First Continental Congress Sept. 5 First Excise Laws Mar. 17 First Fire Company in Province Dec. 7 First Forty Settlers Arrive at Wyoming Feb. 8 First Governor of Commonwealth Dec. 21 First Jury Drawn in Province Nov. 12 First Law to Educate Poor Children Mar. 1 First Magazine in America Feb. 13 First Massacre at Wyoming Oct. 15 First Mint in United States April 2 First Oil Well in America Aug. 28 First Newspaper in Province Dec. 22 First Newspaper West of Allegheny Mountains July 29 First Northern Camp in Civil War April 18 First Paper Mill in America Feb. 18 First Permanent Settlement Sept. 4 First Post Office Nov. 27 First Protest Against Slavery Feb. 12 First Settlement of Germantown Oct. 6 First Theatrical Performances April 15 First Troops to Reach Washington at Cambridge July 25 First Union Officer Killed in Civil War July 21 Flag, Story of June 14 Flight of Tories from Fort Pitt Mar. 28 Forbes Invests Fort Duquesne Nov. 25 Forney Defeated for U. S. Senate by General Simon Cameron Jan. 13 Forrest, Edwin April 7 Forrest Home for Actors April 7 Fort Augusta Mar. 29 Fort Freeland Destroyed by British and Indians July 28 Fort Granville Destroyed Aug. 1 Fort Halifax June 7 Fort Henry Jan. 25 Fort Hunter Jan. 9 Fort Laurens Attacked by Simon Girty Feb. 23 Fort Mifflin Siege Begins Sept. 27 Fort Montgomery Sept. 6 Fort Patterson Oct. 2 Fort Pitt First So Called Nov. 25 Forts Built by Colonel Benjamin Franklin Dec. 29 Fort Swatara Oct. 30