Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania is a state of the United States of America. The state has given its name to the Pennsylvanian time period in geology. The state was founded as a colony by William Penn, and the name is from "Penn's Woods" which when translated into Latin is 'pennsylvania'. It was originally founded as a place of religious freedom for Quakers.
Pennsylvania is bordered on the north and northeast by New York, on the east, across the Delaware River by New Jersey, on the south by Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia, on the west by Ohio, and on the northwest by Lake Erie. The Delaware, Susquehanna, Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio Rivers are the major rivers of the state. The capital is Harrisburg. As of 2000, the population was 12,281,054.
Pennsylvania's government is unique as it was based on consensus rather than voting.
Pennsylvania was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution.
Counties
- For the 67 Pennsylvania counties see List of Pennsylvania counties
Major Cities:
Pennsylvania is also the site of Gettysburg, the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, the major battle of the American Civil War, and of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.
Colleges and Universities
- Albright College
- Allegheny College
- Alvernia College
- American College
- Arcadia University
- Baptist Bible College
- Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
- Bryn Mawr College
- Bucknell University
- Cabrini College
- California University of Pennsylvania
- Carlow College
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Cedar Crest College
- Chatham College
- Chestnut Hill College
- Cheyney University
- Clarion University
- College Misericordia
- Curtis Institute of Music
- Delaware Valley College
- DeSales University
- Dickinson College
- Drexel University
- Duquesne University
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Eastern College
- Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Elizabethtown College
- Franklin & Marshall College
- Gannon University
- Geneva College
- Gettysburg College
- Gratz College
- Grove City College
- Gwynedd Mercy College
- Haverford Colleg
- Holy Family College
- Immaculata College
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Juniata College
- Keystone College
- Kings College
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- La Roche College
- Lafayette College
- Lancaster Bible College
- LaSalle University
- Lebanon Valley College
- Lehigh University
- Lincoln University
- Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
- Lycoming College
- Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
- Marywood University
- Mercyhurst College
- Messiah College
- Millersville University
- Moore College of Art and Design
- Moravian College
- Mount Aloysius College
- Muhlenberg College
- Neumann College
- Peirce College
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry
- Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine
- Pennsylvania State University System
- Pennsylvania State University Abington
- Pennsylvania State University Altoona
- Pennsylvania State University Beaver
- Pennsylvania State University Erie, the Behrend College
- Pennsylvania State University Berks - Lehigh Valley
- Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
- Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth College
- Pennsylvania State University Delaware County
- Pennsylvania State University DuBois
- Pennsylvania State University Fayette
- Pennsylvania State University Great Valley
- Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg
- Pennsylvania State University Hazleton
- Pennsylvania State University McKeesport
- Pennsylvania State University New Kensington
- Pennsylvania State University Mont Alto
- Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Pennsylvania State University Schuylkill
- Pennsylvania State University Shenango
- [[Pennsylvania State University University Park
- Pennsylvania State University Wilkes-Barre
- Pennsylvania State University Worthington Scranton
- Pennsylvania State University York
- Philadelphia Biblical University
- Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
- Philadelphia University
- Point Park Morris College
- Robert Morris College
- Rosemont College
- Saint Francis College
- Saint Joseph's University
- Saint Vincent College
- Seton Hill College
- Shippensburg University
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna University
- Swarthmore College
- Temple University
- Thiel College
- Thomas Jefferson University
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Scranton
- University of the Arts
- University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
- Ursinus College
- Valley Forge Christian College
- Villanova University
- Washington and Jefferson College
- Waynesburg College
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Westminster College
- Westminster Theological Seminary
- Widener University
- Wilkes University
- Wilson College
- York College of Pennsylvania
Professional Sports Teams
- National Football League
- Major League Baseball
- National Basketball Association
- National Hockey League
- Women's United Soccer Association
- Minor League Baseball Teams
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