Pennsylvania, the Keystone State


Land area: 44,820 sq. mi. (32)
Population (2000): 12,281,054 (6)
Population density: 274.01 per sq. mi. (10)
U.S. Representatives (2003-12): 19
Entered Union: 12-Dec-1787 (2)

The sign said “America Starts Here”. If that’s the case, where have I been for the last 64 miles? Latvia? Never mind that. See the sights. Go to Valley Forge, where Washington kept his troops during that brutal winter of 1778. Head down to Gettysburg and plot out a way Pickett’s charge might have worked. Drop in on Punxsutawney Phil next 2-Feb. Check out the Little League Baseball Museum in South Williamsport. And then go back to Independence Mall in Philadelphia. America started there. Oh, by the way, Pennsylvania was the first state to put its Web site (above) on its license plate.

No. of Counties I’ve Visited: 67 of 67

County Pop. (2000)     Latest Visit   County Seat Visited?
Adams 91,292 26-Aug-2007 Gettysburg yes
Allegheny 1,281,666 5-Aug-2007 Pittsburgh yes
Armstrong 72,392 1-Sep-2008 Kittanning yes
Beaver 181,412 26-Jul-2002 Beaver
Bedford 49,984 19-Aug-2007 Bedford yes
Berks 373,638 11-Apr-2009 Reading yes
Blair 129,144 1-Sep-2008 Altoona yes
Bradford 62,761 4-Aug-2007 Towanda yes
Bucks 597,635 4-Jul-2008 Doylestown yes
Butler 174,083 30-Jul-2009 Butler yes
Cambria 152,598 1-Sep-2008 Ebensburg yes
Cameron 5,974 29-Dec-1996 Emporium
Carbon 58,802 30-Jul-2009 Jim Thorpe yes
Centre 135,758 30-Jul-2009 Bellefonte yes
Chester 433,501 12-Jun-2005 West Chester yes
Clarion 41,765 30-Jul-2009 Clarion yes
Clearfield 83,382 30-Jul-2009 Clearfield yes
Clinton 37,914 30-Jul-2009 Lock Haven yes
Columbia 64,151 30-Jul-2009 Bloomsburg yes
Crawford 90,366 1-Sep-2008 Meadville yes
Cumberland 213,674 25-Aug-2007 Carlisle yes
Dauphin 251,798 25-Aug-2007 Harrisburg yes
Delaware 550,864 6-Jul-2008 Media yes
Elk 35,112 8-Jul-2001 Ridgway
Erie 280,843 1-Sep-2008 Erie yes
Fayette 148,644 3-Jul-1994 Uniontown yes
Forest 4,946 5-Aug-2007 Tionesta yes
Franklin 129,313 25-Aug-2007 Chambersburg yes
Fulton 14,261 19-Aug-2007 McConnellsburg yes
Greene 40,672 12-Aug-2001 Waynesburg
Huntingdon 45,586 3-Jul-2003 Huntingdon yes
Indiana 89,605 1-Sep-2008 Indiana
Jefferson 45,932 30-Jul-2009 Brookville yes
Juniata 22,821 4-Jul-2006 Mifflintown
Lackawanna 213,295 7-Sep-2008 Scranton yes
Lancaster 470,658 26-Aug-2007 Lancaster yes
Lawrence 94,643 5-Aug-2007 New Castle yes
Lebanon 120,327 25-Aug-2007 Lebanon yes
Lehigh 312,090 12-Apr-2009 Allentown yes
Luzerne 319,250 30-Jul-2009 Wilkes-Barre yes
Lycoming 120,044 31-Jul-1999 Williamsport yes
McKean 45,936 8-Jul-2001 Smethport
Mercer 120,293 30-Jul-2009 Mercer
Mifflin 46,486 4-Jul-2006 Lewistown yes
Monroe 138,687 30-Jul-2009 Stroudsburg yes
Montgomery 750,097 6-Apr-2007 Norristown yes
Montour 18,236 30-Jul-2009 Danville
Northampton 267,066 12-Apr-2009 Easton yes
Northumberland 94,556 30-Jul-2009 Sunbury
Perry 43,602 4-Jul-2006 New Bloomfield
Philadelphia 1,517,550 6-Jul-2008 Philadelphia yes
Pike 46,302 23-Oct-2004 Milford yes
Potter 18,080 29-Dec-1996 Coudersport yes
Schuylkill 150,336 19-Aug-2007 Pottsville yes
Snyder 37,546 29-Aug-1993 Middleburg
Somerset 80,023 19-Aug-2007 Somerset yes
Sullivan 6,556 18-Aug-1996 Laporte yes
Susquehanna 42,238 6-Sep-2004 Montrose
Tioga 41,373 6-Sep-1993 Wellsboro
Union 41,624 30-Jul-2009 Lewisburg yes
Venango 57,565 30-Jul-2009 Franklin yes
Warren 43,863 5-Aug-2007 Warren yes
Washington 202,897 19-Aug-2007 Washington yes
Wayne 47,722 7-Sep-2008 Honesdale yes
Westmoreland 369,993 19-Aug-2007 Greensburg yes
Wyoming 28,080 25-Aug-1996 Tunkhannock yes
York 381,751 26-Aug-2007 York yes

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