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Colonial Pennsylvania ___Take a good look at the circumstances which preceded the founding of Pennsylvania. There is great deal of information concerning William Penn and the Shakers. - Text only - From - Henry William Elson - http://www.usahistory.info/colonies/Pennsylvania.html

Find a Grave - Pennsylvania ___Brief biographies of 1,582 'famous' citizens, many with information about their claims to fame, causes of death and burial places, and photos. - Illustrated - From Find a Grave - http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=state&FSstateid=40

Historic Postcards of Erie, PA ___"The history and beauty of Erie is wonderfully captured in the nearly 100 historic postcards that are being shared here." - Illustrated - From Eriepostcards.com -
http://www.eriepostcards.com/index.htm

Historical Museums of Pennsylvania - A History Guide __ A directory of Historical Museums in Pennsylvania, categorized by county. - illustrated - From censusfinder.com - http://www.censusfinder.com/pennsylvania-historical-museums.htm

History of Pennsylvania __ "The History of Pennsylvania is as varied as any in the American experience and reflects the melting pot vision of the United States." An encyclopedic article. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Pennsylvania

Mine Country - Anthracite Coal Region History ___"Welcome to Minecountry, a site dedicated to promoting and preserving the history and culture of the Appalachian Pennsylvania Anthracite Region. Here you will find both popular and scholarly information about the area that fueled America's Industrial Revolution." - Text only - From Eric McKeever and Christine Goldbeck -
http://www.minecountry.com/homemine/index2.cfm

Pennsylvania ___A good overview of the history of Pennsylvania, plus statistics, demographic information, and links to "... selected famous natives and residents." - Illustrated - From Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108264.html

Pennsylvania Ghost Towns ___These brief reports about this state's ghost towns are submitted by viewers. - Map - From Ghosttowns.com - http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/pa/pa.html

Pennsylvania History ___A printable page which provides a brief overview of the history of Pennsylvania. - Text only - From Yahoo! Travel -
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-501507-pennsylvania_history-i

Pennsylvania: History ___ Topics include Penn's colony, Native American resistance to western settlement and the Whiskey Rebellion. Text only - From The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. - http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/us/A0860294.html

Pennsylvania Timeline of State History __ "Provides a chronological timeline of important events and dates in this state's history. Includes a guide to this state's official symbols, emblems, and mascots." - From shgresources.com - http://www.shgresources.com/pa/timeline/

State of Pennsylvania History ___Not an attractive page, but the facts are here. Historic Pennsylvania - Text only - From NorthEastern Genealogy - http://www.negenealogy.com/pa/pa_state/history.htm

The US50 - A Guide to the State of Pennsylvania ___A general overview of the history of Pennsylvania and brief biographies of historic figures. - Text only - From Erik Schubach and TheUS50.com - http://www.theus50.com/pennsylvania/history.shtml

Welcome to the PA State Archives Web Site ___"This web site contains general descriptive information about the holdings of the Pennsylvania State Archives, as well as a series of Research Guides that can help you get started on a particular topic, such as Genealogy." - Illustrated - From the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission - http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/overview.htm?secid=31

William Penn Was Born ___Learn about the founding of Pennsylvania by William Penn. - Illustrated - From the Library of Congress -
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb_colonial_penn_1.html

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