Among many reasons, Pennsylvania was the only colony to live up to its creed of religious tolerance during the colonial era as well as racial and ethnic tolerance relative to its time. Pennsylvania was also the site of most of the "firsts", as one may say, including the first post office in the u.s., the first hospital, the first medical school, the first women's medical school, the first children's hospital, the first true mental hospital, the first zoo, the first mint (where money is made), the first public library, the first organized fire department (though it was volunteer), the first insurance company, the first public water works, the first theatre, the first stock exchange, the first Thanksgiving day parade (1920 wanamaker's thanksgiving day parade with floats and all), the first reading of the declaration of independence (for obvious reasons) and the list goes on. Most of these things occurred in philadelphia, which was the hub of colonial America as well as the largest city in the colonies at the time.
William Penn (October 14, 1644 - July 30, 1718) was an English founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future U.S. State of Pennsylvania. He was known as an early champion of democracy and religious freedom and famous for his good relations and his treaties with the Lenape Indians. Under his direction, Philadelphia was planned and developed. (Wikipedia)
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It was the industrial city during the civil war. It was also a northern state, (Yankees or Union).
Pennsylvania is important because it is a swing state
The Electoral College was created in the 1780s at the Philadelphia Convention (a.k.a. Federal Convention, Constitutional Convention)
Its universities, medical research, the cable companies, (verizon and comcast are both headquartered there) it has significant historical importance, and many other reasons.
Believing in the importance of self-education, he founded the first public library in America in 1731 and chartered it in 1742 as the Philadelphia Library.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is in Philadelphia county.
Philadelphia is in Philadelphia County.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is in Philadelphia county.
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Some newspapers published in Philadelphia include The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and the Philadelphia Tribune.
The address of the Fund For Philadelphia is: , Philadelphia, PA 19102-1501
Philadelphia is a city in Pennsylvania unless you are talking about Philadelphia, Mississippi which is 1,108,80 miles southwest of Philadelphia Pennsylvania,
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