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1. Solitude House

   ... building in the United States that housed a member of the Penn family. Its presence tells the story of Pennsylvania’s most prestigious ... grandson of Philadelphia’s and Pennsylvania’s founder, William Penn , he was concerned for how his land entitlement would be ...

   08/07/2020 - 11:53

2. Philly PHLASH: Bus Tour on a Budget

   ... and attractions along the Phlash loop routes that run from Penn’s Landing to the Philadelphia Museum of Art . Sites include the ... years. It is situated in the exact geographical center of William Penn’s original 1682 plans for the city.  Visit the City Hall Tower ...

   08/24/2018 - 07:02

3. Faith and Liberty Discovery Center

   ... National Museum of American Jewish History William Penn - Welcome Park Along 5th and Market Street, between the ...

   08/17/2022 - 22:56

4. Historic Oak Tree in Bala Cynwyd Dates Back to the American Revolutionary Era

   ... and to that end, arborists have listed the oak tree as a "Penn Tree," which means that it was alive before William Penn visited the area. In 1976, when the Marriott Motor ...

   09/16/2020 - 06:46

5. Mormon Church Prepares to Open Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple

   ... groundbreaking ceremony on September 17, 2011, Church leader William R. Walker remarked, “The temple that we build here will add to the ... allowed for religious freedom for all.   William Penn’s Legacy – The Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, grew out ...

   08/17/2018 - 15:34

6. LGBT History in Philadelphia

   ... on the city’s legacy of pride ” published by Billy Penn. 1) Arch Street Friends Meeting House 320 Arch Street (Historic ... to the Society of Friends, was built in 1804 on land that William Penn gave to the Quakers in 1693. The Arch Street Friends Meeting House ...

   12/03/2020 - 21:00

7. University City

   ... Native American tribe. In 1677 an Englishman named William Warner purchased from the Lenape 1,500 acres of land situated on the ... England. Blockley actually predates the arrival of William Penn and the founding of Philadelphia by five years as Philadelphia would not ...

   08/11/2018 - 20:03

8. Philadelphia's Consolidation Act of 1854 is Passed - This Day in History - February 2, 1854

   ... Hall Old City Hall Congress Hall William Penn Arrives in Philadelphia - This Day in History - October 29, 1682 ...

   02/02/2022 - 07:48

9. Spruce Street Harbor Park

   ... a grand park along the Delaware River. The park was named “Penn’s Landing” to pay tribute to the fact that the park would occupy the same land that William Penn had initially arrived on when he founded Philadelphia in ...

   08/05/2019 - 13:58

10. St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church

    ... the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall Welcome Park - William Penn Visitors on The Constitutional Walking Tour may happen to ...

    12/10/2019 - 14:04

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