Pennsylvania Colony
Makalah Starnes and Skyler Klingebiel
Province of Pennsylvania
The Province of Pennsylvania is also known as the Pennsylvania Colony. It was founded by William Penn in English North America on March 4th 1681. The word Pennsylvania translates as "Penn's Woods".
Jobs in Pennsylvania
There is anything from farming to manufacturing. There is a lot of arts and crafts jobs to choose from and so are textile jobs.
Great People of Our Time
John Smith
The English captain visited the Susquehannock Indians in Pennsylvania. He encountered them in Chesapeake Bay in 1608. He made a very accurate map for the Chesapeake Bay at the time and that was one of his best accomplishments.
William Penn
William Penn was born on October 14th, 1644. He is an English Quaker leader and colonist. Province of Pennsylvania was founded by him.
Hannah Callowhill Penn
Wife of William Penn. Him and her were granted honorary citizenship by Pennsylvania.
Our Religious Areas
We are holding our first religious meeting in Upland 1675. There are mostly Lutheran and Reformed churches but we have a few others also including Mennonites, German Baptist Brethren, and Amish. We'd love to see you there.
Our colony of Pennsylvania is unique because it was granted to William Penn by King Charles ll. The Liberty Bell is also found here across from Independence Hall.