Portal:Pennsylvania/Did you know/26

... that St. Thomas of Villanova Church (pictured), upon its completion in 1887, was likely the tallest man-made structure between the Delaware River and Lancaster, Pennsylvania?
... that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed Robert E. L. Taylor's 1963 contempt conviction for refusing to reveal sources in a corruption case as his actions were protected by the state's shield law?
... that the "kids for cash" scandal in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania involves kickbacks from prison officials to judges to send kids to prison?
... that, as a result of the Pennsylvania government's seventh consecutive budget impasse, most state employees were working without pay?
... that Mount Hope Estate is home to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, a winery, a brewpub, and a rare pre-1840 American formal garden?