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Populated places established in 1682

  • Norfolk, VirginiaAdam Thoroughgood arrived in Virginia from King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, in 1622. He persuaded 105 people to settle the colony and received a large land…
  • 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…