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Hannah Callowhill Penn

Philadelphia County · dedicated 2000 · S 2nd St. & Sansom St. Walkway (Welcome Park), Philadelphia

Born in 1671, she married William Penn, 1696. They lived at Pennsbury, and in the Slate Roof House here, 1699-1701. During his final illness, 1712-18, and until her death, 1726, she was Pennsylvania's acting proprietor. She was the only woman to control a British proprietary colony for so long.

Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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