Chapter 21: Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Encircle Photos

Chapter 21: Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

She sprinted along the Delaware River waterfront at Penn’s Landing. Bodies of water – rivers, lakes and oceans – had always been her happy place. William Penn was an English theologian. In 1682, after King Charles II chartered him a large tract, he sailed across the Atlantic and up the Delaware River, where he founded Philadelphia and the Province of Pennsylvania. The waterfront park Penn’s Landing celebrates the city’s founding father.

Chapter 21: Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

201 S Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106

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