Penn :Landing
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ODragon
N 39° 50.648 W 075° 21.686
18S E 469078 N 4410520
The actual landing site for William Penn!
Waymark Code: WM7TV
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Leprechauns
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Oct. 29, 1682, soon after finishing a two-months' voyage, William Penn first set foot on his colony of Pennsylvania, granted by Charles II the year before. The site is a block south.
Marker Name: Penn Landing

County: Delaware

Date Dedicated: 10/19/1947

Marker Type: Roadside

Location: SE corner, 2nd (Pa. 291) & Penn Sts., Chester

Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn

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