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Pennsylvania Cable Network PCN (the Pennsylvania Cable Network) is a cable television network dedicated to 24-hour coverage of government and public affairs in the commonwealth. It features live coverage of both Houses of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, as well as other forms of informational and educational programming.
Pennsylvania Capitol Police Pensylvania Capitol Police is a section of the Pennsylvania Department of General Services providing law enforcement, security and parking enforcement services to the State Capitol Complex at Harrisburg, and at State Buildings in Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Scranton
Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery The Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery was founded in 1856 in Philadelphia by the faculty of the short-lived Philadelphia College of Dental Surgery. It was the third-oldest dental school in the United States.
Pennsylvania College of Optometry The Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) is one of the oldest optometry schools and throughout most of the 20th century has been a leader in both training and research. It was the first school in the United States to confer the Doctor of Optometry degree after a four-year educational program.
Pennsylvania College of Technology The Pennsylvania College of Technology, or Penn College, is a small university located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Affiliated with the Pennsylvania State University, the school offers over 100 certificate, associate and baccalaureate degree programs in fields like business, information technology, transportation, construction, design, health, engineering technology, and forestry technology.
Pennsylvania Company The Pennsylvania Company was a major holding company, owning and operating much of the Lines West territory (west of Pittsburgh and Erie, Pennsylvania) of the Pennsylvania Railroad, including the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway, the PRR's main route to Chicago. It also owned but did not operate the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Pennsylvania Constitution The current Constitution of Pennsylvania, most recently revised in 1968, forms the law for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Although considered a new document, it is heavily based on the previous Constitution of 1874, and is often considered a revision of the earlier version.
Pennsylvania Convention Center The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events. It is comprised of four main halls, smaller meeting rooms and auditoriums, and the grand hall, which is the former Reading Railroad terminal elevated train shed.
Pennsylvania Department of Education The Pennsylvania Department of Education is the executive department of the state charged with K-12 and adult educational budgeting, management and guidelines. It's activities are directed by Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, formerly Francis V.
Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) was established on April 11, 1793, by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. It is overseen by the adjutant general, a cabinet-level position appointed by the Governor.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) oversees transportation issues in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The administrator of PennDOT is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation, currently Allen D.
Pennsylvania Derby The Pennsylvania Derby is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Philadelphia Park Racetrack each year. The track's premiere event is open to horses, age three, willing to race one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on the dirt and offers a purse of $750,000.
Pennsylvania Dutch The Pennsylvania Dutch (perhaps more strictly Pennsylvania Deitsch or Pennsylvanian German) are the descendants of German (not Dutch) immigrants who came to Pennsylvania prior to 1800. In this context, the word "Dutch" is probably a corruption of the German ethnonym Deutsch, which means "German".
Pennsylvania Dutch Candies Pennsylvania Dutch Candies, a candy company owned by parent group The Warrell Corporation, has a manufacturing plant located in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. They make candies such as Sanded Candy Drops (see picture), chocolate-covered pretzels, nuts, and dried fruits, and peanut brittle.
Pennsylvania Dutch Country Pennsylvania Dutch Country or less commonly German Pennsylvania refers to an area of southeastern Pennsylvania that by the American Revolution had a high percentage of Lutheran, German Reformed, Moravian, Amish, Mennonite and other German sectarian inhabitants and where the Deitsch language was historically common. The term was used in the middle of the 20th century as a description of a region with a distinctive Pennsylvania Dutch culture, but in recent decades the composition of the population is changing and the phrase is used more now in a tourism context than any other.
Pennsylvania Dutch English Pennsylvania Dutch English is a dialect of English that has been influenced by Pennsylvania German (Pennsylvania Deitsch). It is largely spoken in the South-Central area of Pennsylvania, both by people who are monolingual (in English) and bilingual (in Pennsylvania German and English).
Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2006 The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006, and included the races for the Governor of Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. The winning candidates will serve from 2007 to 2011.
Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010 The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 2010 will be held on November 2, 2010, and will include the races for the Governor of Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. The winning candidates will serve a four year term from 2011 to 2015.
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is a Pennsylvania state governmental agency that was founded in 2004 as the state's gaming control board, responsible for administering the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act, known as "Act 71", and its regulations to assure public trust and confidence in the credibility and integrity of the casino industry and casino gambling in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Gazette (newsletter) The Pennsylvania Gazette is a newsletter published by the University of Pennsylvania Alumni Society six times per year, and mailed free to all undergraduate alumni, graduate alumni who donate to Penn within a five-year period, and parents of current undergraduate students.
Pennsylvania General Assembly Election, 2006 The 2006 Pennsylvania legislative elections saw the entire 203-member Pennsylvania House of Representatives and half of the Pennsylvania State Senate contested. While initial results of the elections showed the Republicans holding onto a one-seat majority, the race in the 156th district in Chester County had only 19 votes separating the candidates.
Pennsylvania German language Pennsylvania German, or more commonly Pennsylvania Dutch, (Deitsch, Pennsilfaanisch-Deitsch, Pennsilfaani-Deitsch, Pennsilweni-Deitsch, Pennsilfaanisch), is a West Central German variety spoken by 150,000 to 250,000 people in North America.
Pennsylvania Governor's School for Information, Society & Technology The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Information, Society & Technology (PGSIST) is one of the Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence, a group of five-week summer programs for gifted high school students in the state of Pennsylvania. PGSIST is hosted by Drexel University and aims to provide participants with a strong technological foundation in conjunction with an understanding of how technology impacts society.
Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Agricultural Sciences The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Agricultural Sciences (PGSAS) is one of the eight Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence, a group of five-week summer programs for gifted high school students in the state of Pennsylvania. The Penn State University main campus hosts the agricultural sciences as well as the information technology Schools of Excellence.
Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts (PGSA) is one of the Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence, a group of five-week summer programs for gifted high school students in the state of Pennsylvania. All of the Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence are completely scholarship-based and state-funded.
Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences (PGSS) is one of the Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence, a group of five-week summer programs for gifted high school students in the state of Pennsylvania. Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has hosted the program since its inception in 1982.
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, or "PHEAA", headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania but with regional offices throughout the Commonwealth, is the quasi-governmental agency in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that administers several post-secondary student financial aid programs. PHEAA administers the Pennsylvania state grant program for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and serves as a coordinatimng body for other grant programs administered by other state agencies.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) is the governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania responsible for the collection, conservation and interpretation of Pennsylvania's historic heritage.
Pennsylvania Christian Teen Convention The Pennsylvania Christian Teen Convention is currently held at the Hilton Harrisburg and Towers, Strawberry Square, and The Forum, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is an annual convention that has been held since 1983.
Pennsylvania in the American Civil War During the American Civil War, the commonwealth of Pennsylvania played a critical role in the Union, providing a huge supply of military manpower, materiel, and leadership to the Federal government. The state raised over 360,000 soldiers for the Federal armies, and served as a major source of artillery guns, small arms, ammunition, armor for ironclad U.
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc., usually referred to as PIAA, is one of the governing bodies of high school and junior high school sports for the state of Pennsylvania, United States.
Pennsylvania locations by per capita income Pennsylvania locations by per capita income is a list of all incorporated areas and census-designated places in Pennsylvania ranked from highest capita income to lowest per capita income. There are many communities not on the list because they are neither incorporated nor a census-designated place.
Pennsylvania Lines LLC Pennsylvania Lines LLC is a limited liability company that owns railroad lines in the United States that are operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway. The company was formed in 1998 to own Conrail lines assigned to Norfolk Southern in the split of Conrail between Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation; operations were switched over on June 1, 1999.
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is an independent government agency that manages the beverage alcohol industry in Pennsylvania. It is responsible for licensing the possession, sale, storage, transportation, importation and manufacture of wine, spirits and malt or brewed beverages in the Commonwealth, as well as operating a system of liquor distribution (retailing) and providing education about the harmful effects of alcohol consumption.
