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Day: March 20, 2026

William Penn and the System of Settlement (c. 1681 – early 1700s)

The Treaty of Penn with the Indians. William Penn's 1682 treaty with the Lenape depicted in Penn's Treaty with the Indians, a 1771 portrait by Benjamin West

William Penn shaped Pennsylvania through land and treaties. Learn how he laid the foundation for settlement in regions like Kutztown.

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