Appalachian region of Pennsylvania

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The Appalachian region of Pennsylvania is a mountainous and rural area characterized by ridges, valleys, and small communities, forming part of the larger Appalachian Mountains that run through the state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ
characterizedBy ridges ⓘ
rural landscapes ⓘ
small communities ⓘ
valleys ⓘ
contains Allegheny National Forest ⓘ
Allegheny Plateau in Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian Plateau

Anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Appalachian Plateau in Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian Plateau

Bituminous coal fields of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Blue Ridge section of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Blue Ridge crest

Coal Region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Endless Mountains ⓘ
Laurel Highlands ⓘ
Pennsylvania Wilds ⓘ
Pocono Mountains ⓘ
Portions of Allegheny River watershed ⓘ
Portions of Delaware River watershed ⓘ
Portions of Monongahela River watershed ⓘ
Portions of Susquehanna River watershed ⓘ
Ridge and Valley region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
demographicCharacteristic relatively low population density ⓘ
hasClimate humid continental climate ⓘ
hasFeature forested hills ⓘ
narrow valleys ⓘ
scattered farms ⓘ
small towns ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
hasTerrain mountainous ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
ridge-and-valley ⓘ
highestElevationFeet 3213 ⓘ
highestElevationMeters 979 ⓘ
highestPointInRegion Mount Davis ⓘ
historicalAssociation Appalachian coal mining communities ⓘ
lumber boom of 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ
includedIn Appalachian Regional Commission service area ⓘ
knownFor Appalachian folk culture ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian culture

Marcellus Shale gas production ⓘ
coal mining history ⓘ
hunting and fishing ⓘ
natural gas development ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
timber industry ⓘ
traditional music and crafts ⓘ
locatedIn Eastern United States ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
partOf Appalachian Mountains ⓘ

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Huntington Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania → isInRegion → Appalachian region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Swatara Creek → region → Appalachian Mountains region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian region of Pennsylvania
Schuylkill River → sourceLocation → Appalachian Mountains region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian region of Pennsylvania
Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area → locatedIn → Appalachian region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Pennsylvania Route 653 → locatedIn → Appalachian region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Mansfield → locatedIn → Appalachian region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Lock Haven → isPartOf → Appalachian region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Riverwalk along the West Branch Susquehanna River → region → Appalachian Mountains region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian region of Pennsylvania
Edwardsville, Pennsylvania → locatedInRegion → Appalachian Mountains region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian region of Pennsylvania
Annville Township, Pennsylvania → isInRegion → Appalachian Mountains region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian region of Pennsylvania
East Hanover Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania → isInRegion → Appalachian region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Bethel Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania → locatedInRegion → Appalachian Mountains region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian region of Pennsylvania
South Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania → locatedIn → Appalachian Mountain region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian region of Pennsylvania
Rush Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania → partOf → Appalachian region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Newburg, Pennsylvania → locatedInGeographicalFeature → Cumberland Valley, Appalachian region ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian region of Pennsylvania
Happy Valley → partOf → Appalachian region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Beaver Dam Branch of the Juniata River → region → Appalachian region of Pennsylvania ⓘ