50 YEARS BEFORE PENNSYLVANIA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

1738

1739

1740

1741

- The formation of Antrim Township, part of Lancaster County, authorized by the Lancaster Court of Quarter Sessions. Today located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

- Bethlehem, city founded by Moravian missionaries in Lehigh and Northampton counties along the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°43'N-75°25'W. Attractions & Recreation : Lost River Caverns.

- Nazareth Borough land purchased by Moravian settlers from English evangelist George Whitefield, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- Northampton Borough, settled in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Northampton Municipal Park, Saylor Park, Vitor Talotta Memorial Park

- Straban laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

- October 6, Clement Plumsted appointed third-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1741-October 5, 1742).

1742

- Moravian converts, established a church in Emmaus, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

- John Frazier, regarded as the first settler of Braddock on the Monongahela River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Named after British general Edward Braddock.

- Moravian College established in Bethlehem, Lehigh and Northampton counties, Pennsylvania.

- Saucon Township established as part of Bucks County in Pennsylvania.

- October 5, William Till appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1742-October 4, 1743).

1743

- Lower Saucon Township, incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- Quakers established the Darby Library Company in Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

- St. Paul's chapel built by Father Theodore Schneider in Bally borough, Pennsylvania.

- October 4, Benjamin Shoemaker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1743-October 2, 1744).

1744

- Grumblethorpe House, built in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

- October 2, Edward Shippen appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1744-October 1, 1745).

1745

- A printing press established at the Ephrata Community, a U.S. Protestant monastic settlement in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

- October 1, James Hamilton appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1745-October 7, 1746).

1746

- Bethlehem Township established in Lehigh Valley, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- Straban Township, erected in Adams County(area formerly Lancaster County), Pennsylvania. Named for Strabane, a town in North Ireland

- May 8, East Berlin laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

- October 7, William Attwood appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1746-October 4, 1748).

1747

- Hanover Township became part of Allen Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- June 6, Anthony Palmer appointed lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1747-November 23, 1748).

1748

- Petition signed by Irish and Scotch immigrants to create Allen Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- Burnside Plantation, the first single-family house built by missionary James Burnside and his wife, in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- A Gemeinde Ort (Congregation village) established in the Emmaus area in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

- Mount Bethel Towship, founded in Northhampton County, Pennsylvania.

- October 4, Charles Willing appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1748-October 3, 1749).

- November 23, James Hamilton appointed lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1748-October 3, 1754).

1749

- Berwick laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

- Cumberland Township (part of Butler and Franklin townships) established in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Eisenhower National Historic Site, Gettysburg National Military Park,

- Menallen laid out and incorporated in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

- Mount Joy laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

- Oxford laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

- Tyrone laid out and incorporated in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

- York County in Pennsylvania, formed out of Lancaster County, seat York.

- October 3, Thomas Lawrence appointed third-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1749-October 2, 1750).

- August 9, Lancaster County in Pennsylvania, divided with the separation of York County.

- December 5, Thomas Hossak designated as Tax Collector for Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

1750

- Cumberland County established in Pennsylvania, seat Carlisle. Municipalities : Camp Hill Borough, Carlisle Borough, Cooke, Dickinson Township, East Pennsboro, Hampden, Hopewell, Lemoyne, Lower Allen, Lower Frankford, Lower Mifflin, Mechanicsburg, Middlesex, Monroe, Mount Holly Springs, New Cumberland, Newburg, New ville, North Middleton, North Newton, Penn, Shippenburg, Shiremanstown, Silver Spring, Southampton, South Middleton, South Newton, Upper Allen, Upper Frankford, Upper Mifflin, West Pennsboro, Wormleysburg.

- Indian trader, Robert Ray established a settlement on the site of Bedford, known as Raystown, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

- Kittanning township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- Land warrant deeded acreage to the largely Plainfield Church Congregation in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- Williams Township, incorporated and established near the New Jersey border, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Fry's Run County Park, Williams Township Park

- May 9, Easton town laid out in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- October 2, William Plumsted appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

1751

- Berks County established in Pennsylvania, seat Reading.

