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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 January 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Pennsylvania (disambiguation). "Penn." redirects here. For other uses, see Penn. State in the United States Pennsylvania Pennsilfaani (Pennsylvania Dutch) State Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Flag Seal Nickname: The ...
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Pennsylvania lies west of the Delaware River in the Mid-Atlantic United States. King Charles II of England granted William Penn a charter for a Colony of Pennsylvania in 1681. Philadelphia , the capital of the colony, soon rose to become the most populous city of British America .
The coat of arms of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania (/ ˌ p ɛ n s ɪ l ˈ v eɪ n i ə / ⓘ PEN-sil-VAY-nee-ə, lit. ' Penn's forest country '), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsilfaani), is a U.S. state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
Pennsylvania Dutch Country refers to an area of Pennsylvania, which has a high percentage of Amish, Mennonite, and "Fancy Dutch" residents. The Pennsylvania Dutch language was historically common, and is still spoken today by many Amish people residing in the state. It consists of the following counties: York; Perry; Berks; Cumberland; Adams ...
The Pennsylvania Dutch region in south-central Pennsylvania is a favorite for sightseers. The Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Amish, Mennonites, and at least 15 other sects are common in the rural areas around the cities of Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg with smaller populations extending northeast to the Lehigh Valley and up to the Susquehanna Valley.
The FBI identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania as the suspect in Saturday's attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump at a campaign rally.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,556, [1] making it the fourth-least populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is McConnellsburg. [2] The county was created on April 19, 1850, [3] from a part of Bedford County and named after inventor Robert Fulton. [4] The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state. [a]