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Pennsbury Manor is the colonial estate of William Penn, founder and proprietor of the Colony of Pennsylvania, who lived there from 1699 to 1701. He left it and returned to England in 1701, where he died penniless in 1718. Following his departure and financial woes, the estate fell into numerous hands and disrepair.
In 1682, William Penn sold nearly 10,000 acres of land to Nicholas More. [1] The land, referred to by Penn as the Manor of Moreland, [1] was located on the main branches of the Poquessing and Pennypack Creeks in the most northern portion of Philadelphia county.
Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation in the park. The Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation is a living museum on the 112-acre (0.45 km 2) farm where the Pratt family lived from 1720 to 1820. Admission is charged and it is open to the general public on weekends from April through November. [8] [9]
The Province of Pennsylvania's colonial government was established in 1683, by William Penn's Frame of Government.Penn was appointed governor and a 72-member Provincial Council and larger General Assembly were responsible for governing the province.
United States historic place Stenton U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark Stenton mansion in November 1960 Location 4601 North 18th Street, Logan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Coordinates 40°1′25.6″N 75°9′16.6″W / 40.023778°N 75.154611°W / 40.023778; -75.154611 Area 3 acres (12,000 m 2) Built 1723–1730 Architect John Nicholas ...
The Henry Antes House stands in a rural setting, roughly midway between Pottstown and Perkiomenville on the south side of Colonial Road a short way east of its crossing of Swamp Creek. It is a two-story structure, built out of local rubblestone and covered by a gabled roof.
Colonial Life launches new mobile app for customers Policyholders can now check claims information and policy details any time, anywhere COLUMBIA, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Colonial Life ...
Daniel Boone was born on October 22, 1734. Because the Gregorian calendar was adopted during Boone's lifetime, his birth date is given as November 2, 1734 (the "New Style" date), although Boone always used the October date. He was the sixth of eleven children in a family of Quakers.