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 William Penn
was a leading member of the Society of Friends in
England who founded Pennsylvania as a safe haven
for member of his faith, as well as any other
religious group being victimized by persecution. |
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and Figures Total Area (Rank)
46,058 sq mi (33rd). Population (Rank)
12,281,054 (6th). Capital Harrisburg. First
Explored by Cornelius
Hendricksen in 1615. Ratified
Constitution (Rank) December 2, 1787 (2nd). |
 Liberty
Bell Originally installed in the
steeple of the Philadelphia City Hall in 1751,
this iconic symbol of America did not become
known as the Liberty Bell until 1836, when it was
used as a symbol by an abolitionist newspaper. |
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