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Looking Back at the Originally Intended Placement of the Statue of William Penn atop City Hall - Philadelphia YIMBY
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Conflict over William Penn statue removal in Philadelphia misses a point – Penn himself might have objected to it
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Officials Reverse Plans to Remove William Penn Statue From a Philadelphia Park | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
![Statue of William Penn in Philadephia, Pennsylvania. One might specify that this is the "ground-based" statue of the founder of Pennsylvania and one of the planners of Philadelphia. A more famous version, Statue of William Penn in Philadephia, Pennsylvania. One might specify that this is the "ground-based" statue of the founder of Pennsylvania and one of the planners of Philadelphia. A more famous version,](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/highsm/56700/56755r.jpg)
Statue of William Penn in Philadephia, Pennsylvania. One might specify that this is the "ground-based" statue of the founder of Pennsylvania and one of the planners of Philadelphia. A more famous version,
![William Penn Statue, Now on City Hall Tower, Philadelphia, PA [390×600] – Historical Society of Riverton, NJ William Penn Statue, Now on City Hall Tower, Philadelphia, PA [390×600] – Historical Society of Riverton, NJ](https://rivertonhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/William-Penn-Statue-Now-on-City-Hall-Tower-Philadelphia-PA-390x600.jpg)