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Pennsylvania Map +                   ペンシルヴァニア州の地図等



One of the Original 13 Colonies: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island  


* Allegheny National Forest, Warren  

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Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh (Carnegie Museum of Art, Andy Warhol Museum, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center+), Pittsburgh

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Crayola Factory, Easton  

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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Dingmans Falls

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Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia

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Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg     

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Herseypark, Hershey   

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 Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia
@  Independence Hall – Here, Benjamin Franklin and the nation’s Founding Fathers signed the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, Liberty Bell 

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Kennywood Amusement Park, West Mifflin  

*v Little League baseball originated in Williamsport in 1939. History

* Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square 

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Mummers Parade, New Year’s Day   Mummers Museum, Philadelphia

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Pennsylvania Dutch Country
v The Pennsylvania Dutch originally came from Germany, Deutschland. The “Deutsch was misunderstood by other people as “Dutch.” That’s why they are called the “Pennsylvania Dutch.” For more info, click
here 
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Bird in Hand, Lancaster County --- Pennsylvania Dutch village


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Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia 

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Sesame Place, Langhorne    
 
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Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh

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Valley Forge National Historic Park, Valley Forge

*v Frank Lloyd Wright (American architect) designed
Fallingwater (Edgar J. Kaufmann’s house)  For more info


Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | Allentown | Erie | Harrisburg (Capital) |
Largest Cities in PA
 
Tourism

Things to Do in Pennsylvania | Fun Things to Do in Pennsylvania

ペンシルバニア州の旅行ガイド

Pittsburgh: Golden Triangle Pictures | Mt. Washington

Events
late April  Penn Relays, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA   100422-0424
Groundhog Day
, Punxsutawney 0202

More Events
for example, check out
this site


Local Celebrities*
Marian Anderson | Andrew Carnegie (Scotland native, philanthropist, Pittsburgh Steel company) | Mary Cassatt  | Stephen Foster | Benjamin Franklin | Robert Fulton | George Catlett Marshall (Marshall Plan) | William Penn (Founder of Pennsylvania, England native) and more. For more info on Famous Natives, click
here

References
*  Inge N. Dobelis (Project Editor): America: land of Beauty and Splendor (New York/Montreal: Reader’s Digest, 1992)
+  Laura Sutherland with Family Travel Forum: Amazing Places to Take Your Kids(Illinois: Publications International, Ltd., 2008)
@  Lissa Poirot: “The Great American Road Trip” ,
AAA Living May/June 2010, Page 27-29 Travel AAA
# Explore America Info
v  Alma E. Guinness (Project Editor) et al: America A to Z (New York, USA: The Reader's Digest Association, 1997)

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