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| - The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania claims to be the successor state to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of Delaware. After the asteroid impact and destruction of the coast, both the capitals of Pennsylvania and Delaware were destroyed, PA's by an earthquake and fire, and DE's by flooding and a fire. Portions of each government evacuated, with the Pennsylvania government fleeing to York County, and taking command of Fort Indiantown Gap with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard 28th Division, and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard 103rd Fighter Squadron.
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| - The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania claims to be the successor state to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of Delaware. After the asteroid impact and destruction of the coast, both the capitals of Pennsylvania and Delaware were destroyed, PA's by an earthquake and fire, and DE's by flooding and a fire. Portions of each government evacuated, with the Pennsylvania government fleeing to York County, and taking command of Fort Indiantown Gap with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard 28th Division, and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard 103rd Fighter Squadron. In Delaware, local police forces and units from the crippled 198th Artillery Battalion. The remaining bits of the state government evacuated further inland to Wilmington, DE. (The only survivors were three state senators and the speaker of the Delaware House of Representatives) Both states declared martial law, but effectively controlled four counties (In Pennsylvania) and a city (In Delaware). By late 1943, the two state governments met for the first time after an accidental encounter outside of Philadelphia. Both states had since expanded, with Pennsylvania controlling up to where the Susquehanna River split and Delaware controlling all of the northern county, and some of southern Pennsylvania. After meeting in York, PA on July 4th, 1944, both governments agreed to unify as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The name was heavily debated by the Legislature in Wilmington, but eventually agreed. Once the two states unified, both the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Delaware National Guard cleared all of northern Delaware and down about halfway down through the state, taking control. In Pennsylvania, the counties of Chester and Delaware were quickly seized to prevent the fledgling union from being split. By the time this was complete, four more years had passed. The nation began to consolidate control, and gained in 1950 control over Northumberland, Montour, Schuylkill, and Berks county.
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