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Pennsylvania Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The Keystone State Home Page & Index

Because Pennsylvania is our home state, we have lots of pages.  If you're looking for information about Western Pennsylvania, in particular the areas just north of Pittsburgh, be sure to see our Neighborhood Webs!

Link for the Pennsylvania Official Web Site:  www.state.pa.us

Border States of Pennsylvania:

Delaware - Maryland - New Jersey - New York - Ohio - West Virginia

Counties in Pennsylvania:  (With links to official county Web sites as we find them):

Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong,  Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk,  Erie, Fayette, Forest, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland, Wyoming, York

Economy:

• Agriculture: Dairy products, poultry, cattle, nursery stock, mushrooms, hogs, hay.
• Industry: Food processing, chemical products, machinery, electric equipment, tourism.

Geography:

• Area: 45,888 square miles; width: 310 miles (east to west) 180 miles (north to south)
• Geographic center: Centre County, home of Penn State University
• Highest point:  Mt. Davis, Somerset County 3,213 feet
• Lowest point:  Delaware River
• Largest County:  Lycoming County. Bradford County is second in size. 

Largest Cities in Pennsylvania:

Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie, Allentown, Scranton

Libraries:

Link to Pennsylvania Department of Education - Commonwealth Libraries - Pennsylvania Libraries on the Web, with links to Public Libraries by county, Academic Libraries and Library Organizations.  (Link updated 4/26/03.)

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• Technically, the United States has only forty-six states.  Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Massachusetts are Commonwealths.  -- Submitted by Cicec

• Earth Day is April 22 every year in Pennsylvania
  Source:  Sustainability for PA - It's in Our Hands www.dep.state.pa.us/earthdaycentral/03/

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For official Pennsylvania state objects and symbols, see our separate page
Pennsylvania State Symbols & Objects

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You know you are in Pennsylvania when...

• You have an uncontrollable urge to buy bread and milk when you hear the word "snow."

• You say the correct pronunciation LANG-kist-er instead of the mispronounced Lan-CAST-er, and LEB-en-in instead of the equally incorrect Leb-a-NON.

• You live within two miles of a plant that makes potato chips, corn chips, pretzels, candy, or ice cream, or that packages turkeys, beans, or bologna.

• You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.

• You can stop along the road to buy fruits, vegetables, or crafts on the "honor system."

• You know what REAL pot pie is.

• Your turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and definitely NOT "dressing."

• You know that a turkey dinner at a firehouse is the most nearly perfect food on earth.

• You've heard of distelfinks and hex signs.

• Red Beet Eggs makes your list of top ten favorite foods.

• You say you're going out to the shed "awhile," instead of "for awhile."

• You buy your beer and soda only by the case.

• You know the Penn State cheer. (WE ARE...PENN STATE!)

• Hearing horses clopping down a paved street doesn't bring you to the window to see what's going on outside.

• You never see Confederate Flags, except on the Gettysburg  Battlefield.

• You prefer Hershey's Chocolate to Godiva.

• School closings due to snow take the radio stations a half an hour to  finish because just about every town has its own school district.

• When someone says 1972, you think "Agnes" and when someone says 1979, you  think "TMI."

• You call Sloppy Joes "barbecue."

• You think "medium rare" equals well done.

• You can give directions to Intercourse with a straight face.

• You only own three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.

• You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

• You have more miles on your snow blower than your car. 

• You owe more money on your snow mobile than your car.

• You have 10 favorite recipes for venison.

• You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.

• Your snow blower gets stuck on your roof.

• The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires six pages for sports.

• You think the start of deer hunting is a national holiday.

• You know which leaves make good toilet paper.

• You find -20F "a little" chilly.

• The trunk of your car doubles as a deep freezer.

• You know the four seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter,  and Construction. 

• The municipality buys a Zamboni before a school bus.

• You don't understand how anyone could watch a football game without either Halupki, Halushki, or Kielbasi.

• You remember fondly days of youth known as "Snow Days."

