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ExplorePAHistory.com - Stories from PA History
Stories from PA History
View all stories in a glance
Since there are more than 2,000 Historical Markers within Pennsylvania's borders, we've organized them by theme to make your exploration easier....
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ExplorePAHistory.com - Stories from PA History
Stories from PA History
The histories in ExplorePAhistory.com are built around Pennsylvania historical markers, well over 2,000 of which exist across the Commonwealth. Each story includes an over...
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ExplorePAHistory.com - Stories from PA History
Stories from PA History
Chapter One: Penn's Woods
When Europeans first explored the eastern shores of North America, trees covered more than 90 percent of Pennsylvania's 28,692,480 acres. Its moder...
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ExplorePAHistory.com - Stories from PA History
Stories from PA History
The Progress of the Century, by Currier and Ives, 1876.
In the second half of the 19th century, Pennsylvania became an industrial powerhouse and center of technological inn...
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ExplorePAHistory.com - Stories from PA History
Stories from PA History
Chapter 1: The Great Depression Strikes Pennsylvania
A "Hooverville" in the Strip District, Pittsburgh, PA, circa 1932.
Homeless shelters dug into the walls near the ...
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ExplorePAHistory.com - Stories from PA History
Stories from PA History
Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, by Benjamin West, circa...
By the mid-1700s Philadelphia was the largest and most cosmopolitan city in British North Am...