The US state of Pennsylvania is located in the eastern United States. It is also one of its thirteen founding states. Pennsylvania is nicknamed the “Keystone State” after the central wedge-shaped stone in the middle of an arch. Along with New York and New Jersey, Pennsylvania is included in the mid-Atlantic states. Pennsylvania is also […]
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Pennsylvania Geography and Economy
Pennsylvania is a federal state founded by William Penn in the eastern United States of America and one of its thirteen founding states. The official name is Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Together with New York and New Jersey, Pennsylvania is assigned to the Central Atlantic States. The name literally means “Penn’s woodland ” (lat. Silva “forest” […]