- Carlisle borough, laid out and appointed seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Named after Carlisle in England. Coordinates 40°12'N-77°12'W.

- October 1, Robert Strettell appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1751-October 3, 1752).

1752

- Berks County founded and incorporated in Pennsylvania.

- Saucon Towship in Bucks County, became part of Northampton County in Pennsylvania.

- Easton laid out by William Parsons and appointed seat of Northampton County in Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°42'N-75°12'W.

- Lehigh Township, incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Indian Trail Park

- March 11, Northampton County established in Pennsylvania, seat Easton. Municipalities : Allen Township, Bangor Borough, Bath Borough, Bethlehem City, Bethlehem Township, Bushkill Township, Chapman Borough, East Allen Township, East Bangor Borough, Easton City, Forks Township, Freemansburg Borough, Glendon Borough, Hanover Township, Hellertown Borough, Lehigh Township, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Lower Nazereth Township, Lower Saucon Township, Moore Township, Nazareth Borough, Northampton Borough, North Catasauqua Borough, Palmer Township, Pen Argyl Borough, Plainfield Township, Portland Borough, Roseto Borough, Stockertown Borough, Tatamy Borough, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Upper Nazareth Township, Walnutport Borough, Washington Township, West Easton Borough, Williams Township, Wilson Borough, Wind Gap Borough.

- October 3, Benjamin Shoemaker appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1752-October 2, 1753).

1753

- Benjamin Franklin negotiated a treaty with the Native Americans, ending continuous conflicts in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

- Braddock Hills settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- The French erected a fort in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

- Fort Presque Isle built by the French near Erie in Erie County in Philadelphia.

- Saucon Township, divided in Lower and Upper Saucon Township, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA founded in 1740 as a charity school, became academy through the efforts of Benjamin Franklin.

- October 2, Thomas Lawrence appointed fourth-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1753-April 25, 1754).

1754

- Forks Township founded in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Harmony Township Park, Merrill Creek Reservoir Park

- French army built Fort Duquesne in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- April 25, Charles Willing appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1754-December 4, 1754).

- May 28, Virginia militia under command of Major George Washington attacked and defeated French troops near Great Meadows (present Uniontown) in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

- July 3, The Battle of Fort Necessity. Colonel George Washington surrendered to the French at Fort Necessity in Farmington, Pennsylvania.

- October 3, Robert Hunter Morris appointed lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1754-August 20, 1756).

- December 4, William Plumsted appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1754-Ocotber 5, 1756).

1755

- Abbottstown laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

- Braddock settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°25'N-79°50'W.

- British army under General Edward Braddock passed the Duquesne area in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°21'N-79°51'W.

- First scattered Indian raids west of Susquehanna in Pennsylvania.

- Nazareth Hall Square was begun in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- The University of Pennsylvania founded in 1740 as charity school, chartered as College and Academy of Philadelphia, PA.

- June 27, one of the first pumped waterworks in the U.S. started operations in Bethlehem, Lehigh and Northampton counties, Pennsylvania.

1756

- French and Indian War in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Shawnee Indians under Captain Jacobs and Shingas, swept down to burn, capture and kill.

- The Pennsylvania General Assembly, decided to build a chain of forts along the Blue Mountains. One of these forts was Fort Loudoun in Franklin County, built by Colonel John Armstrong.

- Provincial fort built, during the French and Indian War, in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

- Fort Henry built in Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

- August 20, William Denny appointed lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1756-November 17, 1759).

- October 5, Attwood Shute appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1756-October 15, 1758).

1757

- Emmitsburg (previously called Poplar Fields and Silver Fancy) in Pennsylvania founded by Samuel Emmit.

- Restoration of the Easton home in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Home of George Taylor, signer of the Declaration of Independence.

- Troxell-Steckel House and Farm Museum, built in Egypt, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- May, Cherokees under Wahacbey, with Richard Pearisand Evan Shelby, attack an Indian raiding party in Pennsylvania.

1758

- Conflict between British and French over claims about the Allegheny County area in Pennsylvania, settled.