Pennsylvania Lottery The Pennsylvania Lottery is the state lottery of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was created by the Pennsylvania Legislature on August 26, 1971 and that October, Henry Kaplan was appointed as its first Executive Director.
Pennsylvania metropolitan areas Pennsylvania has 14 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 4 combined statistical areas (CSAs), as defined by the United States Census Bureau. Philadelphia ranks in the top 10 United States metropolitan areas.
Pennsylvania Main Line The Main Line is a collection of affluent towns in the western suburbs of Philadelphia as well as the city neighborhoods of Wynnefield Heights, Wynnefield, Overbrook Farms, and Overbrook Park named after the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad (currently Amtrak's Keystone Corridor and SEPTA's R5 line).
Pennsylvania Marriage Amendment On January 24, 2006, Pennsylvania State Representative Scott Boyd (R-Lancaster) proposed an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution defining marriage between one man and one woman. The language of the proposed constitutional amendment would also prevent the legislature or judiciary from creating civil unions or domestic partnerships, stating:
Pennsylvania Mid State Trail The Pennsylvania Mid State Trail of Pennsylvania (MST or PA-MST) is a 420 km (261 mile) long main trail and many side trails network located in the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians of Central Pennsylvania. Known as "The Wildest Trail in Pennsylvania".
Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art The Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art (PMSIA} was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on February 26, 1876. This was in response to the Centennial International Exhibition held in Philadelphia that year.
Pennsylvania National Fire Museum The Pennsylvania National Fire Museum is a museum devoted to fire fighter heritage in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum has an outstanding collection of artifacts from the hand-drawn equipment, extensive collection of vintage fire apparatus, artifacts, pictures and information about the history of fire fighting in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States.
Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Rail Authority Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Rail Authority is a bi-county creation of both Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania and Monroe County, Pennsylvania to oversee the use of common rail freight lines in Northeastern Pennsylvania, including one formerly owned by Conrail running from Scranton, Pennsylvania, through the Pocono Mountains towards New Jersey and the New York City market.
Pennsylvania Power & Light Building The Pennsylvania Power and Light Building, whose exterior designs were made by the famous Ukrainian sculptor Alexander Archipenko in 1928, is the tallest building in Allentown, Pennsylvania. At the time of creation, the building had one of the fastest moving elevators.
Pennsylvania Rail Trails Pennsylvania Rail Trails are former railway lines that have been converted to paths designed for pedestrian, bicycle, skating, equestrian, and/or light motorized traffic. Rail trails are multi-use paths offering at least pedestrians and cyclists recreational access to the routes.
Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. Commonly referred to as the Pennsy, the company was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge (Columbia, Pennsylvania) The Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge once carried the York Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad across the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. It and its predecessors were a vital commercial and passenger linkage between Philadelphia and Baltimore for over 100 years.
Pennsylvania Reserves The Pennsylvania Reserves was an infantry division in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Noted for its famous commanders and high casualties, it served in the Eastern Theater, and fought in many important battles, including Antietam and Gettysburg.
Pennsylvania Route 132 Pennsylvania Route 132 is a state highway in southeast Pennsylvania. It runs west to east through Bucks County in suburban Philadelphia from PA Route 611 in Warrington, Pennsylvania to Interstate 95 in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Route 145 Pennsylvania Route 145 is a 21 mile long state highway in the US state of Pennsylvania. It runs from Interstate 78 exit 60 and Pennsylvania Route 309 in Lanark, Pennsylvania to Pennsylvania Route 248 in Weiders Crossing, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Route 147 Pennsylvania Route 147 is a north-south route that runs for 57 miles along the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania, United States. The northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 80 and Interstate 180 in Turbot Township.
