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Pennsylvania populated places on the Delaware River

  • Chester, PennsylvaniaOn October 27, the ship Welcome arrived bearing William Penn on his first visit to the province. He renamed the settlement after the English city of Chester.
  • PhiladelphiaWilliam Penn arrived in the Delaware Valley in 1682 to establish a colony where religious freedom could flourish. He purchased land from the Lenape people…