory Thursday night against Parkland night at Giant Center in He...
Feb 10, 2012 5:45 am
As it became clear that members of Occupy Pittsburgh were not long for their encampment at Downtown's Mellon Green, Allegheny County Sheriff William Mullen started planning for the worst. He called po...
Pentagon allowing women to act in some combat roles
Feb 10, 2012 5:45 am
Early in her military career in the Pennsylvania National Guard, Sgt. Danielle Burton was interested in the infantry, but a 1994 combat exclusion policy prohibited women from serving in infantry, armo...
Needy patients facing double setback
Feb 10, 2012 5:44 am
Set against proposed 30 percent cuts in state higher education funding, Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed 4 percent cut in Medicaid reimbursements looks reasonable enough.
WVU, Big East agree to buyout plan
Feb 10, 2012 5:44 am
West Virginia and the Big East Conference verbally agreed to a settlement Thursday night that will allow the Mountaineers to exit the conference for a sizable payout and join the Big 12, multiple sour...
Steve Jobs' unflattering FBI file released
Feb 10, 2012 5:30 am
WASHINGTON -- Even before the world knew him as a genius, the FBI had the book on Steve Jobs. In a 1991 background check, the FBI pegged Apple's co-founder as brash and unlikable and noted his early d...
CCAC president receives $20,000 performance bonus
Feb 10, 2012 5:15 am
Trustees at the Community College of Allegheny County awarded a $20,000 performance bonus to school president Alex Johnson Thursday in keeping with his contract that allows for such awards each year o...
Man caught while hiding under a pile of clothing
Feb 10, 2012 5:08 am
Allegheny County sheriff's deputies arrested a man wanted in connection with an Ohio shooting after they found him hiding under clothing in a Hill District home Thursday morning.
Butler County man shoots self after state police chase
Feb 10, 2012 5:07 am
A Butler County man being sought by police shot and killed himself in his car after being cornered by troopers Thursday morning.
Featured Communities
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Spring Gulch Resort is a premier RV Resort in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country of New Holland, Pennsylvania. Our resort has more than 450 sites sprawled across 115 acres of forest and farmland, located in the heart of Lancaster County.
Robin Hill Camping Resort - ELS
Create memories that will last for an eternity at ROBIN HILL RV RESORT located in beautiful Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania just off Exit 35 from I-78. This resort attracts tourists from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh & Washington D.C.
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