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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania responsible for protecting and preserving the land, air, water, and public health through enforcement of the state's environmental laws. [1] It was created by Act 18 of 1995, which split the Department of Environmental Resources into ...
Coordinates: 42°00′N 80°08′W. Lake Erie Watershed is a major drainage catchment in northwestern Pennsylvania, United States, consisting of lands with direct runoff and sub-watersheds with waterways that flow into Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay from Crawford and Erie counties, as well as from New York. The watershed is part of the Lake ...
Mud Creek is a tributary of Chillisquaque Creek in Columbia County and Montour County in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 8.3 miles (13.4 km) long and flows through Madison Township, Columbia County and Derry Township, Montour County. [1] The main tributaries of the creek are unnamed tributaries.
Pithole, or Pithole City, is a ghost town in Cornplanter Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States, about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Oil Creek State Park and the Drake Well Museum, the site of the first commercial oil well in the United States. [3] Pithole's sudden growth and equally rapid decline, as well as its status as a "proving ...
42-019-52176. Website. www.muddycreektwp.com. Muddy Creek Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,210 at the 2020 census.
Pennsylvania 's physiographic provinces. The Coal Region of Northeastern Pennsylvania has abundant anthracite coal, a high-value energy source. The Geology of Pennsylvania consists of six distinct physiographic provinces, three of which are subdivided into different sections. Each province has its own economic advantages and geologic hazards ...
Pennsylvania Line Mutiny. The Pennsylvania Line Mutiny was a mutiny of Continental Army soldiers, who demanded higher pay and better housing conditions, and was the cause of the legend and stories surrounding the American heroine Tempe Wick. The mutiny began on January 1, 1781, and ended with a negotiated settlement on January 8, 1781.
Local government in Pennsylvania is government below the state level in Pennsylvania. There are six types of local governments listed in the Pennsylvania Constitution: county, township, borough, town, city, and school district. [1][2] All of Pennsylvania is included in one of the state's 67 counties, which are in total subdivided into 2,560 ...