SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                           Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                  FORM 8-A

          FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
               PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
                      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust
       (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Delaware                             13-4069-938
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 (State of incorporation                    (IRS Employer
   or organization)                       Identification No.)

    345 Park Avenue,
 New York, New York                              10154
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 (Address of principal execu-                 (Zip Code)
   tive offices)

                    Securities to be registered pursuant
                        to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class            Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered            each class is to be registered

common shares of                    New York Stock Exchange
beneficial interest,
par value $0.001

If this form relates to the registration of a class of
securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act
and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c),
check the following box.                                          [X]

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box.                       [ ]

Securities Act registration statement file number to
which this form relates:  333-82093  (if applicable)

                  Securities to be registered pursuant to
                         Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                    None
                              (Title of class)


Item 1.     Description of Registrant's Securities to Be
            Registered

            Capital Stock

            The title and a description of the common shares being
            registered hereby is incorporated by reference to the
            information appearing under the caption "DESCRIPTION OF SHARES
            -- Common Shares" in the prospectus included in the
            Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-82093 and
            811-09417) of The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal
            Trust (the "Trust"), as filed with the Commission on July 1,
            1999.

Item 2.     Exhibits

            No exhibits are filed with the Commission.
            Exhibits are filed with the New York Stock
            Exchange, Inc. or are a part of the Trust's
            Registration Statement on Form N-2.


                                 SIGNATURE


            Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.

                                    THE BLACKROCK PENNSYLVANIA
                                    STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL TRUST


                               By:   /s/ Ralph L. Schlosstein
                                    Name:  Ralph L. Schlosstein
                                    Title: President and Chief
                                             Executive Officer

Dated:  August 10, 1999