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    Pennsylvania pĕnsəlvāˈnyə , one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York (N). Sections in this article: Introduction
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    Here's a look at the overall and regional population of the United States from 1990 to 2010. Regions include the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West. Area Population Change, 2000-2010; April 1, 1990 April 1, 2000 April 1, 2010 ... United States Population. Sources + Our Common Sources.
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    Rich in historic lore, Pennsylvania territory was disputed in the early 1600s among the Dutch, the Swedes, and the English. England acquired the region in 1664 with the capture of New York, and in 1681 Pennsylvania was granted to William Penn, a Quaker, by King Charles II.. Philadelphia was the seat of the federal government almost continuously from 1776 to 1800; there the Declaration of ...
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    The valley was the scene of a long contest between Connecticut and Pennsylvania over conflicting land claims based on 17th-century charters. After the Susquehanna Company purchased (1754) land there at the Albany Congress, a temporary settlement of the region in 1762-63 led to the first permanent settlement in 1769 and the building soon after ...
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    Extending more than 1,000 mi (1,610 km) from the Appalachians to the Rocky Mts. and lying between Canada (into which they extend) in the north and the Gulf Coastal Plain in the south are the undulating Interior Plains. Once covered by a great inland
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    / United States, Canada, and Greenland / U.S. Physical Geography / Catskill Mountains ; Catskill Mountains. Catskill Mountains, dissected plateau of the Appalachian Mt. system, SE N.Y., W of the Hudson River. This glaciated region, wooded and rolling, with deep gorges and many waterfalls, is drained by the headstreams of the Delaware River and ...
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    In North America, from N Alaska to New Mexico, it moves along the crest of the Rocky Mts., which separates streams with outlets to the west of the divide from those with outlets to the east. In SW New Mexico the divide crosses an area of low relief; it becomes more distinct in N Mexico, where it follows the Sierra Madre Occidental.

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