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The history of Wallonia, from prehistoric times to the present day, is that of a territory which, since 1970, has approximately coincided with the territory of Wallonia, a federated component of Belgium, which also includes the smaller German-speaking Community of Belgium (73,000 inhabitants). Wallonia is the name colloquially given to the ...
Pennsylvania's history of human habitation extends to thousands of years before the foundation of the Province of Pennsylvania. Archaeologists generally believe that the first settlement of the Americas occurred at least 15,000 years ago during the last glacial period , though it is unclear when humans first entered present-day Pennsylvania.
A 1770 map by William Scull showed the road bypassing Chambersburg and running directly from here to intersect with the Harrisburg road (built 1744) in the vicinity of Marion, Pennsylvania (north of Back Creek and Muddy Run). [41] A 1775 version of the map by Robert Sayer and J. Bennett showed John Mushet's tavern at this Marion intersection. [32]
Wallonia is rich in iron and coal, and these resources and related industries have played an important role in its history. In ancient times, the Sambre and Meuse valley was an important industrial area in the Roman Empire .
Location of Wallonia in Belgium and Europe (dark green) The area now known as Wallonia has been settled by various Celtic tribes and later by Roman and Frankish settlers. From the early Middle Ages up until the early modern period, the region has been separated between many city-states and external powers. Such changing rule brought variations ...
Thomas Holme's 1687 map of Pennsylvania. "The Welch Tract" appears to the left of center. In the late 17th century, there was significant Welsh immigration to Pennsylvania for religious and cultural reasons. In about 1681, a group of Welsh Quakers met with William Penn to secure a land grant to conduct their affairs in their language.
An enlargeable map of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Names Common name: Pennsylvania. Pronunciation: / ˌ p ɛ n s əl ˈ v eɪ n i ə,-s ɪ l ˈ-/ ⓘ Official name: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (also known as the state of Pennsylvania) Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: PA; ISO 3166-2 code: US-PA; Internet second-level domain: .pa ...
The Romanist Jean Germain studied several of their maps in a scientific article titled La préhistoire 'latine' du mot Wallonie. These maps, collected by Julien Lambert, a historian from Liège, show that the Capuchins used the terms Wallonia/Vallonia or wallonica/vallonica. The geographic extent of the province varied across different maps.