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1. Remembering the Marriott Motor Inn on City Line Avenue

   ... convenient access to Philadelphia International Airport, Penn’s Landing, New York, Atlantic City, Washington, D.C., etc.) ... tree as a "Penn tree," which means that it was alive before William Penn visited the area. Back in the 1970s, the tree provided great ...

   09/16/2020 - 09:18

2. Benjamin Franklin - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... was the fact that Franklin already had his first son, William, who had just recently been born to an unknown mother. Despite the ... of Pennsylvania , which is today also referred to as Penn), which became America's first university . In 1751, Franklin helped ...

   06/30/2020 - 01:40

3. Shofuso Japanese House & Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park

   ... is under the watchful eye of the Belmont Mansion. In 1745, William Peters built the Palladian home from his money as the Penn family’s land agent. In 1900, all you would have seen is William Penn ...

   07/04/2019 - 11:43

4. Steps off the Tour - South 6th Street

   ... city squares designed into the plan of Philadelphia by William Penn.  Originally named Southeast Square, the square is now named after George ...

   06/25/2019 - 08:13

5. Love Statue - Photo Opportunity

   ... city’s otherwise standard street grid that was designed by William Penn.  The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is 1 mile in length and terminates at the ...

   01/21/2019 - 17:56

6. Wells Fargo History Museum

   ... of famous scenes from Philadelphia’s history including William Penn’s treaty with the Native Americans, the proclamation of The Declaration ...

   06/25/2019 - 08:06

7. History of the Women's Suffrage Movement

   ... and its capital city, Philadelphia, which were founded by William Penn, a Quaker himself who helped to establish religious freedom within ...

   08/17/2020 - 12:38

8. Boathouse Row

   ... revered architects from the Victorian era and George and William Hewitt who also designed the Philadelphia Bourse .   ... captures the intense experience of a practice with the Penn Dragon Boat Club.     The Schuylkill River is also ...

   07/27/2018 - 01:41

9. Philadelphia History Museum

   ... Philadelphia’s street grid was planned by our founder William Penn.  Walk the map at the Philadelphia History Museum while looking out for ...

   07/31/2018 - 00:51

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