- Fort Bedford built, a supply base for the British against the French, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

- Fort Pitt in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, fell to General Forbes and Colonel Washington.

- October 15, Thomas Lawrence appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1758-October 2, 1759).

- November 25, John Armstrong, born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Officer in the Continental Army, politician and diplomat.

1759

- The French abandoned Fort Presque Isle to the British, built near Erie in Erie County, Philadelphia.

- Nazareth Hall, a community boy's school operational in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- October 2, John Stamper appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1759-October 7, 1760).

- November 18, James Hamilton appointed second-term lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1759-October 31, 1763).

1760

- Hanover Township, settled in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- February 14, Richard Allen born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founder and first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

- October 7, Benjamin Shoemaker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1760-October 6, 1761).

1761

- Tannery built by Moravian settlers in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- British army completed Fort Pitt in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Maguntchi later named Salzburg renamed Emmaus, in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

- October 6, Jacob Duche appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadephia County, Pennsylvania (1761-October 5, 1762).

1762

- Allentown founded in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Named for William Allen, mayor of Philadelphia and chief justice of Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°36'N-75°29'W. Attractions & Recreation : Liberty Bell Shrine, nearby Trexler-Lehigh Game Preserve.

- Waterworks built by Moravian settlers in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Oldest pumped waterworks in the U.S.

- October 5, Henry Harrison appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1762-October 4, 1763).

- December 24, Plainfield Township incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Bangor Memorial Park, Wind Gap Park

1763

- Bushkill Township founded in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. First inhabitant of the area the Delaware Tribe Native Americans, followed by mainly German settlers. Attractions & Recreation : Jacobsburg State Park

- British army built a fort in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

- Cliveden House, planned by Chief Justice Benjamin Chew, built in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

- Fort Presque Isle destroyed by Native Americans during the Pontiac Conspiracy near Erie in Erie County, Philadelphia.

- Bushy Run Battle, Swiss-born English soldier, colonel Henry Bouquet, defeated the Ottawa Native Americans attacks under Chief Pontiac, near Greensburg in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

- Stowe settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- July 22, James Geddes, born near Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Civil engineer (Erie Canal contribution), lawyer and politician.

- October 4, Thomas Willing appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1763-October 2, 1764).

- October 31, John Penn appointed lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1763-May 4, 1771).

1764

- McKees Rocks settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Pittsburgh town laid out in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- October 2, Thomas Lawrence appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1764-October 1, 1765).

1765

- Courthouse completed at Centre Square in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- Littlestown laid out by Peter Kleyn in, Pennsylvania, today oldest town in Adams County.

- McSherrystown laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

- Moore Township, incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- Foundation of the first medical school in the United States, the College and Academy of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania became a university.

- October 1, John Lawrence appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1765-October 6, 1767).

- November 14, Robert Fulton, born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Inventor (steamboat construction).

1766

- Bedford town platted in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°01'N-78°30'W. Attractions & Recreation : Bedford Springs, Blue Knob Ski Area, Coral Caverns, Shawnee State Park.

1767

- Slave importation ban in Pennsylvania.

- October 6, Isaac Jones appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1767-October 3, 1769).

1768

- Armstrong County territory in Pennsylvania purchased from the Native Americans by the New Purchase Treaty of Fort Stanwix.

- Robinson settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

1769

- The Mason and Dixon Line, the southern boundary of Pennsylvania, ratified.

- Manor township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- October 3, Samuel Shoemaker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1769-October 1, 1771).

1770

- Connellsville, settled on the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°01'N-79°35'W.

- Mike Fink, born in Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania. Legendary frontiersman.

- Penn Hills settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

1771

- Bedford County established in Pennsylvania, seat Bedford.

- Communal life ended and private entreprise activities started in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- Washington township settled on an early Shawnee village site in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- January 17, Charles Brockden Brown, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Writer ' Wieland' , 'Ormond', etc.

- May 6, James Hamilton appointed third-term lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1771-October 16, 1771).

- October 1, John Gibson appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1771-October 5, 1773).

