Pennsylvania
- Bellefonte ("Beautiful Fountain")
- Charleroi ("Charles King"—in reference to King Charles II of Spain)
- Dauphin County
- Decatur Township
- Delano (after a scion of the famous Delano Family, originally Huguenots named "De Lannoye")
- DuBois ("Of the Woods")
- Duquesne, named after the Marquis Duquesne, governor of New France
- Fayette County, named to honor the Marquis de LaFayette
- Fort Duquesne, original name of what is now Pittsburgh
- Fort Le Boeuf
- Fort Machault
- Fort Presque Isle
- Laporte ("The door")
- Ligonier, named after Field Marshal John Ligonier, a British noble and officer with French ancestry
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Versailles, named after the Palace of Versailles
- Wilkes-Barre (Barre was a British politician with Huguenot ancestry, favorable to the cause of US colonies)
Read more about this topic: List Of U.S. Place Names Of French Origin
Famous quotes containing the word pennsylvania:
“The discovery of Pennsylvania’s coal and iron was the deathblow to Allaire. The works were moved to Pennsylvania so hurriedly that for years pianos and the larger pieces of furniture stood in the deserted houses.”
—For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“The Republican Party does not perceive how many his failure will make to vote more correctly than they would have them. They have counted the votes of Pennsylvania & Co., but they have not correctly counted Captain Brown’s vote. He has taken the wind out of their sails,—the little wind they had,—and they may as well lie to and repair.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)