Portal:Pennsylvania/Did you know/33




 * ... that the marble column used for the Civil War Memorial in Adrian, Michigan, was originally part of the former Bank of Pennsylvania building in Philadelphia?
 * ... that the Pithole Stone Arch Bridge is unusual for being surprisingly well built for only a rural backroad, but was initially thought to be of inferior quality and was not expected to last?
 * ... that the present-day location of Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, was the result of a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States?
 * ... that since the superstructure of Johnstown's Cathedral of St. John Gualbert was laid using nearly 590000 lb of steel, the roof was able to be completed before the foundation walls?
 * ... that a village in Pennsylvania got its name from an incident involving nitroglycerin torpedoes?