South Central Pennsylvania

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South Central Pennsylvania is a region of the state known for its historic Civil War sites, rolling farmland, and small cities such as Harrisburg, York, and Gettysburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf region of Pennsylvania
borders Maryland
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Southwestern Pennsylvania
climate humid continental climate
contains Adams County, Pennsylvania
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Perry County, Pennsylvania
York County, Pennsylvania
York, Pennsylvania
portions of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
country United States
hasCharacteristic rolling farmland
rural communities
small cities
hasLargestCity Harrisburg
hasMetropolitanArea Gettysburg micropolitan area
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area
Lebanon metropolitan area
York–Hanover metropolitan area
hasStateCapital Harrisburg
historicalEvent Battle of Gettysburg
historicalSignificance site of major American Civil War battles
knownFor Amish and Mennonite communities nearby
Gettysburg National Military Park
agriculture
dairy farming
fruit orchards
historic Civil War sites
language English
locatedIn Northeastern United States
Pennsylvania
partOf Central Pennsylvania
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
traversedBy Interstate 76 NERFINISHED
Interstate 81 NERFINISHED
Interstate 83 NERFINISHED
Susquehanna River
U.S. Route 15 NERFINISHED

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Adams County, Pennsylvania ("south-central Pennsylvania")
Carlisle, Pennsylvania ("south-central Pennsylvania")
Franklin County, Pennsylvania ("south-central Pennsylvania")
locatedIn
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
region
Keystone Corridor
Lancaster General Health ("south-central Pennsylvania")
regionServed
Cove Gap, Pennsylvania
partOf
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
partOfRegion

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