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Pennsylvania People History Social Studies

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State by State Social Studies

__ You will find historical Maps of Pennsylvania, showing images of the region and state from the 16th to the 21st century. - From mapsofpa.com - http://www.mapsofpa.com/

Historical Society of Pennsylvania __ Learn about the work of the Pennsylvania Historical Society. You will find museum information, programs, educational materials for both student and teacher plus a lot more. - illustrated - From Pennsylvania Historical Society - http://www.hsp.org/

__ You will find maps of Pennsylvania along with resources to find other maps of Pennsylvania. You will find a lot of other Pennsylvania facts and figures too. - illustrated - From worldatlas.com - http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/pa.htm

Newspapers in Pennsylvania __ You will find 100 here - From Global Computing - http://www.globalcomputing.com/GetNews_Map1.cfm?stateid=PA

__ illustrated - From State of Pennsylvania - http://www.state.pa.us/?

__ "Established on July 1, 1995, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is charged with maintaining and preserving the 116 state parks; managing the 2.1 million acres of state forest land; providing information on the state's ecological and geologic resources; and establishing community conservation partnerships with grants and technical assistance to benefit rivers, trails, greenways, local parks and recreation, regional heritage parks, open space and natural areas." A lot more information to be had. - illustrated - From State of Pennsylvania - http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/

Pennsylvania __ A great resource including history, origin of name, culture, flag, state symbols, geography, population, famous people, and good links. What you find here will provide a good foundation for additional research. - illustrated - From Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108264.html

__ "...is a state located in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States of America." an encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Keystone State Capital Harrisburg __ "Pennsylvania, the birthplace of independence and the Constitution. In 1681, when King Charles II granted William Penn, a Quaker, the vast tract of land that includes present-day Pennsylvania, the grant had strings attached: Penn was required to repay the king by sending him two beaver pelts a year!" - illustrated - From Netstate.com - http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/pa_intro.htm

__ They have pretty much covered everything on their own: "The mission of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) is to foster the excellence, diversity and vitality of the arts in Pennsylvania and to broaden the availability and appreciation of those arts throughout the state. The PCA's website is designed to provide information on granting programs and deadlines, as well as upcoming conferences and events. The website also provides information about the PCA such as a history, a council list and lists of publications." - From State of Pennsylvania - http://www.artsnet.org/pca/

__ Labor force data, nonfarm wage and salary employment, manufacturing, construction, trade, transportation, utilities, professional and business services, leisure, hospitality and much more. - From US Bureau of Labor - http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.PA.htm

__ Hunting and fishing information for the state of Pennsylvania. You will also find educational materials, laws and regulations and a newsroom - illustrated - From state of Pennsylvania - http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/

__ Learn about the Pennsylvania Capitol and the General Assembly with this Visitor's Guide to the House of Representatives. A lot of information here with virtual tours, current legislative information and more. - illustrated - From state.pa.us - http://www.legis.state.pa.us/

Pennsylvania Geography __ "The Allegheny Mountains run diagonally from the southwest to the northeast with piedmont and coastal plains in the southeast triangle. The Allegheny Front, as it's called, cuts a diagonal line across the state. In the northwest, the plateau falls to the Lake Erie lowlands and, finally, Lake Erie." Get the details. - illustrated - From Netstate.com - http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/pa_geography.htm

__ A good overview of the history of Pennsylvania from early settlement to current. - From Infoplease/encyclopedia - http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0860294.html

__ " Welcome to the InfoHub Pennsylvania map page. Here you will find a treasure of information with regard to map of Pennsylvania as well as a wealth of information on the subject of Pennsylvania maps." - From infohub.com - http://www.infohub.com/Maps/pennsylvania_map_297.html

__ "Pennsylvania Old Photos, free genealogy photo archive, over 10000 portraits and landscapes of the people and places in PA." - illustrated - From familyoldphotos.com - http://www.familyoldphotos.com/pa/

__ Galleries of annotated click-to-enlarge Pennsylvania photos. Pennsylvania pictures. - illustrated - From trekearth.com - http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/Northeast/Pennsylvania/

__ Several small click-to-view galleries of Pennsylvania photos. - illustrated - From worldweb.com - http://www.pennsylvania.worldweb.com/Photos/

__ "Pictures of Pennsylvania. Welcome to the InfoHub Pennsylvania pictures and images page. Here you will find a treasure of information with regard to the pictures of Pennsylvania as well as a wealth of information on the subject of Pennsylvania images and photos." - From infohub.com - http://www.infohub.com/pictures/images_pennsylvania_297.html

Pennsylvania QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau __ Population figures and more - From US Census - http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42000.html

__ "A collection of Pennsylvania state maps showing Pennsylvania counties, roads, highways, cities, rivers, topographic features, lakes and more." - From geology.com - http://geology.com/state-map/pennsylvania.shtml

Pennsylvania State Parks __ Official State Park website. You will find information about attractions, location, fees, camping, boating, hiking trails, fishing, golf, cabin rentals, conference and meeting facilities and more. - illustrated - From State of Pennsylvania - http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/

__ You will find everything listed in the title plus a whole lot more. - illustrated - From Pike Street Industries, Inc. - http://www.50states.com/pennsylv.htm

__ Pages of annotated click-to-enlarge pictures of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania photos. - illustrated - From planetware.com - http://www.planetware.com/pictures/pennsylvania-uspa.htm

pictures of Pennsylvania at picturesofplaces.com - pennsylvania pictures ... __ "Pennsylvania pictures including Allegheny National Forest, Cook Forest State Park, Lake Erie Region, and more!" - From picturesofplaces.com - http://www.picturesofplaces.com/USA/pennsylvania.html


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