I realize that it’s a challenge to account for every historical event within 12-to-13 minutes, but there was no mention of the influx of thousands of Palatine Germans and Scots-Irish settlers into Pennsylvania prior to 1776.

@yvonneplant9434

10 күн бұрын

Once upon of time the biggest immigrant group to Philadelphia was from Germany.

@jeanharhai8260

8 күн бұрын

That was definitely the case for York & Red Lion, P.A. York until 25 years ago was still dominately German. The names of locations still show the original influence of England. Our township is: Springettsbury. York for York, England. Red Lion was dominated by Scotch/Irish. The streets still have the Red Lion (Red and yellow) street signs.

@Leprechaun-qv6mo

Күн бұрын

Philly is a melting pot, upper Darby havertown and Broomall are predominantly Irish German and Italian still. Not to mention the US Marine Corps was born in Tun Tavern in philly. I’m a landscaper and I always wondered why the Mexicans treated me well (not just because I work as hard as they do) but I found out a lot of Irish immigrants during the Spanish American war changed sides because they were in technicalities fighting for the British Protestant and they were catholic fighting Catholic, they all came back home to philly with wives from Mexico. Guy I worked with explained it to me and I was so dumbfounded I had to look it up and the next day there was bottle of Jameson with the Irish and Mexican flag on it in my truck. There’s too much history here to be explained in 13 minutes

Fun fact, the most brutal territorial dispute in the state is still going on, today. Sheetz vs. Wawa

@aaronclouse7634

23 күн бұрын

Sheetz all the way! They originated in my home city of Altoona

@brandonhernandez4840

22 күн бұрын

It’s ok to have wrong opinions 😊

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

22 күн бұрын

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@Thatguyinyourclass

21 күн бұрын

no one should really be debating it, because Wawa sucks

@justin97410

20 күн бұрын

Rutter’s is getting involved and having their say

I'm not sure that you did Pennsylvania justice in this video.

@eniascika3050

20 күн бұрын

Why I’d like to know

@WRichards83

13 күн бұрын

Yes you are and you love it. Go ahead, say it.

@benbordogna6913

12 күн бұрын

yea he didn't even mention Pittsburgh, even when talking about steel 😒

@PatrickKniesler

11 күн бұрын

​@@benbordogna6913 Or Erie, skipping over the War of 1812. Someone else mentioned how the video could have spared a sentence for the Scots-Irish settlement. I'd argue also the Great Wagon Road and Conestoga trails west. And it could have mentioned how the Lancaster region is America largest unirrigated farmland area. Other than these, it seemed OK.

@mamabridge4710

9 күн бұрын

@@benbordogna6913 And while showing pictures of the Fort Pitt Museum and Pittsburgh Stock Exchange, while saying they are in Philadelphia. Guess he didn't realize that they are on opposite sides of the state, about a 6-hour drive.

That is so funny to hear that he didn't want it to be named after himself because he thought people would think he is conceited, as that's exactly what I thought!

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

22 күн бұрын

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@Salamon2

12 күн бұрын

The King actually named it for Penn's father.

The largest SCA event (medieval and rennasiance reenactment event) in the world called the Pennsic War takes place every summer in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania.

@wetwillyis_1881

23 күн бұрын

Guess I’ve gotta take a quick trip up there, this summer.

@davea6314

22 күн бұрын

@@wetwillyis_1881 When you go to Pennsic, it's best to stay at least for the entire final week of the event.

@michaelbrown1846

16 күн бұрын

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@user-fj7vm9fz2h

13 күн бұрын

Penns Woods never heard of Penns forest but …ok.

@davea6314

13 күн бұрын

@@user-fj7vm9fz2h It's called the "Pennsic War" located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania at Coopers Lake Campground. It takes place from July 26 to August 11 this (2024) summer.

@Knowledgia, at 8:30, it talks about Philadelphia becoming a cultural center, but the museum shown is in Pittsburgh. 🤣 A little bit misleading.

@ErdTirdMans

23 күн бұрын

First US lending library, first US hospital, first US art school, first US municipal water, first US university, first US zoo, first World's Fair, first US stock exchange, first US mint, first computer...

