William Penn
William Penn is an English writer, theologian, and Quaker leader who founded the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1681.
He championed religious freedom and the rule of law, negotiated fair treaties with the Lenape, and laid out Philadelphia’s grid-style plan.
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Halls of This Kennett Square Tavern Echo with More Than Just the Footsteps of Your Server
Letty’s Tavern in Kennett Square offers customers delicious food and an interesting, spooky story behind its name, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. While…
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Phoenixville’s Edmund Bacon Visualized and Reshaped a Modern Philadelphia
When I graduated from Collingdale High School in Delaware County in 1971, I went off to college in Milwaukee thinking I was going to be…
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The Oldest House in Pennsylvania May Be in Delaware County
A Pennsylvania landmark in Upland Borough that could well be the oldest house in the commonwealth sits among failed factories and abandoned warehouses, writes Charles…
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Caln Township Residents Fight for Survival of Farmhouse with ‘Star-Studded Genealogy’
Caln Township residents are trying to find a way to prevent demolition of the historic Lloyd farmhouse, which “has a star-studded genealogy” and predates the…
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Wife of Delaware County Farmer the Subject of First, Only Witchcraft Trial in Pennsylvania
Margaret Mattson, the Swedish wife of a Delaware County farmer, was the infamous subject of the first and only witchcraft trial in Pennsylvania, writes William…
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Recorded 330 Years Ago, First Chester County Deed on Display at Historical Society
The first real estate deed recorded in the original Chester County took place 330 years ago on March 10, 1688. The deed is for a…
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Paying Homage to Hannah Callowhill Penn, the State’s First Female Leader
Hannah Callowhill Penn was Pennsylvania’s first and only female leader, and she ran the state for close to 14 years after her husband William Penn…
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Last Indian in Chester County Not Treated as Well as Local Legends Indicate
The full story of Indian Hannah shows that early settlers in Chester County did not treat the Native American as well as local legends indicate,…
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House of the Week: An Authentic Old World Home by William Penn
Step back in time and relive history from the perspective of the commonwealth’s prominent founder in one of William Penn’s former family farmsteads. The four-bedroom…
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