Philadelphia; a guide, made for the convenience of people interested in the city's notable history and present achievements . 46, 47 Public Schools 20 Restaurants 19 Ritz-Carlton Hotel 19 Roof Gardens 19 Schools, Public 20 Seashore Resorts 41 Shibe Park 35 Street Numbers 15, 42 Suburban Points 40 Tea Room, Wanamaker 19 Theatres and Places of Amusement, 34, 35 Trips Out of Town 40 Union League 22 University of Pennsylvania 21 Valley Forge 40 Walnut Lane Bridge 38 Wanamaker Store 23—27 Washington Monument 38 Willow Grove 34, 39 Wissahickon Park 39 Woodside Park 34, 38 Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A
Philadelphia; a guide, made for the convenience of people interested in the city's notable history and present achievements . 46, 47 Public Schools 20 Restaurants 19 Ritz-Carlton Hotel 19 Roof Gardens 19 Schools, Public 20 Seashore Resorts 41 Shibe Park 35 Street Numbers 15, 42 Suburban Points 40 Tea Room, Wanamaker 19 Theatres and Places of Amusement, 34, 35 Trips Out of Town 40 Union League 22 University of Pennsylvania 21 Valley Forge 40 Walnut Lane Bridge 38 Wanamaker Store 23—27 Washington Monument 38 Willow Grove 34, 39 Wissahickon Park 39 Woodside Park 34, 38 Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A 19 Zoological Garden 38 48 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 0 009 878 263 1 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS lil llll Mil III III I0 009 878 263 1 *. When William Penn left England to found his Colony, this is the type of ship he sailedin. No drawing exists of Pctins actual ship, the Welcome. But this quaintDutch drawing, of contemporary date, shows a zcssel of the same build andtonnage as the Welcome. —. 16 JUN 13 ft 17 EARLY PHILADELPHIA AND ITSPLACE IN AMERICAN HISTORY W WILL found a free colony for all mankind-—this was the ideathat led Penn and the English Quakers to establish the colony-called Pennsylvania. For many years imprisonment and exilehad been the lot of this sect, but their zeal was strong, and theiryoung leader William Penn was resolute and resourceful. In 1680, throughhis efforts, King Charles II granted to them a vast tract of land alongthe Delaware River, the grant canceling a great debt which the EnglishCrown owed the Penn family. Soon after the charter was signed Penn issued an invitation to hispeople, urging them to seek religious freedom and giving a glowingaccount of the new country that was theirs. Dur
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