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1776 In Pennsylvania
This is a list of events in the year 1776 in Pennsylvania. incumbents colonel governor: John Penn (until month and day unknown) events *January 2 – The Tory Act of 1776 is signed by Peyton Randolph. *June 18–25 – The Pennsylvania Provincial Conference takes place at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia declaring Pennsylvania independent from Great Britain. *July 4 – Henry Beeson published a plat of quarter-acre plots near his mill in Union now Uniontown. *August 23 – The 12th Pennsylvania Regiment is raised at Sudbury. *September 16 – The 11th Pennsylvania Regiment is authorized. *September 28 – The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 is ratified. *December 25 – American Revolution: At 6 p.m. Gen. George Washington and his troops, numbering 2,400, march to McConkey's Ferry, cross the Delaware River, and land on the New Jersey bank by 3 a.m. the following morning. Undated *The last colonel governor John Penn resigns. *The Continental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the nation with over 13 million residents as of 2020. It is the 33rd-largest state by area and ranks ninth among all states in population density. The southeastern Delaware Valley metropolitan area comprises and surrounds Philadelphia, the state's largest and nation's sixth most populous city. Another 2.37 million reside in Greater Pittsburgh in the southwest, centered around Pittsburgh, the state's second-largest and Western Pennsylvania's largest city. The state's su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |