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The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Established as a tavern in 1704, it was previously named the William Penn Inn, Wayside Inn, Tunis Ordinary, and Streepers Tavern before being renamed in 1793 in honor of American Revolutionary War hero General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, who had once stayed there.
The inn's archive has documents from 1686 onward, including the official inn license granted to the first innkeeper, David Howe, in 1716. [5] 1706 319 Ye Olde Centerton Inn unknown Pittsgrove: New Jersey: One of the oldest restaurants in NJ [6] 1714 311 William Penn Inn Robert Evans Lower Gwynedd: Pennsylvania: 40.20247°N 75.25618°W
Blue Bell is located at (40.144759, -75.268752 According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14 km 2), all land.. While the CDP of Blue Bell proper consists of an area roughly centered upon the namesake Inn, [6] in recent years [when?] the name "Blue Bell" has become informally synonymous with the larger surrounding area within the 19422 ZIP code ...
Omni William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. [ 6 ] The hotel also features a restaurant that dates from 1916, the Terrace Room, featuring among other amenities a wall long mural entitled "The taking of Fort Pitt".
PA 309 (Cheltenham Ave.) just NW of Pa. 611 Roadside African American, Cities & Towns, Civil War, Military, William Penn Wall House (The Ivy) November 21, 1982: Wall Park Dr. & Church Rd., Elkins Park Roadside Houses & Homesteads, Religion, William Penn Whitemarsh: December 22, 1947: SR 2027 (Pennsylvania Ave.) just E of Pa. 309, SE of Fort ...
Richard Whitpaine, a London butcher, purchased a 4,500-acre (1,800 ha) tract of land as part of William Penn’s "Holy Experiment". His 16-year-old son, Zechariah, travelled to Pennsylvania on the ship Welcome with Penn in 1682 to settle his father's properties and escape persecution of his Quaker beliefs.
Umstat received the land from Mathias Van Bebber, who was granted it by William Penn in 1702. ... Evansburg Inn, located at 3833 Germantown Pike, is a large, two ...
The original grant of land from William Penn to William Harmer. William and George Harmer are listed among the Quakers who immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1682. [6] In 1716, William and George Harmer purchased a 408-acre tract from William Penn, an area including most of what now is Ambler Borough. [7]