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John Haggert, 1874–February 1877; James Golding, 1877–1879; William A. McCulla, 1880–1882; Matthew M. Elliott, 1883–1884; Thomas Milner, 1886–1887 (died in ...
In 1902, Sir William J. Gage (owner of Gage Publishing, a publishing house specializing in school text books) purchased a 3.25 acres (1.3 hectares) part of the gardens and lawns of the Alder Lea estate (now called Alderlea) that had been built on Main Street by Kenneth Chisolm in 1867 to 1870.
The Birth of Pennsylvania, a portrait of William Penn (standing with document in hand), who founded the Province of Pennsylvania in 1681 as a refuge for Quakers after receiving a royal deed to it from King Charles II. The history of Pennsylvania stems back thousands of years when the first indigenous peoples occupied the area of what is now ...
Pennsylvania (/ ˌ p ɛ n s ɪ l ˈ v eɪ n i ə / ⓘ PEN-sil-VAY-nee-ə, lit. ' Penn's forest country '), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [b] (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsilfaani), [7] is a U.S. state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as the Pennsylvania Colony, was a British North American colony founded by William Penn, who received the land through a grant from Charles II of England in 1681. The name Pennsylvania was derived from "Penn's Woods", referring to William Penn's father Admiral Sir William Penn.
Brampton Hall and barn is a Grade II listed building in the village dating from the 17th century. There are a number of other historic buildings and houses in the area including the New Inn, a public house dating from 1730, Town-end farmhouse (which was built in 1736), Midtown Farm from 1740, and most notably the nearby Brampton water mill and ...
State flag of Pennsylvania Location of Pennsylvania in the United States. Pennsylvania, the fifth-most populous state in the United States, [1] is the birthplace or childhood home of many famous Americans. People from Pennsylvania are sometimes called "Pennsylvanians".
The governor of Pennsylvania is the head of government of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, as well as commander-in-chief of the state's national guard. [2]The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to approve or veto bills passed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, [3] as well as to convene the legislature. [4]