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1. Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

   ... With the passage of the Charter of Privileges in 1701, William Penn officially secured religious freedom for all Pennsylvanians.  In a time ...

   01/21/2019 - 18:49

2. One Liberty Observation Deck

   ... clock tower, just beneath the 37 foot tall statue of William Penn that tops the building.  Now that the One Liberty Observation Deck has ...

   07/24/2018 - 02:32

3. The Cliffs

   ... , whose grandfather had come to America on the same ship as William Penn and possessed a country seat in Wakefield, England from which the Cliffs ...

   08/07/2020 - 11:52

4. Uncover Philly with Videographer Cory J Popp

   ... forbid the construction of buildings over the height William Penn's hat high atop City Hall, a tradition that was sustained until the 1980s ...

   07/03/2018 - 10:25

5. South Street

   ... Street is one of the original streets incorporated into William Penn’s 1682 design for the city of Philadelphia.  Originally called Cedar ...

   06/25/2019 - 06:29

6. Northern Liberties

   ... as Philadelphia itself, founded by Philadelphia’s founder, William Penn in 1682.  Northern Liberties was the land located north of the original ...

   04/08/2019 - 11:09

7. Franklin Square Park

   ... Square is one of the five original city squares that William Penn created when he designed Philadelphia as the first planned city in ...

   08/04/2020 - 01:11

8. Philadelphia Soft Pretzels

   ... food was perfected. Drawn to Pennsylvania by founder William Penn’s bold declaration of religious freedom, the Pennsylvania Dutch ...

   12/27/2019 - 10:31

9. Presidential Residences

   ... President’s House was previously the residence of Richard Penn, the grandson of Pennsylvania founder William Penn and the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Pennsylvania while he ...

   12/11/2024 - 11:00

10. Liberty Bell History

    ... these signaling purposes was actually brought to the city by William Penn himself, the founder of Philadelphia.  With the construction of ...

    03/20/2024 - 10:23

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