- October 16, Richard Penn appointed lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1771-August 30, 1773).

1772

- Northumberland County, formed from part of Berks County in Pennsylvania, seat Sunbury.

- Morris House, built in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Occasionally occupied as summer residence of President George Washington.

1773

- Canonsburg settled, located in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°16'N-80°11'W.

- Collier settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Dickinson College founded in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, by Thomas Penn.

- Scott settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Westmoreland County established in Pennsylvania, seat Greensburg.

- August 30, John Penn appointed second-term lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1773-September 28, 1776).

- October 5, William Fisher appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1773-October 4, 1774).

1774

- North Fayette settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Stockertown Borough, laid out in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- September 5, the first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

- October 4, Samuel Rhoads appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1774-October 5, 1775).

1775

- The second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

- The First United Church of Christ, built in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- May 5, Alexander McNair, born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. First governor of Missouri (1820-1824).

- October 5, Samuel Powel appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1775-1776).

- Bethel Park settled as part of Washington County in Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°18'N-80°02'W. Attractions & Recreation : Ft. Henry.

- British forces occupied Philadelphia in Pennsylvania.

- Bushkill Township settled in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- General George Washington crossed the Delaware River at McConkey's Ferry in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on their way to attack a Hessian garnison at Trenton, NJ (Battle of Trenton). (credit a NJ resident)

JULY 4, INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

- July 8, Easton, the site for one of only three readings by Robert Levers of the Declaration of Independence, an historic event celebrated each year on Heritage Day, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- August 6, Thomas Wharton, Jr. elected governor of Pennsylvania (1776-May 23, 1778).

- December, American Revolutionary troops quartered in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

1777

- Fort Jenkins built near Berwick in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.

- The Indian Treaty Conference held at the First United Church of Christ, in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- March 4, Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, became capital of the United States (1777-September 18, 1777).

- March 5, Thomas Wharton, Jr. appointed president of the Supreme Executive Council(governor) of Pennsylvania (1777-May 23, 1778).

- September 9, General Sir William Howe arrived in Kennett Square in Pennsylvania, with his troops, 13,000 British and 5,000 Hession soldiers, on his way to seize Philadelphia (Battle of Brandywine).

- September 11, the Battle of Brandywine, British defeated the Americans during the U.S. War of Independence, near Philadelphia in Pennsylvania.

- September 22, John Bartram, died in Kingsessing, Pennsylvania. Experimenter, explorer naturalist, considered as 'father of American botany'.

- October 4, the Battle of Germantown fought between Washington's Continental Army and the British forces under General Sir William Howe, who occupied Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania.

1778

- First mill built at Ackermanville present Washington Township area, by Henry Miller, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- Doylestown, laid out in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°19'N-75°08'W. Attractions & Recreation : Mercer Museum

- Fort Roberdau established near Altoona in Blair County, Pennsylvania.

- North Versailles settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- South Versailles settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- May 23, Thomas Wharton, died while in office as governor of Pennsylvania (1776-1778).

- May 23, George Bryan, appointed acting president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1778-December 1, 1778).

- July 2, Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, re-appointed capital of the United States (1778-June 23, 1783).

- December 1, Joseph Reed, appoined president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania ( 1778-November 15, 1781).

1779

- The College and Academy of Philadelphia was called the University of Pennsylvania.

1780

1781

- Pennsylvania Emancipation Act, pledged the gradual abolition of slavery in the state.

- Washington County established in Pennsylvania, seat Washington.

- Washington Township, incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- November 15, Williame Moore, appointed president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1781-November 7, 1782).

1782

- Lincoln settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Greensburg settled, seat of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Named for Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. Coordinates 40°18'N-79°33'W. Attractions & Recreation : Bushy Run Battlefield

- Gunshop opened on Main Street in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- August 31, George Croghan, died in Passyunk (Philadelphia area), Pennsylvania. British(Dublin) born trader, who negotiated 'friendship' treaties between Native American tribes and British government.

- October 8, James Potter appointed acting president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1782-November 7, 1782).

- November 7, John Dickinson, appointed president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1782-October 18, 1785).

