Wikipedia:WikiProject Pennsylvania

1. Improve Pennsylvania articles to featured status.
2. Standardization - Wikipedia:WikiProject Pennsylvania/Rules and Standards
3. Building and consensus nomenclature for neighborhood articles, including elimination of all red links.

As of Sept 8 2021, all articles have now been assessed. Please see "To Do" section for more areas requiring attention. Thanks! Penndyl (talk) 13:25, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

To join WikiProject Pennsylvania, edit this section and add your name in alphabetical order with any specific interests. Members should also place member identification on their user page.

1. 47thPennVols (talk · contribs) - Pennsylvania Civil War and individual regiment histories and updates, history updates for various cities and counties, bios of notable Pennsylvanians, general edits as needed
2. 49ersfanforlife (talk · contribs) - East Stroudsburg, PA Science O, Schools in East Stroudsburg
3. AAARanger5 (talk · contribs)
4. Abtmcm (talk · contribs)
5. Acronach (talk · contribs) History
6. AdmiralKolchak (talk · contribs)
7. Aearthrise (talk · contribs) has Dutch heritage, and speaks the Pennsylvania Dutch language.
8. All Is One (talk · contribs)
9. Allreet (talk · contribs) - Lehigh Valley
10. Alpacaaviator (talk · contribs) 15:15:31, 13 January 2021 (UTC) [reply]
11. Alphageekpa (talk · contribs)
12. AltioraPeto (talk · contribs)
13. Arverniking (talk · contribs)
14. Auntieruth55 (talk · contribs) western pa, history stuff, photographs of southwestern PA
15. AWESOMEDUDE0614 (talk · contribs) - South-East PA, Small town enjoyer, politics and gov buff
16. Bbabybear02 (talk · contribs) - Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania, Media,Radio, and TV articles
17. Bhockey10 (talk · contribs)-Sports, Central and Eastern PA, etc..
18. Blargh29 (talk · contribs)
19. bldfire (talk · contribs) - Philadelphia Music
20. Bluestrike12 (talk · contribs)-Central PA
21. BML0309 (talk · contribs) - Any articles on education (school districts, high schools, templates, etc.)
22. Born of Iron (talk · contribs) Pennsylvania Capitol
23. Bowie60 (talk · contribs)
24. BSA Archery (talk · contribs)
25. CaptainScratch (talk · contribs) 03:03:47, 14 November 2020 (UTC)  - Mainly only politics and elections, though I might occasionally dabble into pages in connection to government and history every now and again.[reply]
26. ChrisGriswold (talk · contribs)
27. Chsdrummajor07 (talk · contribs) 06:35:01, 25 January 2021 (UTC)  - Chester County. elections, & politics coverage.[reply]
28. ClairSamoht (talk · contribs)
29. Cleveland Todd (talk · contribs) Former Philadelphian 12th and Spruce. Eagles' fan. Politics and government.
30. Cmacauley (talk · contribs), interested in Pennsylvania during the French and Indian War, Pennsylvania fur trade, Pennsylvania Native Americans
31. Coemgenus (talk · contribs)
32. CrazedEwok (talk · contribs)
33. Crazypaco (talk · contribs)
34. Dddstone (talk · contribs)
35. DENAMAX (talk · contribs) Maxim Stoyalov
36. dhaluza (talk · contribs)
37. Dionysius Miller (talk · contribs) Pittsburgh, CFB, history, & culture
38. Doomsdayer520 (talk · contribs) 14:53:47, 31 October 2019 (UTC)  - Native and (almost) lifelong resident, can help with state highway system, state parks, state forests, recreation. Especially northwestern and north-central.[reply]
39. Dough4872 (talk · contribs)
40. DrStrangelove64 (talk · contribs) - Altoona and State College, Music
41. Dthomsen8 (talk · contribs) - Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley, Pittsburgh, PA history and politics
42. Dudtz (talk · contribs)
43. EATC (talk · contribs) - Politics, Government, Sports
44. ELM485 (talk · contribs) - SW PA specific Greene & Fayette- coal towns and immigrant history
45. Enigmaticjew (talk · contribs)
46. Esw01407 (talk · contribs)
47. Fachwerkhaus54 (talk · contribs) 19:23:33, 25 February 2020 (UTC) [reply]
48. Focus (talk · contribs) - Central PA esp.
49. Goldenfiremech (talk · contribs) - Anything that needs adding
50. Goonsnick (talk · contribs) - State College area
51. Grsz11 (talk · contribs) - sports
52. Hunter Kahn (talk · contribs) - Will help out where I can. Will probably be best with northeastern PA (Pike, Monroe, Northampton counties...)
53. HistorianAJG (talk · contribs) - politicians
54. Idonthaveagoodfeelingaboutthis (talk · contribs) - energy efficiency
55. iloveheadbangingmusic (talk · contribs) - new articles for unincorporated communities in Berks County
56. Instaurare (talk · contribs) 09:35:47, 19 December 2019 (UTC) [reply]
57. Internazionale (talk · contribs)
58. Itsasoa (talk · contribs) - Mainly Erie and Franklin Counties
59. ItsDaBunnyYT (talk · contribs) 06:14:25, 20 May 2020 (UTC)  - Resident of Llanerch, Pennsylvania with interests in Delaware County[reply]
60. James_xeno (talk · contribs)
61. Jasontromm (talk · contribs)
62. Jazatz2 (talk · contribs) - Lancaster, Central PA, Politics, History, Parks/Landmarks
63. Jbs1985 (talk · contribs)
64. Jln Dlphk (talk · contribs) - Northeastern PA, especially Wayne County
65. jls211 (talk · contribs) - Central PA
66. Jmpenzone (talk · contribs)
67. Joefromrandb (talk · contribs)
68. JohnnyAlbert10 (talk · contribs)
69. jstuby (talk · contribs) - Bedford County and surrounding counties, geology statewide
70. KatieBU (talk · contribs) - Anything, anywhere KatieBU (talk) 23:34, 10 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
71. Keystone18 (talk · contribs) - Cities, towns, and things related to Pennsylvania
72. landryoliver (talk · contribs)
73. Leepaxton (talk · contribs) - Pittsburgh metropolitan area, Western Pennsylvania, and Allegheny County articles and photographs.
74. Lemcke (talk · contribs) - Altoona and State College Pennsylvania.
75. Lilipo25 (talk · contribs) - Union and Clinton Counties, colonial history
76. Mareino (talk · contribs)
77. Marksdaly (talk · contribs)
78. Marphilly (talk · contribs)
79. MED usgswrd (talk · contribs) -(MEDegnan) Geology & Hydrology in PA, & environmental concerns
80. Michael pirrello (talk · contribs) - Montgomery/Bucks, watersheds, native plants, entomology, STCs/EACs
81. MidAtlanticBaby (talk · contribs) - Long Island, New York/New Jersey-based, but spends a lot of time in PA.
82. Mjf3719 (talk · contribs) - Leesport and Greater Berks County
83. Mr. Spencer Kinkelaar (talk) 01:08, 22 January 2014 (UTC) --South-East Area, Philly, some of the whole state.[reply]
84. Neagley (talk · contribs)
85. Netmouse (talk · contribs) - Underground Railroad and Abolitionists, Biography, York County
86. Newyorkadam (talk · contribs)
87. Notyourbroom (talk · contribs)—Primarily things related to Western Pennsylvania. I'm active in contributing photographs to Commons.
88. PAWiki (talk · contribs) - Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia areas.
89. Peetlesnumber1 (talk · contribs) - Geography and Sports in Southeastern, PA.
90. Penndyl (talk · contribs) - Central PA, history, state government, geography, Philly
91. Pennsylvania Penguin (talk · contribs)
92. Pier Snake (talk · contribs)
93. Plm209 (talk · contribs)
94. PonileExpress (talk · contribs)
95. Public_Thing (talk · contribs)
96. Ranger Ian (talk · contribs) - PA state parks, river awareness, SE PA, EACs, Environmental Issues
97. RedShiftPA (talk · contribs)
98. Red0ctober22 (talk · contribs) - Primarily Delaware Valley
99. Ruhrfisch (talk · contribs)
100. Runningmaster28 (talk · contribs)
101. Rypcord (talk · contribs) - Hummelstown
102. SageTDS (talk · contribs) - York County, politics at all levels
103. Scott Mingus (talk · contribs), Pennsylvania Civil War articles
104. ScouterSites (talk · contribs) - The Poconos
105. Scu ba (talk · contribs) - Eastern PA, Lehigh Valley, Politics federal and statewide
106. Sir_Joseph (talk · contribs)
107. Skabat169 (talk · contribs)
108. Slon02 (talk · contribs) - Politics and government
109. snowman304 (talk · contribs) - Northwestern Pennsylvania
110. Squamate (talk · contribs)
111. Superken (talk · contribs) - Revolutionary History
112. SusquehannaMan (talk · contribs) - Villages in south-central PA, rural bridges and mills.
113. Technologysam (talk · contribs) - Pittsburgh area.
114. TartarTorte (talk · contribs)
115. Thebirdlover (talk · contribs) - Pennsylvania Politics.
116. TheTaraStark (talk · contribs) - South-Central PA, Harrisburg, State Politics, Flags
117. Thisisbossi (talk · contribs) - Small fixes, assessments, and larger mods to LanCo/Berks area.
118. TidalTreka (talk · contribs) - Weather of Pennsylvania
119. TJungli (talk · contribs) - Politics, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, general state articles
120. Topshelver (talk · contribs) - History, politics, Chester County area
121. Trey (talk · contribs) - Erie related pages
122. Veg Mapper (talk · contribs) - Rivers, streams, natural heritage, botany, and population statistics
123. UnkleFester (talk · contribs) - Pittsburgh, Architecture
124. User1728 (talk · contribs)
125. VerruckteDan (talk · contribs)
126. Vishwin60 (talk · contribs)
127. Vmanjr (talk · contribs) - Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania, history, general state articles
128. WeirdWikiGuy (talk · contribs) 19:34:57, 15 January 2021 (UTC)  - Clinton & Lycoming Counties[reply]
129. wikipeep 494 (talk · contribs)
130. Wrightchr (talk · contribs) - Harrisburg area
131. Writerchic99 (talk · contribs)
132. WTGDMan1986 (talk · contribs)
133. Buzzweiser196 (talk · contribs) - western PA history and industry
134. TwerkingLlama (talk · contribs) - Pittsburgh, History

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1. Identity0x4d4444 (talk · contribs)- PA state, county, and city Demographics, Politics, and Economy statistics

1. PYLrulz (talk · contribs)
2. CanonLawJunkie (talk · contribs) - SouthEastern PA, Philly area, ect.
3. GPL93 (talk 06:28, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
4. Nnev66 (talk) 23:03, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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• ... that even though Lower Merion Library System accounts for only 7% of the county's population, it accounts for over 20% of its circulation?
• ... that Wendall Woodbury was the first television anchor in the United States to report on the unfolding Three Mile Island accident in 1979?
• ... that Early Archaic peoples used the Houserville SiteinPennsylvania ten millennia ago?
• ... that John Pittenger, former Pennsylvania Secretary of Education and deanofRutgers School of Law–Camden, was the first legislator to utilize high school legislative pages in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives?
• ... that in its heyday, the historic Mountain Springs HotelinEphrata, Pennsylvania, hosted U.S. Presidents Lincoln, Grant, and Buchanan?
• ... that the Ghost Town TrailinWestern Pennsylvania utilizes 36 miles (58 km) of donated and abandoned railroad and features many abandoned mining ghost towns?
• ... that Teedyuscung, known as the King of the Delawares, lost much of his territory to colonial Pennsylvania in the Walking Purchase and later sought retribution for the massive land loss?
• ... that the Soldiers and Sailors MonumentinLancaster, Pennsylvania, stands on the site of a 1777 Second Continental Congress meeting?
• ... that the Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783 was a primary reason for the creation of a separate federal district to serve as the capital of the United States?
• ... that when the Lackawanna Steel Co. moved from Scranton, Pennsylvania, to New York in 1902, its relocation led to the founding of Lackawanna, New York?

• ... that the Photuris pennsylvanica (pictured), a speciesoflightning bug, is Pennsylvania's state insect?
• ... that in 2006 the Philadelphia City Council proclaimed "Edie Huggins Day" in honor of her 40th anniversary as a reporter and journalist for WCAU-TV?
• ... that the smallest Natural Area in Pennsylvania protects a stand of box huckleberry, but another stand nearby is the oldest plant in the United States?
• ... that the Pine Creek Path, a Native American trail along Pine CreekinPennsylvania, was later used by lumbermen, then its course was followed by a railroad, and today it is a rail trail (pictured)?
• ... that Congregation Beth Israel, a Conservative synagogueinLebanon, Pennsylvania, was designed by Percival Goodman to mirror the barns of nearby Pennsylvania Dutch farmers?
• ... that the Erie Gauge War in 1853 was nicknamed the "Peanut War" because its outcome affected the street vendors who sold peanuts to travelers in Erie, Pennsylvania the most?
• ... that American Revolutionary war officer Anthony Wayne's bones are buried at St. David's Episcopal ChurchinPennsylvania, while the rest of him is buried hundreds of miles away in Erie, Pennsylvania?
• ... that the metal finishing on more than 10,000 Olympic torches used in the torch relay for the 1996 Summer OlympicsinAtlanta, Georgia was done by the Erie Plating Company?
• ... that Frank W. Preston invented the furnace which made Corelle glassware possible and worked to establish Moraine State ParkinPennsylvania?
• ... that the Millersburg Ferry (pictured)inPennsylvania is the last ferry on the Susquehanna River and the last authentic wooden double stern-wheeled paddle boat operating in the United States?
• ... that of the 30 covered bridges that once stood in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, only Forksville, Hillsgrove, and Sonestown remain, all of which were built in 1850?
• ... that the Franklin County Courthouse incorporates the walls and columns left after Confederate forces burned the previous courthouse during the American Civil War?
• ... that the meandering Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad line took 77.2 miles (124 km) to connect Baltimore, Maryland and York, Pennsylvania although the two cities are only 45 miles (72 km) apart in a straight line?
• ... that despite being the first hot blast iron furnaceinCentre County, Pennsylvania, Bellefonte Furnace was idle for more than six of its first ten years of existence?
• ... that the Pond Eddy Bridge, built in 1904, is the only artery to access 22 homes in Pennsylvania?
• ... that, during a Fersommling, the only language spoken is Pennsylvania Dutch and that anyone who speaks English has to pay a fine for each word?
• ... that the 1852 Lombard Street Riot capped thirteen years of recurring racial violence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
• ... that the Philadelphia Phillies were the last of the original 16 Major League Baseball franchises to win the World Series?
• ... that prison contemplative programs like meditation were used in 19th century Pennsylvania as an early prison reform?
• ...that both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama refused to hand out street money, a political tactic common in Philadelphia, during the 2008 Pennsylvania primary?
• ...that the Philadelphia Lazaretto is the oldest surviving quarantine hospital in the United States?
• ... that Birely, Hillman & Streaker was the only Philadelphian manufacturer of wooden ships to survive the post-Civil War slump?
• ...that when the YMCA of Berwick was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1883, the majority of the organization's trustees were current executives of Jackson and Woodin Manufacturing Company?
• ...that John Heisman, namesake of the Heisman Trophy, played for the Brown Bears before eventually transferring to the University of Pennsylvania?
• ...that Mid-State Regional Airport is a Keystone Opportunity Zone to promote economic growth, but, to protect the Pennsylvania state park and forest (pictured) it was formed from, cannot legally expand?
• ...that the decision of a Pennsylvania provincial court in 1764, The King v. Haas, is one of the first attempts to apply the writ of habeas corpus in the Thirteen Colonies?
• ...that the 31 mi (50 km) West Rim Trail along the Grand Canyon was selected by Outside Magazine as the best hike in Pennsylvania?
• ...that six latrinesatBlack Moshannon State ParkinPennsylvania are listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
• ...that Oregon State athletic director Percy Locey claimed that the Philadelphia Athletics stole John Leovich from the college, yet he ended up playing only one major league game?
• ...that the Intelligencer JournalofLancaster, Pennsylvania, established in 1796, is one of the oldest newspapers in the United States?
• ...that James Gwyn was awarded the rank of brèvet major generalbyPresident Abraham Lincoln in 1864?

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• Eclectic Medical College of Pennsylvania - January 2021
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• Lebanon County (Pennsylvania) Women’s Hall of Fame - Dec 2021
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• Hollidaysburg Area Public Library
• Hinduism in Pennsylvania
• Martin Meylin Gunshop
• Housing in Pennsylvania‎. Sources:
  • Category:Housing in Pennsylvania‎
  • Housing Needs By State: Pennsylvania‎, Washington, DC: National Low Income Housing Coalition, retrieved October 24, 2020
  • "Pennsylvania‎", COVID-19 Housing Policy Scorecard, Eviction Lab, retrieved October 24, 2020
  • "Pennsylvania‎ Homelessness Statistics", Usich.gov, Washington DC: U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, retrieved October 24, 2020
  • (Pennsylvania‎+housing), Digital Public Library of America (assorted materials)
  • (Pennsylvania‎+housing), UK: Core.ac.uk   (assorted materials)
  • (Pennsylvania‎+housing), Germany: Base-search.net   (assorted materials) -- Best regards, -- M2545 (talk) 14:09, 24 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Eighth Ward in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Penndyl (talk) 14:48, 17 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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