Pennsylvania Route 18 Pennsylvania Route 18 is a major north-south highway in Western Pennsylvania whose southern terminus is at the West Virginia state line in Greene County, Pennsylvania near the village of Garrison, while the northern terminus is at PA Route 5 in Lake City, Pennsylvania. At a length of 205 miles, PA Route 18 is one of the only state routes in Pennsylvania – north-south and east-west – to go across the entire length of the state.
Pennsylvania Route 208 Pennsylvania Route 208 is located in Western Pennsylvania; its western terminus just west of the village of New Bedford in Lawrence County (11½ miles northwest of New Castle) at US 422 and the Ohio state line. It run nearly 75 miles to its eastern terminus in the village of Frills Corners in Clarion County (9½ miles east of Oil City) at PA Route 36.
Pennsylvania Route 21 Pennsylvania Route 21 is a 52 mile long east-west state highway in the US state of Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at the West Virginia state line in Richhill Township, where PA 21 continues into West Virginia as West Virginia Route 891.
Pennsylvania Route 222 Pennsylvania Route 222 (PA 222) or State Route 222 is a state highway located entirely in Allentown, Pennsylvania and its immediate suburbs along Hamilton Boulevard. The route continues into "center city Allentown" along West Hamilton and West Linden Streets.
Pennsylvania Route 24 Pennsylvania Route 24 is an 29 mile long state highway located within central Pennsylvania in the York County area. Its southern terminus is at the Mason–Dixon Line near Stewartstown, where PA 24 continues into Maryland as Maryland Route 23.
Pennsylvania Route 26 Pennsylvania Route 26 is a 128-mile highway in the south-central area of Pennsylvania. Its northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 150 northwest of Howard, Pennsylvania; its southern terminus is at the Maryland state line near Barnes Gap in Union Township.
Pennsylvania Route 272 Pennsylvania Route 272 is a 55 mile long highway in eastern Pennsylvania, in the Lancaster area. The southern terminus of the route is at the Mason-Dixon Line southeast of Nottingham, where PA 272 continues into Maryland as Maryland Route 272.
Pennsylvania Route 290 Pennsylvania Route 290 (PA 290) is a 9 mile long state highway located entirely in the city of Erie, Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at Interstate 79 and Pennsylvania Route 5 in the neighborhood of Dock Junction.
Pennsylvania Route 313 Pennsylvania Route 313 is a mostly 2-lane, 18 mile long state highway entirely within Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is an east-west road, although it runs almost purely northwest/southeast through most of its course.
Pennsylvania Route 32 Pennsylvania Route 32 is a scenic two-lane highway that runs along the side of the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It begins at United States Highway 1 southwest of Morrisville and ends at Pennsylvania Route 611 near the village of Upper Black Eddy.
Pennsylvania Route 320 Pennsylvania Route 320 is a north-south route that connects at its northern terminus at Pennsylvania Route 23 in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania and connects with Pennsylvania Route 291 in Chester, Pennsylvania at its southern terminus. For most of the route, it is known as Sproul Road; however, below Baltimore Pike it is known as Cedar Lane and above Lancaster Pike it is known as Spring Mill Road.
Pennsylvania Route 324 Pennsylvania Route 324 is a 12 mile long state highway located in the western part of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at River Road (SR 3038) in Pequea and the northern terminus is at U.
Pennsylvania Route 372 Pennsylvania Route 372 is an east-west highway in York, Lancaster, and Chester counties. Its western terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 74 in Lower Chanceford Township north of Delta and west of Holtwood, and its eastern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 82 in Coatesville.
Pennsylvania Route 39 Pennsylvania Route 39 (PA 39) is an east-west route that begins at North Front Street, Susquehanna Township that ends at US 322 and US 422 at Hershey, Pennsylvania. It runs 20 miles and goes through Linglestown, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Route 401 Pennsylvania Route 401 is a short east-west state route in Berks and Chester counties, located in southeast Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 23 in Caernarvon Township, across the county line from Elverson.