• You don't understand why all sports commentators don't sound more like Myron Cope.

• Words like: gumband; buggy; hoagie; chipped ham; and pop actually  means something to you.

• You've never met any celebrities.

• "Vacation" means going to Cedar Point or Hershey Park for the weekend.

• You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular.

• You know several people who have hit a deer.

• You know several people who have hit deer more than once.

• Your school classes were cancelled because of cold.

• You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.

• You've seen people wear bib overalls at funerals.

• You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it, no matter what time the year.

• You end your sentence with an unnecessary preposition. Example:"Where's my coat at?"

• All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain or animal

• You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.

• You carry jumper cables in your car.

• You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend or wife knows how to use them.

• You know what "Cow Tipping" and "Snipe Hunting" are.

• You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.

• You think deer season is a national holiday.

• There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more.

• You know the only way to make good fastnachts is to cook them in lard.

• You do things "once," as in "I'll go check in the back room once."

• You know that chicken corn soup from a firehouse is the most nearly perfect food on earth.

• Your neighbors' names are Dreibelbis, Stoltzfus, Lebo, Peachey, Yoder or anything ending in "-baugh or -ouch." 

• You say things like, "Outen the lights," "I'm calling off today," and "They're calling for snow."

• You pronounce "Suite" as SUIT, not SWEET.

• You can use the phrase "Fire Hall Wedding" and not even bat an eye.

• You often switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

• You use a down comforter in the summer.

• Your grandparents drive at 65mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.

• You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.

• You think of the major food groups as deer meat, fish, and berries.

• There are seven empty cars running in the parking lot at the Turkey Hill mini-mart at any given time.

• It takes you three hours to go to the store for one item, even when you're in a rush, because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town.

• You can eat, and like, cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same.

• You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know that it comes in several colors: Red, Blue, White, Brown, Gold (Go Big Ben's!)

• At least 5 people on your block have "electric candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.

• You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.

• You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.

• You know that the top three Pennsylvania sports are bowling, darts and pool.

• You can't go to a Pennsylvania Wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance" and at least 5 other Polkas.

• You know what a Moravian star is and what to do with it.

• When traveling and asked where you are from...you say "P-A" ... Do you know of people from any other state that say they are from the two-letter abbreviation of their state?

• You actually get these jokes.

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Fun Pennsylvania State Slogan:
Cook With Coal

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    While driving in Pennsylvania, a family caught up to an Amish carriage. The owner of the carriage obviously had a sense of humor, because attached to the back of the carriage was a hand printed sign:

"Energy efficient vehicle.
 Runs on oats and grass.
 Caution! Do Not Step on the Exhaust."

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Local FBI Warning In Pennsylvania!

The FBI issued a warning, in a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania newspaper, that they suspect a terrorist may be hiding in the Amish community here. This photo provided the first clue that triggered the investigation.

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Link to Pennsylvania Lottery Web Site...
Pennsylvania Lottery

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See ButlerWebs' General Webs for Gambling
with links to the official lottery Web sites for all US States, Canada  & more.
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Census Bureau - Facts About Pennsylvania
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42000.html

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Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3916/cwpa/

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Pennsylvania Healers - Healing Arts & Wholistic Practitioner Directory

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Pennsylvania LiberTTY Program

The Pennsylvania Statewide Independent Living Council created the LiberTTY Program to provide FREE specialized telephone access equipment for deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind and speech-impaired individuals.  Several types of telephone access equipment are available, including the most common form - the TTY, a teletypewriter used to type messages over the phone. Many other types of equipment are also available.

To be eligible to receive free equipment from the program, a person must:
* Be a Pennsylvania resident
* Qualify as a person who is deaf, deaf-blind, hard-of-hearing, or speech impaired
* Have an individual income of 200% of federal poverty guidelines
* Have telephone service in the home
* Be six years of age or older

For more information, please visit:  http://www.liberTTY.com

2001 Pennsylvania Statewide Independent Living Council
1-866-LIBERTTY (542-3788)

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