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

22 күн бұрын

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@user-et5nk2ib1g

16 күн бұрын

And misspelled Pittsburgh too

@KevinMitch-qn7ln

10 күн бұрын

@@user-et5nk2ib1gPittsburgh has used -burg and -burgh at different points in its history. Whether this was a misspelling would depend when he was referencing lol

@jeanharhai8260

8 күн бұрын

yeh, by about 6 hours by car. And very different vibe and people inhabit the NW Pittsburgh and the SE Philadelphia.

You can't talk about PA's energy industry without mentioning Drake's Well. The first commercial oil well in the US.

@ShawnRavenfire

7 күн бұрын

And the first beer brewery in North America: Yuengling!

@jeffreystroman2811

7 күн бұрын

Yeah, the world's addiction to energy dense liquid crude began right here, in the great state of Pennsylvania

@JohnLVroman

5 күн бұрын

Exactly! I was born and raised in Titusville, PA

@ericbonanno5214

5 күн бұрын

@@JohnLVromanNice. I'm from Meadville.

@thetylersherman

4 күн бұрын

@@ericbonanno5214 Small world, pretty sure I went to MASH with you, Eric.. For real though, no love for Western PA in this video!

Half way through the video I went “holy shit that’s the Quaker oats guy!”

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

22 күн бұрын

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@juanfigueroa804

6 күн бұрын

Our dutch conspirators played an massive involvement! 😂

@chizorama

Күн бұрын

They made a statue of the Quaker Oats guy & put him on top of Independence Hall. They really love Quaker Oats in Philly...

Wow, I didn’t know Maryland is in Connecticut (2:55 mark)

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

22 күн бұрын

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@richjageman3976

21 күн бұрын

If I remember correctly Connecticut or Rhode Island once claimed the land in western Pennsylvania and so did Virginia. Colonies didn't care too much about geography.

PA quite literally has everything we could need to function as our own country. The Ohio River valley has to be one of the most important geographic features in North America.

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

22 күн бұрын

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@penguinsfan251

20 күн бұрын

The western part of Pennsylvania has everything needed for life. Farmland, abundant water, abundant energy (natural gas and coal with still a little bit of crude oil).

@TheJschrec

8 күн бұрын

We could not function as a stand alone country. We do have the resources yes, but not enough of them to provide for the number of people living in the state.

@edc6333

3 күн бұрын

We would need to build a wall, a great wall around Philly and Pittsburgh and all would be good.

Philadelphia is named as the "city of brotherly love".

@derrickstorm6976

23 күн бұрын

Actually, that's what the name means

@davea6314

23 күн бұрын

@@derrickstorm6976 I know, that's my point.

@AnglephileSwedenGerman

23 күн бұрын

​@@davea6314then why not explain the roots of Philo and delphi

@frankbixler5076

23 күн бұрын

yeah but I wouldn't count on much brotherly love when you go there.

@davea6314

23 күн бұрын

​@@frankbixler5076Unfortunately, that is true in the 21st century.

The strong beginning of geological, Native American, and William Penn history collapsed into overly broad generalizations and lack of explanations. A lot was missed. For WW II, why show a Seattle-built B-17 when the Battleship New Jersey was built in PA. You should re-do this with more research or sources. Thanks.

At 8:35 you mention Philadelphia as a cultural hub, but 2/3 of the pictures relate to Pittsburgh. Kind of odd how little this video touches on the western side of the state.

@NameorsomethingIdunno

23 күн бұрын

West side of the state falls in the “rust belt” so we tend to receive little attention outside of Pittsburgh lol.

@JB-tp7wp

18 күн бұрын

Yes it pretty much left WPA out of the video, or attribute things to EPA that should be WPA. Case in point: the Whiskey Rebellion took place in Allegheny and Washington Counties. This video makes it seem like it was in Philly. Pittsburgh doesn’t even get a marker on the map. There are cities out side of the commonwealth that have markers and the video isn’t even about their states. Pittsburgh got dissed bad in this video.

@benihana1210

13 күн бұрын

Lots of mentions about Pittsburgh related things without pointing out they happened there

@genepatterson4375

13 күн бұрын

Philadelphia was a cultural hub while Pittsburgh was an industrial hub.

Several inaccuracies in this video. The Federal Convention was in 1787 not 1784.

As a Brit living in PA and a history lover. It’s always interesting to learn more about where I’m living.