Pennsylvania Route 41 Pennsylvania Route 41 is a major 22 mile long state highway located in southeastern Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at the Delaware state line in New Garden Township, where PA 41 continues as Delaware Route 41.
Pennsylvania Route 412 Pennsylvania Route 412 is a 17 mile long north-south state route located in Northampton and Bucks counties in southeastern Pennsylvania. Its southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 611 in the Nockamixon Township community of Harrow.
Pennsylvania Route 44 Pennsylvania Route 44 (or PA 44) is a highway which runs for 145 miles (233 kilometers) in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 80 and Pennsylvania Route 42 in Buckhorn in Columbia County and its northern terminus is at the New York-Pennsylvania border two miles north of the unincorporated village of Myrtle in Ceres Township, McKean County.
Pennsylvania Route 443 Pennsylvania Route 443 is a 78 mile long east-west state highway in the US state of Pennsylvania. Unlike other state highways, PA 443 terminates at not a traffic route at its west end, but at Front Street, formerly U.
Pennsylvania Route 47 Pennsylvania Route 47 was a state highway split into two segments in northwest Pennsylvania. The two segments were simultaneously assigned in 1927 and decommissioned in the same fashion in 1928; however, the two segments were never connected.
Pennsylvania Route 472 Pennsylvania Route 472 is a north-south highway in Lancaster and Chester counties. Its northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 372 in Quarryville, and its southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 841 in Lewisville 300 yards north of the Maryland border.
Pennsylvania Route 50 Pennsylvania Route 50 is a 31 mile long state highway located in western Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 844 in the Independence Township community of Independence less than a mile from the West Virginia state line.
Pennsylvania Route 52 Pennsylvania Route 52 is a 12 mile long state highway located in southeast Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at the Pennsylvania-Delaware state line near Kennett Square, where PA 52 continues as Delaware Route 52.
Pennsylvania Route 554 Pennsylvania Route 554 (PA 554) is a highway which runs for 9 miles (14 km) generally north-south in Lycoming County in north central Pennsylvania in the United States. Its southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 44 just north of the unincorporated village of Elimsport in Washington Township and its northern terminus is at U.
Pennsylvania Route 576 Pennsylvania Route 576, the Southern Beltway, is a partially-completed highway in the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Upon completion it will serve as a southern beltway around the metro Pittsburgh area from the Pittsburgh International Airport to the historic Steel Valley of the Monongahela River.
Pennsylvania Route 581 Pennsylvania Route 581 is a 7 mile long state highway in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Its western terminus is at Interstate 81 exit 59 in Hampden Township, and its eastern terminus is at Interstate 83 exit 41 in Lemoyne.
Pennsylvania Route 611 Pennsylvania Route 611 is a major state highway in Pennsylvania, United States, running from Interstate 95 south of downtown Philadelphia north to Interstate 380 at Tobyhanna Township, Pennsylvania in The Poconos.
Pennsylvania Route 624 Pennsylvania Route 624 is a north-south state route located in southern central Pennsylvania. The northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 462 in Wrightsville near the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge that carries PA 462 across the Susquehanna River.
Pennsylvania Route 64 Pennsylvania Route 64 is a 15 mile long north-south state route located in central Pennsylvania. At its southern terminus in Spring Township, PA 64 continues north from where Pennsylvania Route 26 turns to join U.
Pennsylvania Route 65 Pennsylvania Route 65 is a state highway in Western Pennsylvania meant to connect directly the communities in the north and northwest portions of the Pittsburgh area to the city itself. PA 65's northern terminus is at U.
Pennsylvania Route 663 Pennsylvania Route 663 is a state highway in Bucks and Montgomery counties in southeast Pennsylvania. Its northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 309 and Pennsylvania Route 313 in Quakertown, where it continues eastward as PA 313, and its southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 100 in Pottstown.
Pennsylvania Route 68 Pennsylvania Route 68 is a 79 mile long east-west state highway located in western Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at the Ohio state line west of Glasgow, where PA 68 continues into Ohio as State Route 39.
Pennsylvania Route 74 Pennsylvania Route 74 is a 92 mile long north-south state highway located in central Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at the Mason-Dixon Line southwest of Delta, where PA 74 continues into Maryland as Maryland Route 165.
Pennsylvania Route 75 Pennsylvania Route 75 is a 76 mile long north-south state highway located in central Pennsylvania, USA. The southern terminus is at the Mason-Dixon Line in Montgomery Township, where PA 75 continues into Maryland as Maryland Route 494.
Pennsylvania Route 873 Pennsylvania Route 873 is a north-south, two-lane road mainly located in northern Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Its northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 248 in the Lehigh Township hamlet of Weiders Crossing.
Pennsylvania Route 896 Pennsylvania Route 896 is a north-south state highway located in the counties of Lancaster and Chester in southeastern Pennsylvania. The northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 340 in the East Lampeter Township hamlet of Smoketown, just east of Lancaster.
Pennsylvania Route 94 Pennsylvania Route 94 is a 29 mile long north-south state highway located in southern Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at the Mason-Dixon Line, where PA 94 continues into Maryland as Maryland Route 30.
Pennsylvania Route 96 Pennsylvania Route 96 is a 39 mile long state highway located in southwestern Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at the Mason-Dixon Line in Londonderry Township, where PA 96 continues to the south as Maryland Route 35.
Pennsylvania Route 97 (north) Pennsylvania Route 97 is one of two Pennsylvania state highways that carries the PA 97 designation; the other Pennsylvania Route 97 is in Adams County. The northern PA 97, 15 miles in length, is a north-south highway that terminates at Pennsylvania Route 8 at both ends.
Pennsylvania Route 973 Pennsylvania Route 973 (PA 973) is a highway which runs for 26 miles (42 kilometers) generally east-west in Lycoming County in north central Pennsylvania in the United States. Its western terminus is on the east bank of Pine Creek at Pennsylvania Route 44 in the unincorporated village of Tomb (or Tombs Run) in Watson Township, and its eastern terminus is at the hamlet of Loyalsockville in Eldred Township at Pennsylvania Route 87.
Pennsylvania Route 999 Pennsylvania Route 999 is a 9 mile long state highway located in western Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 441, which has its southern terminus at this intersection, in Washington Boro.
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) is a College Athletic Conference which is made up exclusively of public schools in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. It participates in the NCAA's Division II.
Pennsylvania State Board of Censors The Pennsylvania State Board of Censors was an organization under the Pennsylvania Department of Education responsible for approving, redacting, or banning motion pictures which it considered "sacrilegious, obscene, indecent, or immoral", or which might pervert morals.
Pennsylvania State Capitol The State Capitol of Pennsylvania, located in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is the seat of government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was built in the classic Renaissance style and designed by architect Joseph M.
Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex The Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex, located in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is the administrative hub of the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. At the center of the complex is the majestic State Capitol with its gilt and marble halls, vast rotunda, murals and sculpture, sparkling crystals and gold leaf.
Pennsylvania State Police The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) is the state police force of Pennsylvania, responsible for statewide law enforcement. It was founded in 1905 by order of Governor Samuel Pennypacker, in response to the private police forces used by mine and mill owners to stop worker strikes (the Coal and Iron Police) and the inability or refusal of local police or sheriffs offices to enforce the law.
Pennsylvania State Senate The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislative branch of Pennsylvania government. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building located in Harrisburg.
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the 11th largest public university system in the United States. The system comprises 14 schools, all of which are NCAA Division II members.
Pennsylvania State University Paranormal Research Society The Paranormal Research Society (PRS) of The Pennsylvania State University is one of the only known university-related paranormal groups in the United States. It was founded by investigator Ryan Buell as a student organization founded on September 16th, 2001.
Pennsylvania State University rankings The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities included Penn State among the "Public Ivies", public universities that purportedly offer an academic experience equivalent to that of Ivy League schools combined with affordably priced tuition.

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