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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

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 __ Just select the selection of the time period you want to cover. Better yet, read them all. - From state.pa.us - http://www.legis.state.pa.us/wu01/vc/visitor_info/pa_history/pa_history.htm

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.php

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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