Pennsylvania - The state where I have lived my whole life.
Named for William Penn, its founder,
the name means, Penn's Woods.
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| Pennsbury Manor, Morrisville, PA |
William Penn grew up the son of a wealthy Admiral in the British navy.
On a visit to Ireland,
he heard a Quaker preacher
and adopted the teachings as his belief system.
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| Buttons On A Penn Reenactor, The More Buttons the Wealthier the Wearer |
Penn was a staunch Quaker
and faced persecution and jail time for his beliefs.
He also gave a lot of his inherited wealth to support Quakerism.
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| Kitchen Reenactors |
King Charles II of England
repaid a large debt to Penn in the form of Land.
Land in the colonies.
Penn's goal was to start a colony that represented his beliefs.
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| Blacksmith Reenactor |
The city of Philadelphia was planned by Penn
as was this home.
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| They Say He Is A Gentle Beast I'm Not Sure I Would Be Wearing Red Though. |
But Penn spent very little time here -
only 4 years in the colonies and a fraction of that time in his Manor.
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| Brewer Checks His Brew, No Samples. |
Penn died in 1718 in England owing much debt.
But today, Penn's legacy lives on in Pennsylvania.
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| Good Night! |
400 Pennsbury Memorial Rd, Morrisville, PA 19067
More of my photos from the Manor are here.
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