@datman3416

11 күн бұрын

Welcome to the hood red coat

Pennsylvania is a commonwealth, not a state.

@jasontrevorhaye

23 күн бұрын

Does Penn state ring a bell?

@jasonjimerson7046

23 күн бұрын

Then kindly tell us, exactly, what the difference is between a commonwealth and a state?

@chasethefloridaman4887

23 күн бұрын

Then why are there 50 states explain that

@frankbixler5076

23 күн бұрын

@@jasonjimerson7046 It has to do with how governmental power is distributed amongst municipalities.

@frankbixler5076

23 күн бұрын

@@chasethefloridaman4887 there aren't. There's 46 states and 4 commonwealths.

This sounds like a middle schoolers book report on PA. C-

So many errors in the maps of this video!

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

22 күн бұрын

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It’s the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

@Blackdiamondprod.

12 күн бұрын

You can call it either. It is a Commonwealth state, as opposed to a non-state Commonwealth, like Puerto Rico.

@tsol9097

6 күн бұрын

True, but it's just a name. Commonwealth is no different from a State in terms of its relation to the government or nation as a whole.

Great, would love to see videos about all original 13 colonies

@kylekorona

23 күн бұрын

I'm gay too buddy

My ancestors were Quakers who came to Pennsylvania to practice religious freedom. They were pacifist, yet when the king threatened their livelihood and lands, they took up arms to fight for their rights in the Revolutionary War. My family did not own slaves but one family member to pay for his way to this great country became an indentured servant to the one who paid his passage.

As someone who idetifies as norse pagan. I highly respect the freedom of religion. and the firm belief that one human cannot 'judge' over another is one that i can respect also.

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

22 күн бұрын

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@jeffreystroman2811

7 күн бұрын

If only more of our species beloved as such

I find this video to be lacking even though it’s only a general overview. -No western PA cities on the map (Pittsburgh especially) -No direct mention of Pittsburgh at all (when talking about PA’s industry Pittsburgh should be central) -Passing mention of PA’s oil and coal but no acknowledgment of the fact the FIRST oil was drilled at Drake’s Well in Titusville, I think that’s pretty important to today’s society -Passing mention of the Ice Age and the glacial grinding of NW PA (also had the Great Lakes pictured millions of years ago when they were formed by the ice age) Liked the video but as someone from PA I was expecting those points to be hit and they weren’t. Most people don’t know anything about western PA

@Yinzgahndahntahn

23 күн бұрын

As a yinzer I think this video is bad. So much is left out and so much is wrong.

@deansch6089

23 күн бұрын

Pittsburgh - butthurt about playing second-fiddle to Philadelphia since 1760.

@dylanlowers5236

23 күн бұрын

@@deansch6089 Not even second fiddle. By the 1860s I would argue the center of importance in the state was Pittsburgh due to the heavy industry in the area

@aaronclouse7634

23 күн бұрын

Definitely agree with you on things. I was also hopeful my home city of Altoona would be mentioned as the railroad was huge here and the horseshoe curve linked east and west PA and was considered an engineering marvel. Steel, oil, coal and especially the railroad shouldve been mentioned. It would've been cool if he mentioned the canal system as well

@penguinsfan251

20 күн бұрын

​@@deansch6089Uh, no. Never.

It’s PITTSBURGH, not Pittsburg! Also when it’s shown Pittsburgh is mislabeled several times on the map. A barely passing mention at the French and Indian war, which a lot of important events related to Washington happened in western Pa (Braddocks march). Hersey is also mislabeled on the map. Why does the map have Williamsport and Allentown on it but not Pittsburgh or Erie?

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

22 күн бұрын

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@WRichards83

13 күн бұрын

You really need a hobby or a job bud - you post more than a 13 yo girl lol.

My friend, I want to be constructive with this, but your video has a lot of incorrect and/or misleading things. From the graphics to pictures to just saying state over commonwealth and highlighting different regions in the wrong spots is something I feel is not good for a video to inform people. Like Fort Pitt is not in Philly, Maryland is not in Connecticut, and more little things that feeds into that misleading narrative. I just feel like whoever is editing your videos or does the graphics needs to be careful because they seem to have a lot of things in accurate. Hopefully this finds you well.

