• Regions of Pennsylvania in the United States include: The Lehigh Valley is named for the Lehigh River, which flows through it. The region includes Allentown...
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  • This is a list of some of the ways regions are defined in the United States. Many regions are defined in law or regulations by the federal government;...
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    quarter of the state's territory, but is home to only 4% of its population. It is one of Pennsylvania's 11 state-designated tourist regions. The region...
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    Dutch cuisine throughout the Philadelphia, Allentown and Lancaster regions of Pennsylvania. In the 18th century, baking was still done in wood-fired ovens...
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    Western Pennsylvania distinct from other regions of the state. Pennsylvania is bisected in an S-curve, or roughly diagonally, by the barrier ridges of the...
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    Pennsyltucky (category Regions of Pennsylvania)
    Pennsyltucky is a slang portmanteau of the names of the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and Kentucky. It is used to characterize—usually humorously, but sometimes...
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    Western Pennsylvania is a region in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania encompassing the western half of the state. Pittsburgh is the region's principal...
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    Northeastern regions of Pennsylvania. By the American Revolution in the 18th century, the region had a high percentage of Pennsylvania Dutch inhabitants...
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    other regions where its use has largely or entirely faded. The practice of Pennsylvania Dutch as a street language in urban areas of Pennsylvania, including...
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    Central Pennsylvania, parts of which are sometimes referred to as the Northern Tier, is a region in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania which consists of sixteen...
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    Pennsylvania (/ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪniə/ PEN-sil-VAY-nee-ə, lit. 'Penn's forest country'), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsilfaani)...
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    delineated historical and social region of suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lying along the former Pennsylvania Railroad's once prestigious Main Line...
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    Northeastern Pennsylvania (N.E.P.A. or sometimes called Nepa) is a region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that includes the Pocono Mountains, the Endless...
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    region consisting of five rural counties in north-central Pennsylvania. The region is bordered to the north by the Southern Tier of New York state. Together...
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    major airport serving certain regions of the Delaware Valley, including Bucks and Montgomery Counties in Southeast Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and New Jersey...
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    Lehigh Valley and Pocono Mountain regions compete athletically in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC), one of the nation's premier athletic divisions...
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    Appalachian Plateau (category Regions of Pennsylvania)
    parts of the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. The formation of the...
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  • 2021. The wealthiest regions of Pennsylvania are the suburban counties bordering Philadelphia, the state's most populous city. As of 2020, the wealthiest...
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    overview of and topical guide to the United States Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the fifth most populous of the 50 states...
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    between New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and many gaps in Pennsylvania, including the Pennsylvania Wind Gap, the Lehigh River Gap north of Allentown, the Schuylkill...
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    of Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is known for being home to the largest known deposits of anthracite coal in the world with an estimated reserve of seven...
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    is the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Two suburban municipalities that are included in the South Hills outside of Pittsburgh are Bethel Park...
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  • The belt regions of the United States are portions of the country that share certain characteristics. The "belt" terminology was first applied to growing...
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    time of the American Revolution the lumber industry had reached the interior and mountainous regions of Pennsylvania. Lumber thus became one of the leading...
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  • Hunky (ethnic slur) (category Czech-American culture in Pennsylvania)
    refer to immigrants from Central Europe. It originated in the coal regions of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, where immigrants from Central Europe (Hungarians...
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    electricity provider for the Lehigh Valley, Northeastern Pennsylvania, and other regions of Pennsylvania and the United States. The PPL Building is often uniquely...
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    number of people who work in New York City commute from Pennsylvania, particularly from the Lehigh Valley, Bucks County, and Poconos regions in eastern...
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    Laurel Highlands (category Regions of Pennsylvania)
    region in southwestern Pennsylvania made up of Fayette County, Somerset County, and Westmoreland County. It has a population of about 600,000 people. The...
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  • suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The independent suburban municipalities that are included in the North Hills are Ross Township, Borough of West View...
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    Area codes 610, 484, and 835 (category Area codes in Pennsylvania)
    for the eastern and southeastern regions of Pennsylvania. The numbering plan area (NPA) includes regions to the west of Philadelphia and the cities Allentown...
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