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UNITEDSTATES
SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION
Washington,D.C.20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-09417

Name of Fund: The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust (BPS)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: Anne F. Ackerley, Chief Executive Officer, The BlackRock
Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust, 40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022.

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4

Date of fiscal year end: 04/30/2010

Date of reporting period: 07/31/2009

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust       
Schedule of Investments July 31, 2009 (Unaudited)    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) 
          Par   
    Municipal Bonds      (000)  Value 
Pennsylvania - 121.1%           
Corporate - 2.6%    Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB,     
    Aqua Pennsylvania Inc. Project, Series A, AMT,     
    6.75%, 10/01/18      $ 600 $  646,032 
County/City/Special    Delaware Valley Regional Financial Authority, RB, Series A     
District/School District - 23.3%  (AMBAC), 5.50%, 8/01/28      1,000  1,055,820 
    Marple Newtown School District, GO (FSA), 5.00%, 6/01/31  600  606,936 
    Mifflin County School District, GO (Syncora), 7.50%, 9/01/22  200  241,130 
    Owen J. Roberts School District, GO, 4.75%, 11/15/25  700  719,250 
    Philadelphia School District, GO, Refunding, Series A (AMBAC),     
    5.00%, 8/01/15      1,000  1,097,560 
    Philadelphia School District, GO, Series C (MBIA),     
    5.75%, 3/01/10 (a)      1,550  1,598,825 
    Philadelphia School District, GO, Series E, 6.00%, 9/01/38  100  104,769 
    Scranton School District, Pennsylvania, GO, Series A (FSA),     
    5.00%, 7/15/38      500  490,240 
            5,914,530 
Education - 13.0%    Bucks County IDA, RB, George School Project, 5.00%, 9/15/39  665  651,274 
    Lancaster Higher Education Authority, RB, Franklin & Marshall     
    College Project, 5.00%, 4/15/37    500  470,700 
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB,
    Lafayette College Project, 6.00%, 5/01/30  1,250  1,267,637 
    University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, RB, Capital Project,     
    Series B, 5.00%, 9/15/28      350  362,422 
Wilkes-Barre Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Wilkes
    University Project, 5.00%, 3/01/37    700  544,677 
            3,296,710 
Health - 41.4%    Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, RB, Health     
    System, West Penn, Series A, 5.38%, 11/15/40  470  280,957 
    Berks County Municipal Authority, RB, Reading Hospital &     
    Medical Center Project, Series A-3, 5.50%, 11/01/31  500  500,730 
    Bucks County IDA, RB, Pennswood Village Project, Series A,     
    6.00%, 10/01/12 (a)      1,400  1,623,552 
    Geisinger Authority, RB, Series A, 5.13%, 6/01/34  500  487,955 
Lancaster County Hospital Authority, RB, Health Center,
    Masonic Homes Project, 5.00%, 11/01/36    1,000  847,640 
    Lehigh County General Purpose Authority, RB, Hospital, Saint     
    Luke's Bethlehem, 5.38%, 8/15/13 (a)    3,520  4,066,058 
Portfolio Abbreviations           
               To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments the names and descriptions of many of the 
               securities have been abbreviated according to the list below.       
               AGC  Assured Guaranty Corp.   IDA  Industrial Development Authority   
               AMBAC  American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.   MBIA  Municipal Bond Investors Assurance (National 
               AMT  Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)    Public Finance Guaranty Corp.)   
               FSA  Financial Security Assurance Inc.  RB  Revenue Bonds     
               GO  General Obligation Bonds   VRDN  Variable Rate Demand Notes   
               HFA  Housing Finance Agency         
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BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust       
Schedule of Investments July 31, 2009 (Unaudited)  (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) 
      Par   
  Municipal Bonds    (000)       Value 
  Monroe County Hospital Authority, Pennsylvania, RB, Hospital,     
  Pocono Medical Center, 5.13%, 1/01/37    $ 345  $ 283,121 
  Montgomery County IDA, Pennsylvania, RB, ACTS Retirement,     
  Life Community, 5.25%, 11/15/28    1,250  1,088,150 
  Southcentral General Authority, Pennsylvania, RB, Wellspan     
  Health Obligation Group, Series A, 6.00%, 6/01/29  1,250  1,317,425 
        10,495,588 
Housing - 10.7%  Pennsylvania HFA, RB, Series 95, Series A, AMT, 4.90%,     
  10/01/37    1,000  904,320 
Pennsylvania HFA, RB, Series 96, Series A, AMT, 4.70%,
  10/01/37    495  423,433 
  Pennsylvania HFA, RB, Series 97A, AMT, 4.65%, 10/01/31  1,300  1,133,171 
  Pennsylvania HFA, RB, Series 103C, Non Ace, 5.40%, 10/01/33  250  254,137 
        2,715,061 
State - 9.5%  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GO, First Series,     
      825  876,092 
  5.00%, 3/15/28       
  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GO, First Series,     
      275  289,803 
  5.00%, 3/15/29       
  Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Remarketed Series C     
  of 2003 Pennsylvania Turnpike (MBIA), 5.00%, 12/01/32  1,000  1,005,860 
State Public School Building Authority, Pennsylvania, RB,
  Harrisburg School District Project, Series A (AGC),     
  5.00%, 11/15/33    250  248,590 
        2,420,345 
Transportation - 14.3%  City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, RB, Series A (FSA), AMT,     
  5.00%, 6/15/37    1,150  966,587 
  Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB,     
  Amtrak Project, Series A, AMT, 6.25%, 11/01/31  1,000  892,020 
  Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB,     
  Amtrak Project, Series A, AMT, 6.38%, 11/01/41  1,000  887,930 
  Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Series A (AMBAC),     
  5.25%, 12/01/32    870  882,450 
        3,628,987 
Utilities - 6.3%  City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, RB, Series A,     
  5.25%, 1/01/36    100  96,940 
Delaware County IDA, Pennsylvania, RB, Water Facilities
  (MBIA), AMT, 6.00%, 6/01/29    1,250  1,253,100 
  Montgomery County IDA, Pennsylvania, RB, Aqua Pennsylvania     
  Inc. Project, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 7/01/42  300  249,246 
        1,599,286 
  Total Municipal Bonds in Pennsylvania      30,716,539 
Guam - 1.0%         
County/City/Special  Territory of Guam, RB, Section 30, Series A, 5.75%, 12/01/34  250  245,077 
District/School District - 1.0%         
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BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust       
Schedule of Investments July 31, 2009 (Unaudited)  (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) 
      Par   
  Municipal Bonds    (000)         Value 
Multi-State - 12.8%         
Housing - 12.8%  MuniMae TE Bond Subsidiary LLC, 6.88%, 6/30/49 (b)(c)  $ 4,000  $ 3,239,920 
Puerto Rico - 23.3%         
Education - 3.8%  Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical &     
  Environmental Control Facilities Financing Auth, RB, Ana G.     
  Mendez University System Project, 5.00%, 3/01/26  1,250  973,000 
State - 16.9%  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Refunding, Sub-Series C-7     
  (MBIA), 6.00%, 7/01/27    1,385  1,369,945 
Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority, RB, Government
  Facilities, Series N, 5.00%, 7/01/37    300  239,124 
Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp., RB, Commonwealth
  Appropriation, Series E, 5.50%, 2/01/12 (a)  1,495  1,646,234 
  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., RB, First Sub-Series A,     
  6.38%, 8/01/39    1,000  1,037,030 
        4,292,333 
Utilities - 2.6%  Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, RB, Senior Lien,     
  Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/38    200  194,116 
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, RB, Series WW,
  5.50%, 7/01/38    500  460,715 
        654,831 
  Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico      5,920,164 
  Total Municipal Bonds - 158.2%      40,121,700 
  Municipal Bonds Transferred to       
  Tender Option Bond Trusts (d)       
  Geisinger Authority, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 6/01/39  1,000  985,100 
  Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to       
  Tender Option Bond Trusts - 3.9%      985,100 
  Total Long-Term Investments       
  (Cost - $42,763,295) - 162.1%      41,106,800 
  Short-Term Securities       
Pennsylvania - 1.2%  City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, RB, VRDN, Fifth Series A-2,     
  0.28%, 8/07/09 (e)    300  300,000 
      Shares   
Money Market Fund - 3.5%  CMA Pennsylvania Municipal Money Fund, 0.04% (f)(g)  900,007  900,007 
  Total Short-Term Securities       
  (Cost - $1,200,007) - 4.7%      1,200,007 
  Total Investments (Cost - $43,963,302*) - 166.8%    42,306,807 
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.5)%    (121,143) 
  Liability for Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense Payable -   
  (2.0)%      (500,120) 
  Preferred Shares, at Redemption Value - (64.3)%    (16,326,036) 
  Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares - 100.0%    $ 25,359,508 
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BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust   
Schedule of Investments July 31, 2009 (Unaudited)     
           * The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of July 31, 2009, as computed for 
               federal income tax purposes, were as follows:     
                                 Aggregate cost  $ 43,432,405   
                                 Gross unrealized appreciation  $ 1,114,412   
                                 Gross unrealized depreciation  (2,740,010)   
                                 Net unrealized depreciation  $ (1,625,598)   
       (a) US government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security as well as to retire 
               the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.   
       (b) Security represents a beneficial interest in a trust. The collateral deposited into the trust is federally 
               tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by various state or local governments, or their respective agencies or 
               authorities. The security is subject to remarketing prior to its stated maturity, and is subject to 
               mandatory redemption at maturity.     
       (c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may 
               be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. 
       (d) Securities represent bonds transferred to a tender option bond trust in exchange for which the Trust 
               acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. 
       (e) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. Maturity shown is the final maturity date. 
(f) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of 
               the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:   
               Affiliate  Net Activity  Income 
               CMA Pennsylvania Municipal Money Fund  800,037  $ 50 
       (g) Represents the current yield as of report date.     
• Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" 
               clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional 
               disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of 
               investments, which are as follows:     
                           Ÿ Level 1 - price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities 
                           Ÿ Level 2 - other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in 
                                 markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, 
                                 inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield 
                                 curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market- 
                                 corroborated inputs)     
                           Ÿ Level 3 - unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent 
                                 observable inputs are not available (including the Trust's own assumptions used in determining the fair value of 
                                 investments)     
               The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with 
               investing in those securities. For information about the Trust's policy regarding valuation of investments and other 
               significant accounting policies, please refer to the Trust's most recent financial statements as contained in its annual 
               report.     
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BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust   
Schedule of Investments July 31, 2009 (Unaudited)   
               The following table summarizes the inputs used as of July 31, 2009 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust's 
               investments:   
                                                   Valuation  Investments in 
                                                   Inputs  Securities 
  Assets 
                                                   Level 1 - Short-Term Securities  $ 900,007 
                                                   Level 2 -   
Long-Term Investments1  41,106,800 
                                                           Short-Term Securities  300,000 
                                                   Total Level 2  41,406,800 
                                                   Level 3  - 
                                                   Total  $ 42,306,807 
                                                   1 See above Schedule of Investments for the values in each sector. 
                                                                                                                                                               5   

Item 2 – Controls and Procedures

2(a) – The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing
similar functions have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
“1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the
evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act
and Rule 13(a)-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2(b) – There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined
in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3 – Exhibits

Certifications – Attached hereto

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust

By: /s/ Anne F. Ackerley
Anne F. Ackerley
Chief Executive Officer of
The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust

Date: September 22, 2009

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf
of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: /s/ Anne F. Ackerley
Anne F. Ackerley
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust

Date: September 22, 2009

By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews
Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust

Date: September 22, 2009