1783

- Buckstown (today Dunmore), settled in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 41°25'N-75°38'W.

- Fayette County established in Pennsylvania, seat Uniontown.

1784

- Armstrong County territory in Pennsylvania purchased from the Native Americans by the Last Purchase Treaty of Fort Stanwix.

- Bradys Bend settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- Chambersburg borough, appointed seat of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 39°56'N-77°39'W. Attractions & Recreation : Caledonia State Park, President James Buchanan's log cabin.

- Franklin County established in Pennsylvania, seat Chambersburg.

- Montgomery County established in Pennsylvania, seat Norristown.

- Rayburn township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

1785

- Dauphin County established in Pennsylvania, seat Harrisburg.

- Hannastown, destroyed by Seneca Native Americans raid, nearby Greensburg, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

- March 5, Joseph Reed, died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Governor of Pennsylvania (1778-1781).

- April 17, Dickinson founded in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

- May 9, James Pollard Espy, born in Pennsylvania. Meteorologist.

- October, Franklin Township founded in Adams County, taken from Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania. Named after Benjamin Franklin.

- October 10, Charles Biddle appointed acting president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1785-October 18, 1785).

- October 18, Benjamin Franklin appointed president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1785-October 14, 1788).

1786

- Berwick, on the Susquehanna River founded by Evan Owen in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 41°03'N-76°15'W. Attractions & Recreation : Fort Jenkins.

- Private ownership of property allowed at the Ephrata Community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

- Luzerne County established in Pennsylvania, seat Wilkes-Barre.

- January 8, Nicholas Biddle, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bank president and financier.