@plymouth491

7 күн бұрын

We also pronounce it, 'Muh•non•guh•hell•uh.'

Pennsylvania was between the English colonial settlements of Jamestown and Massachusetts Bay, not Maryland.

This is what we were taught in school about the first capital if you have questions just google york pa first capital....the contential congress had to move from philly, they aimed for Lancaster because that's where state business was taking place. They found it crowded crossed the susquehanna to keep things separate and in york was were the first contential congress was fully ratified with using the name the united states of america....they also declared and held the 1st govt recognized Thanksgiving. There's plaques all over downtown so this should all be available on line.

@OhioDan

14 күн бұрын

Interesting.

Hey guys, Pennsylvania citizen here. I like Pennsylvania, it is cool.

@KreativeKerri

7 күн бұрын

Same 😊

@YungBoiEscobar

5 күн бұрын

PA family

You forgot to mention the HUGE German Lutheran population and the development of the Pennsylvania Dutch culture!

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama all in between

Quick and effectively orchestrated to stay in meeee brains , Thank you .

@kylekorona

23 күн бұрын

I'm gay too buddy lol

@Z3nHolEminD

23 күн бұрын

So is Lucifer , which is why he shines and glistens , only gay folk shine like queers

@Z3nHolEminD

23 күн бұрын

So is Lucifer

@Z3nHolEminD

23 күн бұрын

Along with Satan and his brood of legions

@Z3nHolEminD

23 күн бұрын

The Spartans were all male lovers who galvanized the passion of battle

What a great educational video !!! I live about 8 miles outside of downtown Pittsburgh and grew up here , knew a good deal but still learned alot especially about the earlier years .

Proud Pennsylvanian! ✋🏻

PA is so underrated, even to this day. The 5th most populous state in the Union, it's like the entirety of global humanity - race, religion, etc. - distilled into 1 state. The Keystone State indeed.

This is extremely so fantastic history of one of my favourite respective American states ever in my life and I do wish to visit the state in future,good friends!!!LONG LIVE PENNSYLVANIA!!!🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️🧚‍♀️🏋️‍♂️

@AnglephileSwedenGerman

23 күн бұрын

It's bigger than you would think when driving through it but quick on the train from new York to Philly but very dirty city idk wats up with the money they get for clean up, my city in Massachusetts every one cleans up the area of the street in front of where they live no matter if it is rented but now sooo many immigrants n ppl from big cities moved in cuz of rich ppl buying up land n making project houses basically, I was shocked in the 90s when in Manhattan I saw a poster on a telephone pole saying to move to my city n all the benefits from the state so basically new York wanted to get rid of their undesirables n it worked a lil not anything to change new York but enough to turn my city into a ever growing sh* hole but we don't want to abandon the city cuz it'll lead it to be worse but more n more are giving up n I can't blame them , when I was a kid I was all for staying but you gotta know when to jump off the sinking ship

@bjj4tone

23 күн бұрын

Long live York Barbell 🤣🏋

@kylekorona

23 күн бұрын

@@AnglephileSwedenGermanI'm gay too buddy

@kylekorona

23 күн бұрын

@@bjj4toneI'm gay too buddy lol

@bjj4tone

23 күн бұрын

@@kylekorona date?

Fun fact: it's actually pronounced like "Car-nay-gee" our guy Andrah was Scottish...

The confederates did push a lot further north, trying to capture industrial centers and resources. They were caught by a trap set on the Wrightsville Bridge and some troops were forced to jump into the Susquehanna to avoid burning to death. The remaining troops then raced upriver, crossed and made a desperate attempt to encircle the state capital but was called back to Gettysburg by Lee, who was struggling to maintain the seige.

PA resident here. I have found some awesome fossils here especially on the hillside road cuts.

2:53 You put Maryland in Connecticut?

Nice video. Are you going to do a video like this about all fifty states? Pennsylvania is my home state.

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

22 күн бұрын

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I know it’s only a 13-minute history, but you left out the part where what is now the state of Delaware was once part of Pennsylvania. Look it up.

Pennsylvania also was home to major axe manufacturers, such as Plumb in Philadelphia, Warren Axe and Tool in Warren, American Axe and Tool Co in Pittsburgh, and Mann Edge Tool Co in Lewistown. Also, the state was responsible for the discovery of oil, major supplies of coal, timber, chocolate, and steel production. Pa also fought a war with Maryland over their respective borders which led to the Mason Dixon line.

thank you. this was very nice.

Fun fact, the Appalachian Mountains are part of a range that is in Scotland and Norway. Continental drift baby!

Covering American geography is nice but I think your viewers would be fascinated to learn about geographic places from other parts of the world: Denmark's Greenland has interesting Viking history. Russia's enclave of Kalingrad would be interesting for viewers since its the most odd place in Europe. Nepal has a rich culture, birthplace of Buddhism, and has a unique history of never being conquered. Plus, most Indians are unaware that Nepal is not part of India but sovereign. And the India's state of Hydrabad as an interesting history of being an independent country until India conquered it. The people of Hydrabad, the Telegu's are racially different from the rest of India, and have a unique culture. Plenty of Indians of ethnic Telegu descent would watch a video about Hydrabad.

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

22 күн бұрын

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Great video. I live in PA and I didn't knew how much history had

Amazing ❤❤❤

@kylekorona

23 күн бұрын

I'm gay too buddy

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

22 күн бұрын

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Very interesting video! Thanks, I learned a lot. (Video thumbnail states "12 minutes" - ignore if this has already been changed)

Would love to see one of these for Missouri! :]

Pennsylvania as a colony was established by the English under William Penn. Unlike other colonies, Pennsylvania was friendly to German refugees escaping persecution. These Germans became known as the Pennsylvania Dutch. Though, the English (including people like Ben Franklin) worried that the Germans will gradually overtake Pennsylvania and are not adapting to Anglo-American culture. And fun fact: even today these PA Dutch people speak German!

@ViscidBeltUSA

12 күн бұрын

Though in the later times many Germans had to Anglicize their surname and were prohibited to speak English (especially during WW1).

Ive been on farm plowed fields in PA and ive found limestone with shark fossils

@GiovannaC266

9 күн бұрын

In the late 70s, I was with a group of Girl Scouts hiking in the Alleghenies, and I found a small rock - about 1” x 1” - with a small but distinct scallop shell impression. I was about 10 yrs old, and still have that little treasure!

U guys are awesome

Always nice to see a video about my home state.

There is a bit of uncertainty as to who the first Europeans to reach Pennsylvania were. In recorded history, Captain John Smith was the first to sail into Pennsylvania up the Susquehanna river in 1608. A year later, Henry Hudson sailed the Delaware for the Dutch, and the Dutch laid claim to the area and built several forts in the area, until Sweden established their illegal colony there in 1638. However, English Captain Samuel Argall reported seeing a French trading post on the Delaware as early as 1610 (meaning they might have explored the area several years earlier) before he evicted them. It's also possible the what is now northern Pennsylvania may have been briefly explored by the French in the early 1530's. Moreover, the Delaware bay had been charted on Spanish maps as early as 1525, but its not known if any of those explorers sailed up far enough to reach what would become Pennsylvania, though rumors do exist of the Spanish having sailed along the Susquehanna during the same period, but those runors are unfounded at the moment.

It might have been worth mentioning that the French & Indian war was started in PA by George Washington in the mountains above what is now Uniontown. It became the closest thing to a global world war you could have had in the 1700's, which lead to the colonies being forced to pay for it by the Stamp Act, which led to the Boston Tea Party, which led to the American Revolution, which led to George Washington being the first President of the United States under the US Constitution. Edit: the French & Indian war was the American theater of the global Seven Years War hence my world war comment.

I recognize that 13 minutes is hard to cover everything, but no mention of a few important things: York PA was the Capital of the US for a bit, no mention of the French & Indian war in the western part of the state, too brief on Pittsburgh (also I don't think you spelled it correctly), mentions of Pittsburgh sites while talking about Philly, not a mention of the 1800's Lumber boom of Williamsport and also at the time was the richest per capita in the word.... No mention of the Indian tribes and various trails that are now state highways...

Best video to date

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

22 күн бұрын

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Really love the American history videos great job guys and gals

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22 күн бұрын

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You forgot that the Dutch established New Amsterdam in what is now New York and that the Dutch for a time conquered and took over the Swedish colony in region of what later became Pennsylvania. The British then conquered New Amsterdam, renamed it New York, and of course took over the small Dutch controlled former Swedish settlements along the Delaware River in what later became Pennsylvania.

