Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is a state in the Great Lakes, Appalachian, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the Northeastern United States. It is the 33rd-largest state by area, and the 5th-most populous state according to the most recent official U.S. Census count in 2010. The boundaries of the state are the Mason–Dixon line to the south, the Twelve-Mile Circle on the Pennsylvania-Delaware border, the Delaware River to the east, 80°31′ W to the west and the 42° N to the north.
About Pennsylvania in brief
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state in the Great Lakes, Appalachian, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the Northeastern United States. It is the 33rd-largest state by area, and the 5th-most populous state according to the most recent official U.S. Census count in 2010. The state is 170 miles north to south and 283 miles east to west. The boundaries of the state are the Mason–Dixon line to the south, the Twelve-Mile Circle on the Pennsylvania-Delaware border, the Delaware River to the east, 80°31′ W to the west and the 42° N to the north, except for a short segment on the western end, where a triangle extends north to Lake Erie. Of the original Thirteen Colonies, Pennsylvania is the only state that does not border the Atlantic Ocean. Pennsylvania’s diverse topography also produces a variety of climates, though the entire state experiences cold winters and humid summers. Tornadoes occur annually in the state, sometimes in large numbers, such as 30 recorded in 2011. Historically, the Algonquian Lenquape tribes lived in Pennsylvania, the Susquehanna, Petun, and Siouhannock; they may have been a little known tribe who entered the state as Calici or Calicici. The same tribe may have entered the same culture as the Monongahela Culture, who are now known as Monongalia. Pennsylvania is one of the 13 original founding states of the United States; it came into being in 1681 as a result of a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of thestate’s namesake.
It was the second state to ratify the United United States Constitution, on December 12, 1787. During the American Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg was fought in the south central region of theState. Valley Forge near Philadelphia was General Washington’s headquarters during the bitter winter of 1777–78. The largest city, Philadelphia, has some characteristics of the humid subtropical climate that covers much of Delaware and Maryland to the South. Western areas of the. state, particularly near Lake Erie, can receive over 100 inches of snowfall annually, and can can be subject to severe weather from spring through autumn. Pennsylvania has 51 miles of coastline along Lake Erie and 57 miles of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary. Cities include Philadelphia, Reading, Lebanon and Lancaster in the southeast, Pittsburgh in the southwest, the tri-cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton in the central east. The northeast includes the former anthracite coal mining cities of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, Nanticoke, and Hazleton. Erie is located in the northwest. State College serves the central region while Williamsport serves the commonwealth’s north-central region as does Chambersburg the south- central region, with York, Carlisle and the state capital Harrisburg.
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