December 12, Pennsylvania PA, 2nd state admitted to the Union

Pennsylvania Today : one of the original 13 states to ratify the Federal Constitution of the United States. Nickname 'Memories Last A Lifetime', capital Harrisburg. Area 46,058 sq.mi.(119.290km²), 33rd largest state. Counties 67 : Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Libanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mc Kean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland, Wyoming, York. Attractions & Recreation : Allegheny Islands State Park, Allegheny National Fish Hatchery, Allegheny National Forest, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Alvin R. Bush-Kettle Creek, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Archbald Pothole Ste Park, Aylesworth Creek Lake, Bald Eagle State Park, Beltzville Lake, Beltzville State Park, Bendigo State Park, Benjamin Rush State Park, Big Pocono State Park, Big Spring State Park, Black Moshannon State Park, Blue Knob State Park, Blue Marsh Lake, Boyd Big Tree Conservation Area, Buchanan's Birthplace State Park, Bucktail State Park, Caledonia State Park, Canoe Creek State Park, Chapman State Park, Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, Cherry Srings State Park, Clear Creek State Park, Codorus State Park, Colonel Denning State Park, Colton Point State Park, Conemaugh River Lake, Cook Forest State Park, Cowanesque Lake, Cowans Gap State Park, Crooked Creek Lake, Curwensville Lake, Dashields Locks and Dam, Delaware Canal State Park, Delaware National Scenic River, Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Denton Hill State Park, Deshler-Morris House, East Branch Clarion River Lake, Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Eisenhouwer National Historic Site, Emsworth Locks and Dams, Erie Bluff State Park, Erie National Wildlife Refuge, Elk State Park, Evansburg State Park, Flight 93 National Memorial, Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Fort Washington State Park, Foster Joseph Sayers Dam, Fowlers Hollow State Park, Frances Slocum State Park, Francis E. Walter Dam, French Creek Farm Park, Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg National Military Park, Gifford Pinchot State Park, Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site, Gouldsboro State Park, Greenwood Furnace State Park, Hickory Run State Park, Hillman State Park, Hills Creek State Park, Historic Bethlehem Partnership, Inc., Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Hyner Run State Park, Hyner View State Park, Independence National Historic Park, Jacobsburg State Park, Jennings Environmental Education Center, Johnstown Flood National Memorial, John Heinz at Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge, Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area, Kettle Creek State Park, Keystone State Park, Kings Gap Environmental Education and Training Center, Kinzua Bridge State Park, Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir, Kooser State Park, Lackawanna State Park, Lamar National Fish Hatchery, Laurel Hill State Park, Laurel Mountain State Park, Laurel Ridge State Park, Laurel Summit State Park, Lehigh Gorge State Park, Leonard Harrison State Park, Linn Run State Park, Little Buffalo State Park, Little Pine State Park, Lock and Dams 2 to 9 - Allegheny River, Locks and Dam 2 to 4 - Monongahela River, Locust Lake State Park, Loyalhanna Lake, Lyman Run State Park, Mahoning Creek Lake, Marsh Creek State Park, Maurice K. Goddard State Park, Maxwell Locks and Dam - Monongahela River, Montgomery Locks and Dam - Ohio River, McCalls Dam State Park, McConnells Mill State Park, Memorial Lake State Park, Milton State Park, Mont Alto State Park, Moraine State Park, Mt. Pisgah State Park, NARA's Mid Atlantic Region - Center City Philadelphia, NARA's Mid Atlantic Region's - Northeast Philadelphia, National Canal Museum/Hugh Moore Historical Park and Museums, National Museum of American Jewish History, National Museum of Industrial History, Nescopeck State Park, Neshaminy State Park, New Cumberland Locks and Dam, New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, Nockamixon State Park, Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, Norristown Farm Park, North Country National Scenic Trail, Ohiopyle State Park, Oil Creek State Park, Ole Bull State Park, Parker Dam State Park, Patterson State Park, Penn-Roosevelt State Park, Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Poe Paddy State Park, Poe Valley State Park, Point Marion Lock and Dam - Monongahela River, Point State Park, Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, Presque Isle State Park, Prince Gallitzin State Park, Promised Land State Park, Prompton Lake, Prompton State Park, Prouty Place State Park, Pymatuning State Park, Raccoon Creek State Park, Ralph Stover State Park, Ravensburg State Park, Raystown Lake, R.B. Winter State Park, Reeds Gap State Park, Ricketts Glen State Park, Ridley Creek State Park, Ryerson Station State Park, Salt Springs State Park, Samuel S. Lewis State Park, Sand Bridge State Park, S.B. Elliott State Park, Shawnee State Park, Shenango River Lake, Shikellamy State Park, Sinnemahoning State Park, Sizerville State Park, Steamtown National Historic Site, Susquehanna State Park, Susquehannock State Park, Swatara State Park, Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, The African American Museum in Philadelphia, Tioga-Hammond Lakes, Tionesta Lake, Tobyhanna State Park, Trough Creek State Park, Tuscarora State Park, Tyler State Park, Union City Dam, Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River, Upper Pine Bottom State Park, Valley Forge National Historic Park, Varden Conservation Area, Warriors Path State Park, Whipple Dam State Park, White Clay Creek Preserve, Woodcock Creek Lake, Worlds End State Park, Yellow Creek State Park, Youghiogheny River Lake.

- African Methodist Episcopal Church, developed by African Americans in Philadelphia, withdrawing from St. George Methodist Episcopal Church because of discrimination.

- Canonsburg laid out by militia officer and state assembly member, Colonel John Canon, located in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

- Easton incorporated as city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- Fort Franklin built in Venango County, Pennsylvania.

- Huntingdon County established in Pennsylvania, seat Huntingdon.

- Mahoning township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- Mount Bethel Township, divided into Lower Mount Bethel Township and Upper Mount Bethel Township, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Apple Valley Village Recreation Complex, Bear Swamp Archery Complex, Echo Lake, Lake Poco, Minsi Lake Park.

- Franklin and Marshall College founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

- Washington and Jefferson College founded in Washington, Pennsylvania.

- May-September, the Constitutional Convention met in the Pennsylvania Statehouse in Philadelphia.

- December 10, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philanthropist and founder of the first U.S. school for the deaf.

1788

- Bethel Park in Washington County, became part of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Columbia, laid out on the Susquehanna River by Samuel Wright, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates : 40°02'N-76°30'W.

- Little Pine Valley in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, first American settlers in this place were the brothers John and James English.

- Mifflin township erected in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Plum settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Plumcreek township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- Versailles township incorporated in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- September 24, Allegheny County in Pennsylvania created, named for the Allegheny River, county seat Pittsburgh.

- October 14, David Redlick appointed acting president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1788-November 5, 1788).

- November 5, Thomas Mifflin appointed president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1788-December 21, 1790).

1789

- Delaware County established in Pennsylvania, seat Media.

- Mifflin County established in Pennsylvania, seat Lewiston.

- Millvale settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- South Buffalo township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- April 11, Samuel Powel appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1789-April 12, 1790).

- September 23, Easton, incorporated as borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1790

- Pennsylvania population 434,373 residents.

- A new Pennsylvania state constitution replaced the unicameral legislature with a bicameral one.

- Pine township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- West Franklin township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- April 12, John Barclay appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1790-April 13, 1791).

- April 17, Benjamin Franklin, died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Diplomat.

- December 6, Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, re-appointed capital of the United States (1790-November 17, 1800).

- December 21, Thomas Mifflin elected governor of Pennsylvania (1790-December 17, 1799).

1791

- James Buchanan, born in Cove Gap near Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. Fifteenth U.S. president (1857-1861).

- April 13, Matthew Clarkson appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1791-October 18, 1796).

1792

- A blast furnace erected by George Anshutz in Allegheny County was the start of the Pennsylvania steel industry.

- Coal discovered by the Patterson brothers in Peter's Camp (now Blossburg) in Pennsylvania.

- Bethel settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- New Oxford laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

- July 10, George Mifflin Dallas, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. United States vice-president (1845-1849).

1793

- Connelsville, laid out by Zachariah Connell, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

- March 20, first Easton Post Office built in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1794

- Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, served as Washington's headquarters during the Whiskey Rebellion.

- Crescent settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Fawn settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Harmar settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Pittsburgh borough incorporated, county seat of Allegheny County in Pennsylvania and named for the British statesman William Pitt.

- The Whiskey Rebellion, against tax on distilled liquor, started at the Black Horse Tavern in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

1795

- Bellefonte established in Pennsylvania. Seat of Centre County.

- A U.S. Fort Presque Isle built near Erie in Erie County, Philadelphia.

- Erie laid out in Erie County, Philadelphia

- Franklin town, laid out in Venango County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 41°24'N-79°50'W. Attractions & Recreation : Farmers Market, Pioneer Cemetery, Venango County Museum

- Lycoming County established in Pennsylvania, seat Williamsport.

- McKeesporttown laid out in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Ross settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. 

- Somerset County established in Pennsylvania, seat Somerset.

1796

- First settlers arrived in the Brookville area near Port Barnett in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.

- Freeport laid out in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- Greene County established in Pennsylvania, seat Waynesburg.

- Kilbuck settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Perry township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- Pine incorporated in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- July 26, George Catlin, born in Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania. Author, artist specialized in painting Native American scenes, publications e.g. 'Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians'.

- October 18, Hilary Baker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1796-October 16, 1798).

- December 15, general 'Mad Anthony' Wayne died and buried near Erie in Erie County, Philadelphia.

1797

- Hovey settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- Parker city settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

1798

- Upsala House, built in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

- Wayne County established in Pennsylvania, seat Honesdale.

- April, New Castle town laid out by John Carlisle Stewart, at the confluence of the Shenango River and the Neshannock Creek in western Pennsylvania, in what was then part of Allegheny County. Today a city known as the 'firework capital' of the U.S. (Credit : Ralph Esposito, New Castle, PA)

- August 8, Hanover Towship incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : The Al Karaska Memorial Park, Boyle Pond, Coal Street Park, Crystal Lake, FM Kirby Park, Hollenback Park, Kingston Community Park, Moon Lake County Park.

- October 16, Robert Wharton appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1798-October 21, 1800).

1799

- Scottish born, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, appointed judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

- The first Pennsylvania State Flag bearing the State Coat of Arms, authorized by the General Assembly.

- Fries Rebellion broke out in Pennsylvania, protesting a levy of taxes for the Provisonal Army of the Federal defense program.

- Greensburg, incorporated as borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

- Richard Allen ordained minister of the Bethel African Methodist Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

- March 8, Simon Cameron, born in Maytown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Senator.

- December 17, Thomas McKean elected governor of Pennsylvania (1799-December 20, 1808).

1800

- Pennsylvania population 602,365 residents.

- Beaver County established in Pennsylvania, seat Beaver.

- Berwick incorporated in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

- Butler County established in Pennsylvania, seat Butler.

- Butler, founded on Connoquenessing Creek by the brothers(3) Cunningham, located in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°52'N-79°54'W. Attractions & Recreation : Moraine State Park, The Old Stone House

- Centre County established in Pennsylvania, seat Bellefonte.

- Coatesville, established on the Brandywine Creek in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 39°59'N-75°49'W.

- Crawford County established in Pennsylvania, seat Meadville.

- Erie County established in Pennsylvania, seat Erie.

- Franklin Park laid out in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Mercer County established in Pennsylvania, seat Mercer.

- Neville settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- First tavern opened in Richmond, present Washington Township area, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

- Venango County established in Pennsylvania, seat Franklin.

- Warren County established in Pennsylvania, seat Warren.

- York Springs laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

- January 22, Adams County in Pennsylvania created, named for President John Adams, county seat Gettysburg. Cities/municipalities : Abbottstown, Arendtsville, Bendersville, Berwick, Biglerville, Bonneauville, Butler, Carroll Valley, Conewago, Cumberland, East Berlin, Fairfield, Franklin, Freedom, Germany, Gettysburg, Hamilton, Hamiltonban, Highland, Huntington, Latimore, Liberty, Littlestown, McSherrytown, Menallen, Mt. Joy, Mt. Pleasant, New Oxford, Oxford, Reading, Strabane, Tyrone, Union, York Springs.

- March 12, Armstrong County in Pennsylvania created, named for General John Armstrong, county seat Kittanning.

- August 25, Liberty incorporated in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

- October 21, John Inskeep appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1800-October 16, 1801).

1801

- Fairfield laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

- Ohio settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- May 25, Conewago incorporated in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

- October 16, Matthew Lawler appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1801-October 15, 1805).

1802

- Aaron Bloss, considered first settler of Blossburg (previously Perter's Camp) in Pennsylvania.

- Bellevue, settled by French pioneer Andrew Jacque on the Ohio River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°30'N-80°03'W.

- Bloomsburg, laid out on the Susquehanna River and Fishing Creek, seat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 41°00'N-76°274W. Attractions & Recreation : Carroll Park, Magee Transportation Museum, Western Railroad Museum

- Canonsburg incorporated in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

- March 20, Lenape native American Hannah died, as to be said the last of her tribe, in a poor house in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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- Butler, laid out and appointed seat of Butler County in Pennsylvania.

- Chambersburg incorporated in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

- Erie on Lake Erie, appointed seat of Erie County in Pennsylvania. Coordinates 42°08'N-80°04'W. Attractions & Recreation : Fort Le Boeuf, Lawrence Park, Perry Memorial House, Presque Isle State Park, Wayne Memorial

- Indiana County established in Pennsylvania, seat Indiana.

- Kittanning settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- September 13, John Barry, died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Naval officer during the U.S. War of Independence.

1804

- Cambria County established in Pennsylvania, seat Ebensburg.

- Clearfield County established in Pennsylvania, seat Clearfield.

- Jefferson County established in Pennsylvania, seat Brookville.

- McKean County established in Pennsylvania, seat Smethport.

- Potter County established in Pennsylvania, seat Coudersport.

- Tioga County established in Pennsylvania, seat Wellsboro.

1805

- Erie incorporated as borough in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.

- October 15, John Inskeep appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1805-October 21, 1806).

- December 26, Indiana incorporated in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

1806

- Boggs settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- Connellsville, incorporated as borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

- Richland settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

- Upper St. Clair incorporated in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

- March 9, Edwin Forrest, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylv