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Did you know
... that
Daniel Hughes
(pictured)
was a
mulatto
raftsman who led
fugitive slaves
to freedom by transporting them in his barge and providing shelter at his
Loyalsock Township, Pennsylvania
home?
... that
Dr. Joseph Rothrock
is known as the "Father of
Forestry
" in
Pennsylvania
, and is the namesake for
Rothrock State Forest
?
... that
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
was once known as the "
Lumber Capital of the World
" and is the birthplace of
Little League Baseball
?
... that the
Pennsylvania Ministerium
was the first
Lutheran
church body in
North America
?
... that although
Plunketts Creek
in
Pennsylvania
was named for a suspected
Loyalist
during the
American Revolution
, by 1838 his name was so controversial that
Plunketts Creek Township
was named for the creek instead?
Category
:
Pennsylvania portal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
Portal:Pennsylvania
|
Did you know
... that
Daniel Hughes
(pictured)
was a
mulatto
raftsman who led
fugitive slaves
to freedom by transporting them in his barge and providing shelter at his
Loyalsock Township, Pennsylvania
home?
... that
Dr. Joseph Rothrock
is known as the "Father of
Forestry
" in
Pennsylvania
, and is the namesake for
Rothrock State Forest
?
... that
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
was once known as the "
Lumber Capital of the World
" and is the birthplace of
Little League Baseball
?
... that the
Pennsylvania Ministerium
was the first
Lutheran
church body in
North America
?
... that although
Plunketts Creek
in
Pennsylvania
was named for a suspected
Loyalist
during the
American Revolution
, by 1838 his name was so controversial that
Plunketts Creek Township
was named for the creek instead?
Category
:
Pennsylvania portal
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