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3 days ago · William Penn (born October 14, 1644, London, England—died July 30, 1718, Buckinghamshire) was an English Quaker leader and advocate of religious freedom, who oversaw the founding of the American Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers and other religious minorities of Europe.
5 days ago · This spring, Pennsbury Manor volunteer Doug Lehnen donated a field trip activity based on his research on the Welcome, the ship that carried William Penn and some of the first settlers to Pennsylvania across the Atlantic Ocean in 1682. Doug wanted students to understand the conditions passengers withstood during the three-month voyage from ...
4 days ago · After arriving in late 1682, Pennsylvania’s founder William Penn purchased land from the Lenape, and both sides pledged peace. In 1737, the infamous “Walking Purchase” took place. The purpose was to measure a land purchase that William Penn’s sons and heirs, John Penn and Thomas Penn, alleged their father had made with the Lenape in 1686.
4 days ago · Dauphin County tax records also show William Penn Holdings owes $10,563 in property taxes for 2023 and an additional $9,442 for 2024. Hunter said he’s willing to work with any interested parties ...
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1 day ago · The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.It is one of nine colonial colleges and was chartered prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence when Benjamin Franklin, the university's founder and first president, advocated for an educational institution that trained leaders in academia, commerce, and public service.
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5 days ago · Right of taking timber in his Penn estate was bestowed in 1618 on William Penn, who was sheriff for the county in 1624, but was said to have neglected his service at the musters in 1631.
1 day ago · The William Penn Center Preschool is a Keystone STARS rated school and follows Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards. For information visit us at www.williampenncenter.org or call us at 215-295-8154. Fairless Focus Business Profiles, Focus on Education - William Penn Center Preschool, located in Historic Fallsington, has been providing great ...
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