William Penn
Dover, Delaware
December 28, 2006 - 11:15am — Storytrax
Dover, DE has been the county seat of Kent County since 1680. In 1683, William Penn ordered that the townsite be laid out and named Dover. Dover has been the capital of the state of Delaware since 1779. Delaware became the first state when, in 1787, it was first to ratify the Federal Constitution of the newly formed United States.
Old town: Delaware County, Pennsylvania
December 27, 2006 - 3:10pm — Storytrax
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Delaware CountyMedia, PASee map: Google MapsDelaware County, PA was formed on September 26, 1789 out of Chester County. It is named for the Delaware River which flows through it.
One of the first: Chester County, Pennsylvania
December 27, 2006 - 12:27pm — Storytrax
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Chester CountyWest Chester, PASee map: Google MapsChester County, PA was one of Pennsylvania's three original counties formed in 1682 by William Penn. The name is derived f
Penn's home: Bucks County, Pennsylvania
December 27, 2006 - 11:55am — Storytrax
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Bucks CountyDoylestown, PASee map: Google MapsBucks County was one of Pennsylvania's three original counties. It was formed in 1682 by William Penn, who built his home, Pennsbury Manor, here.
