Though William Penn had proposed “New Wales,” that ... accompanied in all probability by military honors and parade,” which he considered “utterly repugnant” to Penn’s “character ...

In October of 1983, Ruth Seltzer of the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote of William Penn’s statue unveiling at America’s newest national park. “Welcome Park, which is located on Second Street ...

PHILADELPHIA — It was never about William Penn, members of Native American tribes say. Their discussions with the National Park Service centered around proper representation of their nations and ...

Look no further than the recent controversy surrounding the removal of a William Penn statue in Philadelphia for confirmation. After the revelation that a proposal to renovate Welcome Park in the ...