Your map during the Civil War is off West Virginia was not part of the confederacy but the Union it broke away from the rest of Virginia because the majority of the people there did not want to leave the Union and you showed Kentucky as a Union state when it was part of the confederacy.

@mrbyzantine0528

23 күн бұрын

Tennessee was Confederate, not Kentucky.

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22 күн бұрын

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When will the Mansa Musa video be released?

The graphic at 4:45 should not say 13 colonies. There weren't 13 yet. Carolina was one colony and Georgia hadnt been founded yet. Among others.

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

22 күн бұрын

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I'm from PA. There's lots of fossilized trilobites in the ground.

@garis5319

9 күн бұрын

I see blankets of clam shell fossils here in nw pa

as someone from amishville pennsyltucky, i find it funny how you mention coal mining, bur not about Centralia, or the fact the ghost town is and still is on fire. but fun video none the less.

The "Spanish Flu" started in 1918. Not 1919. This is the first time I ever heard anyone say 1919 Flu, not 1918. My great-grandmother died from it in October 1918 after my grandmother waa born in September. As far as I know, she was one of the first few folks to pass away from it in Schuylkill County.

It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage of that magnificent US state named ( Pennsylvania) ...thank you for sharing.

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

22 күн бұрын

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Founding father of York, Pennsylvania Leonard Baumgardner 1755 1839 was born in Prussia. Took orders directly from George Washington.

II live near Hershey, and Wawa is opening a location at an old Hoss's. I live less than a mile away from both Sheetz and Rutter's. I welcome them all!

@173nellie

7 күн бұрын

theyre opening one in middletown also, next to the sheetz

@ZepG

6 күн бұрын

@@173nellie I go to that area just for the Sharp Shopper lol.

Good video. I’m surprised nothing was said about the portage railroad and incline planes. Or the horseshoe curve

@aaronclouse7634

23 күн бұрын

Thank you! If I didnt see someone mention that I was going to. I live in Altoona so I was a bit disappointed lol

Being a Quaker, I find this explainer of my faith to fall short.

Fascinating video, thanks. And now in the 21 century, US News and World Report ranks PA as the number one place in America (2024) to retire. All that investment in excellent medical care and infrastructure continues to pay dividends. 🎉

This video is bad, really get the feeling y'alls scriptwriter just has chatgpt read the Wikipedia article on whatever topic and dumb it down even further to fit in a 10 minute long video. There's a lot of errors, many of which have been pointed out but also extremely glaring issues like West Virginia being part of the confederacy, even though the one of the primary reasons they exist was to not be part of the confederacy. It's disappointing how far this channel has fallen, 1.6 million subscribers and getting 50k views a video is telling.

The South made it a lot father North than Gettysburg! Though it had little affect! JJ

@buttonvalley

7 күн бұрын

Define "a lot." They barely got to the outskirts of Harrisburg before being forced to turn back south to meet the advancing Army of the Potomac.

@michaelokeefe8709

7 күн бұрын

I believe spys for,the Confederate Army made it as far north as Mechanicsburg, PA....just a few miles from Harrisburg

@johnjacobs1625

4 күн бұрын

@@buttonvalley Why was bridge burnt going across the Susquehanna river at Wrightsville ?? ,,, & Johnny Reb helped Put Out a town fire too.

@buttonvalley

3 күн бұрын

@@johnjacobs1625 I wouldn't consider Wrightsville "a lot farther north than Gettysburg." Your definition of "a lot" is different than mine.

I've lived in PA my whole life, and I never knew the first European colonists to settle here were Swedish!

Fun fact: the State of Wyoming is named after the Wyoming Valley in North-Eastern PA.

Philly also has great parks thanks to Penn, with fresh air and animals

If you know anything about history at all then you know the new deal truly did nothing to correct the economy from the great depression. By 1939 we were well on our way to an even worse collapse of the economy because of government overspending and government over reach and crippling restrictions on industry. So Pennsylvania rejecting the new deal was really just them fending off long term disaster. WWll and William Knudsen were truly the only things that saved America from complete collapse.

No mention of the Yankee - Pennamite War?

@BrightSide-RealLifeLore

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Kentucky Massachusetts Virginia WHAT DO THESE STATES HAVE IN COMMON?

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@GirthQuake3

12 күн бұрын

They are all commonwealths

The Confederate army was literally hading south towards Gettysburg before the battle, so it could not be the “farthest north” that the Confederacy pushed.

Glossed over how great a success the Walking Purchase was, and how Penn's sons turned the Second Walking Purchase into the "Running Purchase".

@biffybeans

8 күн бұрын

This.

Good video.

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Furthest point north by the Confederate army was not Gettysburg. Chambersburg, Shippensburg, York, and more are farther north. Early got his CSA cavalry most or all the way to the Susquehanna River.

Gettysburg was not the northernmost point conquered by the Confederate forces. Mechanicsburg, PA, about 10 miles from Harrisburg (the state capitol) was the northernmost town controlled by the confederates, before turning back to Gettysburg. Gettysburg was the northernmost point of conflict in the war certainly, but the original plan was to advance to Harrisburg and capture it.

@richardbarber462

7 күн бұрын

Confederates held Mechanicsburg for about 10 minutes.

@micahcollins6412

3 күн бұрын

@@richardbarber462 "By mid-June 1863, communities in Cumberland County knew the Confederate Army was approaching. Residents began to flee to relative safety across the Susquehanna River. Freight cars came from Harrisburg to help move goods out of reach of the Rebels. On June 28, two Confederate scouts on horseback arrived at the home of Burgess (Mayor) George Hummel. Threatened with bombardment, Hummel had no choice but to surrender the town. Between 700 and 800 cavalrymen soon rode through Mechanicsburg's streets, encamping a mile east. Their commanding officer, Brigadier General Albert Jenkins, demanded that the townspeople deliver 1,500 rations to the town hall within 90 minutes. Mechanicsburg residents provided the food, for which they received Confederate scrip. During their two-day occupation, the Confederates tore up railroad tracks and skirmished with Federals just east of town. Jenkins had captured Mechanicsburg to reconnoiter the approaches to the state capital just eight miles away. Jenkins and his superior, Lieutenant General Richard Ewell, hoped to capture Harrisburg, but before they could act on those plans General Robert E. Lee ordered his troops to concentrate near Gettysburg. Mechanicsburg, free once more, went down in history as the northernmost town to surrender formally to the Confederacy." From the Historical Marker Database (hmdb.org), from a marker placed in Mechanicsburg, PA. While not as important as Gettysburg, Mechanicsburg is still the northernmost town held by the Confederates. And I'd say two days is a bit longer than 10 minutes.

As an Ohioan I’d like to see Ohio next (Would be interesting, as the Toledo war is an Interesting topic especially in American history)

Really should have spoke more about the Walking Purchase. Also, Delaware was the British name for the Lenape.

Little correction, it's Penns woods not Penns forest, yes, there is a difference between forests and woods

Bro had West Virginia as part of the confederacy????

Old history..... Science has changed this view.

Lots of guesswork in this vid

Your map is wrong. Until 1776, the "three lower counties on the Delaware" (aka the modern state of Delaware) were part of the Pennsylvania colony.

Roman Catholics dealt with religious persecution and had to hold Mass in local homes.

The Constitutional Convention was held in 1787, not 1784.

2:54 You have a highlighted section of Connecticut that is labeled as Maryland... Quite a bit off

Better add a large Welsh population (+Italian) . Outside of Argentina ( 1st for Welsh & Italian immigration) Pennsylvania is #2 in those 2 ethnicities!!!🎉

The constant rocking and movement of the map was nauseating. Seriously felt like a really bad hangover.

The Whiskey Rebellion took place in Western PA, not in the East as this video might have one think.

Proud to be born in the Keystone state. Too bad our politicians are ruining us

Did WV so dirty with that outline. 😬

I do sometimes wonder what if PA was always a free type of state meaning no slavery & it being where our President lives throughout history as opposed to it changing multiple times. Or even if it came back to today as the Presidents home. What would Phillys layout look like if it stayed the Presidents home & it coming back once buildings were already built. I think the Rocky steps would be a good WH location. Then there’s city hall & behind that , the Liberty Bell , where the declaration was signed & in Old City, Washington monument could go 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